nrc-acrd overview presentation 2016
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National Research Council Canada Aquatic and Crop Resource Development Transforming Canada’s bio-based resources into sustainable, economic value Paul Neima 18 January 2016 Charlottetown, PE
National Research Council Canada
• Canada’s Research and Technology Organization (RTO)
• $895M annual R&D investment • 3,550 employees • Serve thousands of industrial and
government clients annually
NRC – Canada’s RTO Our Mission
• To understand client’s research and technology development (R&TD) requirements
• To solve problems and provide solutions that achieve client’s R&TD objectives
• To drive business results Our success is measured by the success of our clients
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NRC Business Areas: R&TD
Human Health Therapeutics
Automotive and Surface Transportation
Aerospace
Energy, Mining and Environment
Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
Security
ICT Construction
Medical Devices
Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering
Aquatic and Crop Resource Development (ACRD) To make Canada a world leader in the sustainable
transformation of bio-based resources into economic value
Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
National Research Council Canada
Saskatoon Montreal Ottawa Halifax &
Ketch Harbour Charlottetown
Montreal, QC
• 200+ dedicated, scientific resources • Innovative tools and expertise to work with
partners and clients in bio-based industries • Areas of focus
• Marine products and agriculture • Food and consumer packaged goods • Natural health products and functional
ingredients • Chemical manufacturing • Bio-based specialty chemicals
Quick Facts
Saskatoon, SK
Aquatic and Crop Resource Development • Helps Canadian companies transform bio-resources into safe and sustainable
high value products
• Develops bio-resource based products for food and consumer packaged goods and other sectors
• Provides strategic research services to help companies capture value from manufacturing and processing waste streams
• Offers testing, process development, scale-up and consulting services to accelerate your time to market
• Provides access to specialized facilities for plant growth, algal culture, natural product extraction, fermentation, and bioprocessing
Ottawa, ON
Biological Platform Capabilities - algal biotechnologies, plant growth technologies, genomics, hormone profiling, transgenics, microbial profiling, and zebrafish technologies Nutritional Biotechnologies - functional ingredient development, bioactive discovery, peptide and protein chemistry, feed and feed additives, metabolic health technologies, fatty acid & lipid chemistry, and bio-assays Bioprocessing Technologies which include natural products and analytical chemistry, fermentation and microbial production, biocatalysts, nano-polysaccharide technologies, bioprocessing, fractionation and separation technologies Agricultural Biotechnologies include crop development, sustainable agricultural practices, seed technology development, and genetic modification
Research and Technology offerings
Montreal, QC
Saskatoon, SK
Areas of Focus
Algal Carbon Conversion
Developing algal biomass solutions that divert CO2 emissions
Bio-based Specialty Chemicals
Producing alternatives to traditional chemical feedstocks
Canadian Wheat Improvement
Improving Canadian wheat’s yield, sustainability, and profitability
Functional Ingredients and NHPs
Validating efficacy and commercializing high-quality FIs and NHPs
• Provide Canadian industry with a cost-competitive, value-generating solution to divert CO2 emissions into algal biomass, which can then be processed into biofuels and other marketable products.
• Demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of producing microalgal biomass using industrial waste streams in a Canadian environment (CO2, heat, energy, nutrients, water)
• Develop a biorefinery approach to optimize potential revenue streams through value-added products derived from microalgal biomass
• Do this through the construction and operation of a pre-commercial pilot plant and supporting research projects
Algal Carbon Conversion
Bio-based Specialty Chemicals • Overcome technology challenges to producing and commercializing bio-based
chemicals • Reduce cost barriers at all stages of bio-based chemical production and
implementation • Diversify market applications and demonstrate performance (fungibility,
scalability & sustainability) • Provide incremental and innovative improvements to technologies used to
produce bio-based specialty chemicals (fine, intermediate and niche) , especially white biotechnologies (fermentation, enzyme conversion and processing)
Canadian Wheat Improvement
• Improve the yield, sustainability, and profitability of Canadian wheat for the benefit of our farmers and our economy
• Increase the yield of Canadian wheat varieties by reducing losses from drought, heat, cold and diseases
• Develop productive and resilient varieties of high-quality wheat to maintain competitive global position
• Collaborate among Canadian Wheat Alliance partners: Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada, National Research Council, University of Saskatchewan and Government of Saskatchewan
• Work with national/international private sector industry
NHP program summary • Work with small, medium and large scale companies to develop functional ingredients and natural health products including those utilizing Canadian biomass
• Leverage NRC strengths in analytical chemistry, biological testing and bioprocessing for natural health products’ development
• Drive Canadian FI & NHP differentiation through science-proven product safety, quality & efficacy
• Increase the safety and efficacy of FI and NHPs in Canada
Functional Ingredients and NHPs
Who are our clients?
• Client base in incredibly diverse – many sectors – many value chains
How Do We Work with Clients? There are many ways to work with NRC: • ‘One-off’ contracts for technical, testing and consulting services • Joint technology development projects between a firm and NRC • Large-scale collaborative R&TD projects with multiple partners
(companies, universities, other organizations) • Licensing deals • IRAP application for technology assistance (funding)
Our Researchers work with Client Relationship Leaders to develop
customized solutions that address clients’ specific requirements
