Centre for Bioeconomy at Fanshawe College (CBE@FAN)

为了加强对农业食品生产部门的服务，这是其新的2017-2020年战略任务协议（SMA）下应用研究的优先领域，范莎学院建议在范莎学院（CBE@Fan）建立**生物经济中心，这是我们新开设的**生物技术高级研究和创新中心（CARIB）内的一个协作性的行业主导的研究中心。联邦和省**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），认识到它对各级经济的重要性。然而，农业食品生产者在创新方面面临阻碍增长的部门障碍，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，范莎每年与该领域约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。与当地和区域利益相关者协商**确定了生物经济项目，包括创造新的生物产品，改进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实现农业食品浪费的增值：1)植物和土壤健康；2)食品创新；3)农业食品废弃物转化为生物产品价值链。合作伙伴可获得的设施、设备、专业知识和人员将使创新投资**有价值，加快产品开发和商业化，并通过强调协作和网络化的研究和创新方法，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，建立新的收入来源和创造新的就业机会产生直接而重大的影响。

To enhance its service to the agri-food production sector, a priority area for applied research under its new**Strategic Mandate Agreement (SMA) 2017-2020, Fanshawe College proposes to establish the Centre for**Bioeconomy at Fanshawe College (CBE@Fan), a collaborative, industry-led research hub within our newly**opened Centre for Advanced Research and Innovation in Biotechnology (CARIB). Federal and provincial**policy looks to grow the agri-food production sector (and agriculture more generally) through increased**innovation, recognizing its importance to the economy at all levels. However, agri-food producers face sectoral**barriers to innovation that hamper growth, including inefficient knowledge diffusion and delayed technology**adoption, 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's**increased capacity to address these larger sectoral issues. Consultation with local and regional stakeholders**identified bioeconomy projects-including the creation of new bioproducts, the enhancement of existing food**and beverage products, and the valorization of agri-food waste-in three theme areas that could be served by**CBE@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 innovation**worthwhile, expedite product development and commercialization, and improve knowledge diffusion and**technology adoption through its emphasis on collaborative and networked approaches to research and**innovation. Further, by involving students in company-led applied research projects, CBE@Fan will develop**highly qualified personnel (HQP) for the local workforce able to translate innovation activities from the lab to**the workplace. Ultimately, we anticipate CBE@Fan will have an immediate and significant impact on the**commercialization of new products, the establishment of new revenue streams, and the creation of new jobs.