Applied Research Centre for Natural Products and Medical Cannabis

作为一个技术获取中心，保王学院天然产品和医用大麻应用研究中心(ARC)将专注于通过增加行业获得行业相关专业知识和技术的机会来支持创新。这一倡议对ARC来说是一个自然的进展，建立在商业相关天然产品应用研究15年的成功记录的基础上。加拿大对天然产品、啤酒花和大麻部门的应用研究和产品开发的需求前所未有，所有这些部门都在经历显著增长。到2020年，天然保健品的全球销售额预计将达到680亿美元，最近对大麻立法的修改也导致医用大麻部门的大幅增长。此外，随着新的大麻法案的实施，以及计划在2019年推出浓缩物和食用产品，应用研究、技术采用和产品开发将有巨大的机会。这些行业的快速增长为保皇派学院的ARC提供了支持商业创新的独特机会。忠诚者是加拿大第一所根据之前的麻醉药品管制条例获得加拿大卫生部许可证的学院，用于调查大麻。TAC计划将为大学和行业合作伙伴关系的蓬勃发展提供一个环境，同时为学生提供无与伦比的工学结合学习机会；调查全球市场的提取、隔离、配方和产品开发。

As a Technology Access Centre, the Applied Research Centre for Natural Products and Medical Cannabis (ARC) at Loyalist College will focus on supporting innovation through increasing industries access to sector relevant expertise and technology. This initiative is a natural progression for the ARC and builds on a successful 15-year track record in applied research of commercially relevant natural products. There is an unprecedented demand for applied research and product development for the natural product, hops and cannabis sectors in Canada and all are experiencing significant growth. Natural health products are expected to reach $68 billion in global sales by 2020 and changes to the recent cannabis legislation has resulted in substantial growth for the medical cannabis sector as well. Further, with the new Cannabis Act in place and plans for concentrates and edibles planned for 2019, there are tremendous opportunities for applied research, technology adoption and product development. The rapid growth of these sectors has provided a unique opportunity for the ARC at Loyalist College to support business innovation. Loyalist was the first College in Canada to receive a Health Canada license under the previous Narcotic Control Regulations to investigate cannabis. The TAC initiative will provide an environment for college-industry partnerships to thrive while providing students with unparalleled opportunities for work-integrated learning; investigating extraction, isolation, formulation and product development for the global market.