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New Innovations Applied Research Symposium

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The Applied Research Liaison Office will be presenting the BCIT New Innovations Applied Research 2018 Symposium for BCIT staff, faculty, students and researchers on Friday, June 8 at the BCIT Burnaby Campus. A small sample of the topics being covered: 3-D Mapping with Drones – BCIT to Antarctica Green Machine or Tropical Breeze – What’s in […]

Accelerating Research in Remote Sensing

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A CFI (Canada Foundation for Innovation) application led by SFU with BCIT as a partner institution has been awarded funding for the project Multi-scale Remote Sensing: From Imaging to Immersive Communications. Dr. Maureen Connelly, Director of the Acoustics Research Lab at the Centre for Architectural Ecology at BCIT will lead research addressing current challenges in […]

Vancouver researchers take issue with U.S. FDA’s stance on kratom

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Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has buzzed with talk of a Southeast Asian plant called kratom, which has gained attention as a possible solution to opioid addiction. However the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently released a memo describing kratom as dangerous and without health benefits. Paula Brown, director of the BCIT’s Natural Health and Food Products […]

BCIT Research Supports Process Improvement at Purdy’s Chocolatier

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(Adapted from an article written by Ron Wlock) An applied research project at BCIT to design an automated packaging machine for Purdy’s Chocolatier has been completed successfully.  The collaborative project involved Ron Wlock of Business Operations Management in BCIT’s School of Business; Joe Newton of BCIT’s MAKE+ Centre for Applied Research and Innovation (CARI); Jim […]

2018 Vancouver Small Business Information Expo

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ARLO will be part of the Innovation Lightning Round at the 2018 Vancouver Small Business Information Expo, Jan 30, 2018: Connecting Business and Government Support Services Access subject matter experts from over 50 government support programs and non-profit service providers that are here to help your business. Please join us at the free 2018 Vancouver […]