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BIC International Conference Flyer
SARNIA, ON Dec 01, 2011 -The Bioindustrial Innovation Centre has announced the March 26-28, 2012 BIC International Conference: Bringing Bioproducts to Market: Overcoming Risks to Commercialization. The following flyer covers confirmed speakers a brief overview and contact information. Download/print/view the flyer in a convenient pdf format or visit the conference site. [ View Flyer (PDF) ] 
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85 per cent of Canadian clean technology companies require zero government subsidies and are set to compete in $3 trillion global industry according to Canadian Clean Technology Coalition Ottawa, ON – Canadian Cleantech Summit October 27, 2011:85 per cent of Canada's clean technology companies require no subsidies, are globally competitive, and are situated in what promises to be a $3 trillion industry by 2020. These findings from a major industry report are being released today at the second annual Canadian Cleantech Summit being coordinated by the Ottawa Centre for Regional Innovation (OCRI). The Summit will also host the Ottawa launch for Mad Like Tesla, a new book about underdog inventors and their relentless pursuit of clean energy by Toronto Star energy and green technology reporter Tyler Hamilton. [ Canadian Cleantech Summit article (doc) ]
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Local industry groups will collaborate with incubator in South Africa JD Booth, Lambton Shield SARNIA, ON Oct 17, 2011 - The Sustainable Chemistry Alliance and Bioindustrial Innovation Centre have agreed to collaborate on commercialization activities with the eGoLiBio Life Sciences Incubator in South Africa. "The SCA and BIC are strongly focused on commercialization of technology in Canada, but also with an international perspective of bringing in the best technology from where it is initially developed to create North American opportunities for Canada," says Dr. Murray McLaughlin, executive director of the BIC and president and CEO of the SCA. [ Lambton Shield article (doc) ]
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Sustainable Chemistry Alliance, Bioindustrial Innovation Centre To Collaborate with South African Incubator on Commercialization
SARNIA, ON Oct 17, 2011 - The Sustainable Chemistry Alliance and Bioindustrial Innovation Centre have agreed to collaborate on commercialization activities with the eGoLiBio Life Sciences Incubator in South Africa. "The SCA and BIC are strongly focused on commercialization of technology in Canada, but also with an international perspective of bringing in the best technology from where it is initially developed to create North American opportunities for Canada," says Dr. Murray McLaughlin, executive director of the BIC and president and CEO of the SCA. "EGoLiBio is an excellent organization to be working with in South Africa as they have a very similar philosophy for South Africa. We look forward to working together for the benefit of our clients." [ SCA BIC eGoLiBio MOU release (pdf) ]
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BioAmber Wins ICIS Innovation Award for Best Business Innovation Minneapolis, MN Oct 17, 2011 - - BioAmber, Inc. has been awarded a 2011 ICIS Innovation Award, winning the Best Business Innovation category for the development and commercialization of its biobased succinic acid platform. BioAmber joins an elite group of past winners that includes Huntsman in 2010 and DSM in 2009. BioAmber becomes only the second company to have won the prestigious ICIS Innovation and the EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge awards in the same year. Dow was the first company to accomplish the feat in 2008, when Dow Chemical won an ICIS Innovation Award and Dow AgroSciences won an EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award. [ BioAmber Wins ICIS Innovation Award (pdf) ]
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Biotech firm opens office in Sarnia Research Parks: Homegrown Innovation - A startup biotech company has opened a Sarnia office at the UWO Research Park with plans to test a tobacco-based breast cancer drug in clinical trails... [ read the full article at the Observer website (html) ]
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The Biotechnology Series - an independant report from Mediaplanet to the National Post Sarnia, Sept. 26 - Research and development in the biotechnology sector will help determine how globally competitive Canada remains in the knowledge economy, while providing very tangible benefits for people more broadly... Read the two-part series in pdf form:
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Amber makes Sarnia-Lambton green For years officials in Sarnia-Lambton - most notably Mayor Mike Bradley - have been talking about the greening of the community. And to many, including me, it seemed like just that, talk...
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Sarnia-Lambton Lands BioAmber's BioSuccinic Acid Plant As Region's Hybrid Chemistry Cluster Continues to Grow SARNIA, ON - Aug 29, 2011 –The announcement by BioAmber Inc. that it will build its first North American biosuccinic acid plant in Sarnia-Lambton further strengthens the region's development as a world-scale hybrid chemistry cluster. The plant will have an initial capacity of 17,000 MT and will be commissioned in 2013. It will generate 150 construction jobs and 40 full-time jobs initially... [ read the full media-release (html) ]
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Hybrid Chemistry Cluster in Sarnia-Lambton - Sustainable Chemistry Alliance Investment in Azule Inc. Gets Further Support from $1.6 Million SDTC Funding SARNIA, ON Aug 9, 2011 – Azule Fuel Inc, which has received previous funding support from the Sustainable Chemistry Alliance (SCA), will receive an additional $1.6-million in federal funding to continue its groundbreaking work on biodiesel. The funding will be provided through Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)... [ read the full media-release (html) ]
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Ottawa, Ontario, July 28, 2011 - Promising Green Technologies Get Government of Canada Support The Government of Canada is showing its commitment to a green Canadian economy with a $53 million investment to help 17 new clean technology projects from across the country reach commercialization. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, and Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s (SDTC) President and CEO Vicky Sharpe... Download more information on the projects and SDTC here (.doc) >>
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August 1, 2011 - Feds invest in local biofuel venture A Sarnia firm has received a $1.6-million federal grant to continue its ground-breaking work on biodiese... [ Read the full article on theObserver.ca (html) ]
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July 27, 2011 - Canadian alliance to advocate for biorefining sector An alliance of energy-related trade organizations in Canada is calling on the nation's federal, provincial and territorial governments to act now to develop a comprehensive energy strategy. The coalition, known as the New Economy Alliance, aims to support the development of a national energy vision that would include clean, renewable bioenergy from a broad range of natural resources... [ Read the full article on Biodiesel Magazine's website (html)]
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Winter 2011 - From Concept to Commercialization (source:Farm Credit Canada's Some innovators start with a concept. Others look for solutions to problems. Some discover a product idea by surprise. Some ideas become successful commercial products. Many do not... [ Download the
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July 18, 2011 - Kananaskis - Powering Up Canada's Energy Advantage For The 21st Century The New Economy Alliance is calling on federal, provincial and territorial governments to act now and develop a comprehensive energy strategy that builds on Canada's global advantage in agricultural, oil and gas, mineral and forest resources... [Download the full news release in English (doc)]
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Heavy Hitters in Business, Government, Academia Launch Industry Study on Effective Commercialization of Innovations in Canada
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Petrochemical Powerhouses Join Forces Separated by over 3,000 kilometers but joined by a common goal, Canada's two premier industrial centres have their sights aligned and focused on industrial excellence. The Sarnia/Lambton Refining and Petrochemical Complex is in the heart of Ontario's manufacturing district at the site of Canada's first crude oil discovery in 1857. While across the country, Alberta's Industrial Heartland borders the Edmonton Capital Region and is situated south of the world's third largest supply of oil reserves (the Alberta oil sands). Both regions are considered petrochemical powerhouses within Canada and internationally... [Read entire article here (external website)]
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May, 2011 - R&D centers can offer important infrastructure and networking benefits to startups as they work toward commercialization Research and development parks, innovation centers and small-business incubators have long been a part of the U.S. industrial landscape. These entities generally aim to offer support and resources to companies working to develop and scale-up innovative, game-changing technologies. While many have traditionally focused in areas such as life science and biomedical innovation, a new wave of facilities is being established specifically to support the bioindustrial secto... [read the full magazine article here (external website)] |
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March, 2011 - Sustainable chemistry alliance, forging a new legacy for Sarnia-Lambton SARNIA, ON – In the heart of Canada's chemical valley, there is an exciting movement afoot. Traditionally a Canadian hub for petrochemicals and refined petroleum products, the Sarnia-Lambton area has expanded its breadth of research and innovation in the chemical sector into the realm of bio-product development. Much of this growth and movement towards bio-based products has been industry lead, but other parties including academia and government are also taking part in this new industry renaissance... [read the full news release here (html)][read the full news release here (doc)]
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Sustainable Chemistry Alliance and Lambton College Sign MOU To Provide Companies with Researchers, Facilities and Specialists SARNIA, ON – The Sustainable Chemistry Alliance (SCA) has entered into a collaboration agreement with Lambton College that will provide researchers and research facilities as well as specialists in a variety of areas to assist companies in achieving their business and research ventures, creating future commercial opportunities... [read the full news release here (html)][read the full news release here (pdf)] |
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BIC and ICFAR Agree to Collaborate on Biotechnology
and Biofuel Commercialization Opportunities SARNIA, ON – The Bioindustrial Innovation Centre (BIC) has entered into a collaboration agreement with the Institute for Chemicals and Fuels from Alternative Resources (ICFAR) that will accelerate the development and introduction of Canadian biofuels, renewable chemicals and co-products into the marketplace... [read the full news release here (html)][read the full news release here (pdf)] |
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SCA Funding to Support GreenCore Composites
in Commercialization of its Natural Fibre Products TORONTO and SARNIA, ON - The Sustainable Chemistry Alliance (SCA) has committed financing to GreenCore Composites Inc. that will enable the Toronto-based company to continue the development and commercial launch of its natural fibre products. The funding will also help the company to explore growth opportunities through licensing and partnership arrangements... [read the full article here (pdf)][read the full article here (doc)] |
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Canada's energy future starts here: Goodyear The bits of bark in Katherine Albion's hands don't look like much. As they are, they might provide some winter cover for your garden... [read the full article here (pdf)] |
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R&D groups join forces Sarnia's chemical research and development sector has aquired some international-calibre street smarts... [read the full article here (pdf)] |
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Economic development group recognized again The Sarnia–Lambton Economic Partnership has been honoured again as one of the Top 10 Economic Development Groups in Canada by Site Selection Magazine. The "Canada Best to Invest" rankings were announced in the magazine's September 2010 issue. This is the second time the economic development organization has received this accolade; having also been acknowledged as a Top Ten group by the magazine in 2007... |
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Green green grass of home By Cathy Dobson www.theobserver.ca The Sarnia Observer There's no better place in Canada than Sarnia to "get on the bandwagon" and develop green industrial products, says the director of the nation's first bioindustrial innovation centre... [Read the full article here (pdf)] |
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Update on the Ontario Green Chemistry and Engineering Awards The Honourable John Gerretsen presented the Ontario Green Chemistry and Engineering Awards at the Third International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) conference on August 16, 2010. IUPAC was Canada's first major international Green Chemistry Conference with over 300 registrants representing approximately 35 countries... |
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Good chemistry: GreenCentre Canada signs collaboration MOU with Sarnia's Bioindustrial Innovation Centre and Sustainable Chemistry Alliance KINGSTON/SARNIA ON -- Three major Canadian players in the Green Chemistry commercialization business have joined forces in a drive to make Ontario and Canada a world leader in sustainable chemistry innovations... |
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Major Tenant Coming to Bioindustrial Innovation Centre Pilot Plant WOODLAND BIOFUELS INC. Woodland plans to be the first client to sign up for a spot in the newly renovated laboratory and pilot facilities on Modeland Road. The Research Park is nearing completion and commissioning of their technology incubator, which includes six tenant labs, a Shared Services analytical lab, 2,800 ft2 of low-bay pilot space, and 3,400 ft2 of high-bay space. A new exhaust system, ventilation, drains and floors, lab furniture and other amenities await prospective start-up or established companies engaged in the commercialization of biomass-derived technologies or processes. Funding for this facility was partly by Ontario's MRI, as well as through a $15 million grant with the federal Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research. The facility is a joint effort of Sarnia and Lambton County. |
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The Research Park Wins OPG Study Bid March 2010, For more information, please contact Aung Oo, Commercialization Consultant at aoo@researchpark.ca. |
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State-of-the-Art Analytical Facility Focused on Industrial Applications of Biomass The shared services lab at the Bioindustrial Innovation Centre is now open for business. The shared services lab which will be maintained and operated by CENNATEK will provide technology developers with access to analytical expertise and state-of-the art analytical facilities. CENNATEK is a privately held company that provides contract R&D and consulting services primarily focused on the needs of the biofuels, bio-based lubricants and specialty chemicals industry. With a long history of Research Laboratory development, operation, and management CENNATEK will be maintaining and operating this state-of-the-art facility and will provide services to the Bioindustrial Innovation Centre, its tenants, and the industry beyond. CENNATEK provides the full spectrum of tests for biodiesel fuel blend stock (B100) as outlined in ASTM standard D6751. A variety of other liquid fuels, oils, lubricants and their bio-based counterparts could be analyzed for various characteristics. The lab also provides a full-range of analytical capabilities in support of biomass combustion, gasification, and pyrolysis technologies including: proximate analysis (moisture, ash, volatile, fixed carbon, calorific value, and sulphur) ultimate analysis (moisture, ash, C, H, N, S, and O), Chlorine content, mineral ash analysis (percent oxides of Al, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Na, P, Si, S, and Ti), ash fusion, bulk density. For more information, please contact Mohammad Rahbari, CEO of CENNATEK, at mrahbari@cennatek.ca, or Nick Ruzich, Post Doctoral Fellow at the Bioindustrial Innovation Centre, at nruzich@uwo.ca. |
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