Applied Research Centre for Natural Products and Medical Cannabis

作为一个技术访问中心，Loyalist学院的天然产品和医用大麻应用研究中心（ARC）将通过增加行业获得相关专业知识和技术的机会，重点支持创新。这一举措是ARC的自然进展，并建立在与商业相关的天然产品应用研究的15年成功记录的基础上。在加拿大，对天然产品、啤酒花和大麻部门的应用研究和产品开发有着前所未有的需求，所有这些部门都在经历着显著的增长。预计到2020年，天然保健产品的全球销售额将达到680亿美元，最近对大麻立法的修改也导致了医用大麻部门的大幅增长。此外，随着新的《大麻法》的实施，以及2019年大麻浓缩物和可食用大麻的计划，应用研究、技术采用和产品开发都有巨大的机会。这些行业的快速增长为Loyalist College的ARC提供了一个独特的机会来支持商业创新。Loyalist学院是加拿大第一所根据以前的麻醉品管制条例获得加拿大卫生部许可以调查大麻的学院。TAC计划将为大学-产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作结合学习机会；为全球市场调查提取、分离、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.