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Applied Research

BCIT MAKE+ Team to showcase power wheelchair in 2024 CYBATHLON competition

On October 26 and 27, Dr. Jaimie Borisoff, Director of BCIT MAKE+ and former Canada Research Chair in Rehabilitation Engineering Design, will lead the BCIT MAKE+ 2024 CYBATHLON Team to...

BCIT and CASTL celebrate the BC Biomanufacturing Training Facility

September 10, 2024 (Richmond, BC) – The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and the Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences (CASTL), in partnership with the Province...

BCIT researcher using drones and AI in the battle against wildfire

Forest fires are an ever-growing topic of concern. At BCIT, researchers are combining Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) – better known as “drones” – with a field of Artificial Intelligence...

BCIT DNA expert explains the science behind DNA testing kits

Earlier this June, the Province of Quebec introduced Bill 2, which allows adults adopted in Quebec to now access the names of their birth parents, regardless of whether their biological...

New BCIT microcredential supports internationally-trained engineers into the Canadian workforce

BCIT is proud to launch the Canadian Engineering Professional Practice microcredential program to support internationally-trained engineers in entering the Canadian engineering workforce. The program familiarizes internationally graduated engineers with the...

Applied research at BCIT is exciting. It creates practical learning opportunities for BCIT’s students, provides innovative solutions to industry challenges, and produces new, commercially relevant technology products and applications.

Welcome from Dr. Kim Dotto, Dean Applied Research.

Envisioning change, advancing technology

BCIT researchers and research groups have been working with industry clients for 30 years, helping companies and organizations develop new technologies, products and services. The practical solutions range from process improvements for small SMEs to changing provincial building codes for the construction industry to a collaborative research network involving students, researchers, companies and government organizations from across Canada.

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