April 25, 2019 – Burlington, Ontario – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada The Canadian bioeconomy is an exciting opportunity for farmers, generating more than $4 billion in sales each year. Today, Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Karina Gould, Minister of Democratic Institutions were at Ecosynthetix in Burlington to announce a federal investment of up to $11.2 million to the Bioproducts Cluster under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The cluster, led by Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, will include an additional $10.9 million in contributions from industry, for a total investment of $22.1 million. The cluster will support cutting-edge research to develop new
April 25, 2019 – Burlington, Ontario – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada The Canadian bioeconomy is an exciting opportunity for farmers, generating more than $4 billion in sales each year. Today, Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Karina Gould, Minister of Democratic Institutions were at Ecosynthetix in Burlington to announce a federal investment of up to $11.2 million to the Bioproducts Cluster under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The cluster, led by Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, will include an additional $10.9 million in contributions from industry, for a total investment of $22.1 million. The cluster will support cutting-edge research to develop new
TESTIMONIAL Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) provides critical strategic investment, advice and services to business developers of clean, green and sustainable technologies. In 2016, BIC established the Centre for Commercialization of Sustainable Chemistry Innovation (COMM SCI) program with support from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) and additional support from the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. COMM SCI acts as a hub for the commercialization of sustainable chemistry and bio-based innovation. COMM SCI has two components, investments and projects. One of these projects is Pyrowave. Jocelyn Doucet, Co-Found
TESTIMONIAL Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) provides critical strategic investment, advice and services to business developers of clean, green and sustainable technologies. One of these investments is MemPore Environmental Technologies Inc. Alastair R.B. Samson, President and Chief Executive Officer of MemPore Environmental Technologies Inc., discusses how BIC has significantly supported his company. MemPore Environmental Technologies Inc., a Smiths Falls-based company, designs and builds systems that transform hazardous used lubricating oil into valuable clean base oil 10 litres of used oil yields 7 litres of clean base oil. For the first time, used oil can be purified with minimal po
