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Dr. Shubha De, Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Alberta, and Clinical Research scientist at has taken home top honours at the 2025 Mitacs Skills Training Final Pitch event and received a $2,500 prize from 尤物视频鈥檚 Beedie School of Business for his pitch to commercialize a novel ureteroscopy to improve kidney stone surgery weight times and outcomes.

Mersede Mokri, founder and CEO of MyoScan AI, was named the second-prize winner, receiving a $1,250 prize from 尤物视频鈥檚 Beedie School of Business to continue her work on transforming myocardial Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging for enhanced patient outcomes and clinical efficiency.

This online national pitch event was the culmination of an eight-month experience for the national i2I skills training cohorts, developing entrepreneurial mindset and innovation skills in research scientists, engineers, and clinicians. Uniquely, this internationally award-winning skills training program was developed at SFU Beedie based on decades of research by faculty studying the successful translation of scientific and engineering research to social and economic impact, and expanded across Canada in partnership with .

Five finalists were selected from among the six regional cohorts and 19 national learning groups whose participants are working on research translation in a range of fields including clean energy, biomedicine and pharmaceutical sciences, biotechnology, medtech and advanced manufacturing.

The finalists were:

Dr. Shubha De is an Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Alberta and Surgical Site Lead at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. Trained at Dalhousie University and the Cleveland Clinic, he specializes in advanced endourology and kidney stone disease. He has led national initiatives in surgical education, including a Canadian endourology fellowship and a hands-on training course for all 3rd year urology residents. Currently pursuing a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, his research focuses on leveraging thin films improving urinary tract devices. Through the i2i program, he鈥檚 worked through a novel surgical endoscope, designed to improve comfort for awake procedures.

Dr. Maedeh Ramezani is a multidisciplinary materials scientist with deep expertise in advanced coatings, green chemistry, polymer science, and critical mineral recovery. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry鈥揗aterials Science and completed a 4-year postdoctoral fellowship at Queen鈥檚 University, where she focused on polymer and green innovative chemistry. Maedeh currently works as a Scientist at (KPM), where she develops chemical products and processes at the pilot scale, translating lab research into scalable industrial solutions. She works closely with cross-functional teams, industries, and startups to design, optimize, and commercialize clean technologies, with a focus on chemical process development and recycling valuable materials.

Mersede Mokri is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Montreal, with a background in nuclear medicine and medical imaging. She brings several years of clinical experience working in hospitals, which has shaped my focus on practical, patient-centered innovation. Her research uses AI to improve dynamic myocardial PET imaging by reducing scan time, lowering radiation exposure, and predicting future cardiac conditions. She has published multiple papers and developed deep learning models that integrate medical images with patient data to support better diagnosis and treatment planning.

Dr. Shivani Kundra is a microbiologist driving innovative strategies to combat antimicrobial resistance. With a PhD in microbiology from India, she honed her technical skills at University of Florida, creating mouse models for preclinical drug testing and exploring novel bacterial drug targets. Currently at SFU, Dr. Kundra focuses on developing novel therapeutic strategies against drug-resistant gonorrhea infections, aiming to improve treatment options for the persistent bacterial disease.

Amardeep Amardeep is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of British Columbia (UBC), developing Li-alloy anodes for liquid/solid-state lithium batteries (LBs). Concurrently, Amardeep is engaged with the University of Alberta to investigate the fundamental chemistry and local structure evolution in batteries. Amardeep completed his Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) and worked as a research fellow before joining UBC, where his research was focused on battery materials development for Li/Na-ion batteries.  

Finalists presented to a panel of expert judges who are leaders in Canada鈥檚 science innovation ecosystems. This year鈥檚 expert judges were:

• Dr. Bahare Samadi, Project Manager for Science and Technology at
• Dr. Lesley Esford, Executive Director at the
• Dr. Jordan Thompson, Chief Scientific Officer and Head of Commercialization at
• Hassan Jaferi, Senior Director at

Eva Reddington, VP Policy, Program Development and Government Relations at Mitacs, underlined the importance of supporting scientific entrepreneurial talent that is crucial for Canada鈥檚 innovation ecosystem, including the importance of creating national programs that create links between regional ecosystems while respecting and learning from their differences.

Dr. Sarah Lubik, National Academic Director of Mitacs i2I and suite of programs, highlighted the how i2I supports researchers across the innovation ecosystem, emphasizing 鈥渨e need entrepreneurial mindset and capacity to be built in people across the entire ecosystem, including but certainly not limited to founding ventures, which tends to be the main outcome of most entrepreneurial programs鈥�.

Professor Elicia Maine, founder of the program and SFU鈥檚 AVP Knowledge Mobilization and Innovation, thanked the judges, mentors, faculty members, participants and supporters, noting that i2I has grown through the active engagement and support of a growing network of partners and champions.

Starting with the Graduate Certificate in Science and Technology Commercialization (GCSTC) launched at SFU in 2015, i2I programming has been expanding across the country in partnership with other nationally leading science innovation ecosystems including those anchored at Queen鈥檚 University, Memorial University, Dalhousie University, Polytechnique Montr茅al, Universit茅 Laval, University of Waterloo, University of Alberta, University of Northern British Columbia, University of Victoria, Conestoga College and University of Manitoba.  Building on the success of these partners, the SFU-lead i2I network recently received funding through the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to continue the expanding i2I鈥檚 program suite, network and impact. Applications for the Commercialization Postdoc Program are open until May 5^th, 2025. Applications can be submitted .