News From IC-IMPACTS

Posted February 21, 2020

A Saga of Inclusive, Sustainable and Frugal Innovations from and for Grassroots: Lessons from the Honey Bee Network

IC-IMPACTS, in a collaboration with the Canada-India Centre for Excellence, Carleton University, Ottawa and the IIT Alumni Association of BC, present the 2020 Dhahan Lecture: A SAGA OF INCLUSIVE, [...]

Posted February 14, 2020

IC-IMPACTS in India

IC-IMPACTS travelled to India in early February 2020 to meet with leaders of prominent government and academic organizations. Dr. Nemy Banthia, CEO & Scientific Director of IC-IMPACTS and Mr. [...]

Posted January 13, 2020

Statement from IC-IMPACTS on the PS752 Plane Crash

It is with a heavy heart that we write to you today. We were shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the fatal Ukrainian Airline plane crash on January [...]

Posted December 12, 2019

IC-IMPACTS co-hosts Indo-Canadian Workshop to Augment Treatment Approaches for Spinal Cord Injury Patients

The ‘Design Thinking Workshop’, hosted by the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre in collaboration with IC-IMPACTS and Praxis Spinal Cord Institute (formerly known as Rick Hansen Institute) took place on [...]

Posted December 9, 2019

Winners Announced in Joint Canada-India Call for Proposals: “Creating Wealth from Waste” with India’s Department of Biotechnology

Four winning proposals on “Creating Wealth from Waste” received awards on December 9, 2019 at the IC-IMPACTS Science and Technology Innovation Dialogue in New Delhi, India. This Call for [...]

Posted December 9, 2019

Winners Announced in Joint Canada-India Call for Proposals: “Cyber-Physical Systems to Support Green Buildings in Smart Cities” with India’s Department of Science and Technology

Six winning proposals on “Cyber-Physical Systems to Support Green Buildings in Smart Cities” received awards on December 9, 2019 at the IC-IMPACTS Science and Technology Innovation Dialogue in New Delhi, [...]

Posted October 30, 2019

IC-IMPACTS Deploys Advanced Self-Healing Pavement in Chawathil First Nation

On August 20th, 2019, IC-IMPACTS successfully deployed an advanced self-repairing pavement technology in Chawathil First Nation, Hope, British Columbia. This fiber-reinforced concrete was developed by IC-IMPACTS CEO & Scientific [...]

Posted September 11, 2019

IC-IMPACTS Welcomes New Network Partner, the University Of Victoria

On September 9, 2019, The University of Victoria and IC-IMPACTS signed an affiliated network agreement, marking a new partnership to advance student and faculty collaborations between Canada and India. [...]

Posted July 22, 2019

6th International Conference of Construction Materials – Co-Sponsored by IC-IMPACTS

August 27th – 29th, 2020 Fukuoka International Congress Center, Fukuoka, Japan Apply on the Conference Website Construction industries are big contributors to resource consumption and CO2 emissions. As resource scarcity [...]

Posted June 27, 2019

IC-IMPACTS Hosts 2019 Research Conference

IC-IMPACTS hosted it’s 7th Annual Research Conference on June 20th and 21st, 2019, in the Ponderosa Commons Oak House Ballroom at the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus. Welcoming leaders, entrepreneurs, [...]