Centre for Bioeconomy at Fanshawe College (CBE@FAN)

范莎学院生物经济中心 (CBE@FAN)

• 批准号: 529379-2018
• 负责人: Yates, ColinCN
• 金额: $ 29.14万
• 依托单位: Fanshawe College of Applied Arts & Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: College and Community Innovation Program
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=755923
• 关键词: Centre; Bioeconomy; Fanshawe; College; CBE

To enhance its service to the agri-food production sector, a priority area for applied research under its newStrategic Mandate Agreement (SMA) 2017-2020, Fanshawe College proposes to establish the Centre forBioeconomy at Fanshawe College (CBE@Fan), a collaborative, industry-led research hub within our newlyopened Centre for Advanced Research and Innovation in Biotechnology (CARIB). Federal and provincialpolicy looks to grow the agri-food production sector (and agriculture more generally) through increasedinnovation, recognizing its importance to the economy at all levels. However, agri-food producers face sectoralbarriers to innovation that hamper growth, including inefficient knowledge diffusion and delayed technologyadoption, insufficient support for product development and commercialization, and shortages of skilled labour.Currently, Fanshawe engages with about forty companies in this sector a year, but requires CBE@Fan'sincreased capacity to address these larger sectoral issues. Consultation with local and regional stakeholdersidentified bioeconomy projects-including the creation of new bioproducts, the enhancement of existing foodand beverage products, and the valorization of agri-food waste-in three theme areas that could be served byCBE@Fan: 1) plant and soil health; 2) food innovation; and 3) Agri-Food Waste to Bioproducts Value Chains.The facilities, equipment, expertise, and personnel available to partners would make investments in innovationworthwhile, expedite product development and commercialization, and improve knowledge diffusion andtechnology adoption through its emphasis on collaborative and networked approaches to research andinnovation. Further, by involving students in company-led applied research projects, CBE@Fan will develophighly qualified personnel (HQP) for the local workforce able to translate innovation activities from the lab tothe workplace. Ultimately, we anticipate CBE@Fan will have an immediate and significant impact on thecommercialization of new products, the establishment of new revenue streams, and the creation of new jobs.

为了加强对农业食品生产部门的服务，根据其新的战略授权协议（SMA）2017-2020年应用研究的优先领域，Fanshawe学院提议在Fanshawe学院建立生物经济中心（CBE@Fan），这是我们新开设的生物技术高级研究和创新中心（CARIB）内的一个合作，行业主导的研究中心。联邦和省级政策着眼于通过增加创新来发展农业食品生产部门（以及更广泛的农业），认识到其对各级经济的重要性。然而，农业食品生产者面临着阻碍增长的创新障碍，包括知识传播效率低下和技术采用延迟，对产品开发和商业化的支持不足，以及熟练劳动力短缺。目前，Fanshawe每年与该行业的大约40家公司合作，但需要CBE@Fan提高能力来解决这些更大的行业问题。与当地和区域的生物经济项目负责人进行磋商，包括创造新的生物产品，增强现有的食品和饮料产品，以及在CBE @Fan可以服务的三个主题领域的农业食品废物的价值：1）植物和土壤健康; 2）食品创新; 3）农业食品废物到生物产品的价值链。合作伙伴可利用的设施、设备、专业知识和人员将使创新投资变得值得，加快产品开发和商业化，并通过强调研究和信息的协作和网络化方法，改善知识传播和技术采用。此外，通过让学生参与公司主导的应用研究项目，CBE@Fan将为当地劳动力培养高素质人才（HQP），能够将创新活动从实验室转化为工作场所。最终，我们预计CBE@Fan将对新产品的商业化、新收入流的建立和新就业机会的创造产生直接而重大的影响。