Bioindustrial Process Research Centre (BPRC)

Sarnia-Lambton地区的主要经济活动历史上一直以农业，能源，** 和化学工业为基础。最近，该区域作出了重大努力，利用当地工业 ** 和农业能力，吸引生物工业公司建立一个独特的“生物混合和化学 ** 集群”，以获取可持续的原料，如农产品和废物，并将这些可再生 ** 资源转化为增值的化学品和能源。许多已建立的区域或新吸引的生物公司是缺乏研发能力的中小企业。兰顿学院作为当地唯一的专上院校，与该地区直接 ** 接轨，正在建立一套 ** 全面的应用研究和开发服务点，将形成“生物工业过程 ** 研究中心（BPRC）"。BPRC的目标是通过提供研究设施，实验室，学生和教师 ** 支持，支持生物产业的应用研究，技术开发和知识转移。通过BPRC，兰顿学院将与工业合作伙伴合作，在以下领域进行应用研究：a）生物工艺设计和开发，B）生物工艺仪表和自动化c）工艺 ** 优化，以及d）中试工厂建设和测试。该倡议吸引了与8个区域和省级中小企业合作的9个项目。BPRC还将受益于与生物产业价值链中的学院，** 大学和当地经济发展组织的密切合作，包括 ** 加拿大生物工业创新，Sarnia-Lambton经济发展和可持续化学 ** 联盟，以开发更多项目，将新的和改进的技术推向市场，从而在我们的社区内外产生 ** 经济影响。BPRC还将提供一个极好的机会，为新的生物工业部门培养高素质的人才，并为兰顿学院的新生物工业工程技术项目开发课程。

The Sarnia-Lambton region's dominant economic activities have historically been based in agriculture, energy,**and the chemical industries. There has been a significant regional effort recently to utilize the local industrial**and agriculture capacity to attract bio-industrial companies to establish a unique "Biohybrid and Chemistry**Cluster" to take sustainable feedstock, such as agricultural products and wastes, and turning these renewable**resources into value-added chemicals and energy.**Many established regional or newly attracted bio companies are SMEs lacking R&D capabilities. In direct**alignment with the region, Lambton College as an only local post secondary institution is establishing a suite of**comprehensive applied research and development service points that will form the "Bio-industrial Process**Research Centre (BPRC)". The BPRC goal is to support the bio-industry with applied research, technological**development, and knowledge transfer by providing research facilities, laboratories, students, and faculty**support.**Through BPRC, Lambton College will collaborate with industrial partners to conduct applied research in the**areas of: a) bio-process design and development, b) bio-process instrumentation and automation c) process**optimization, and d) pilot plant construction and testing. The initiative has attracted nine projects in partnership**with eight regional and provincial SMEs. The BPRC will also benefit from close partnerships with colleges,**universities and local economic development organizations in the bio-industry value chain including**Bio-industrial Innovation Canada, Sarnia-Lambton Economic Development and Sustainable Chemistry**Alliance to develop more projects, bring new and improved technologies to market and consequently generate**economic impact in our community and beyond. The BPRC will also provide an excellent opportunity to**educate highly qualified personnel for new bio-industry sector and develop courses for the new Bio-Industrial**Engineering Technology program at Lambton College.