Centre for Bioeconomy at Fanshawe College (CBE@FAN)

加强对农业食品生产部门的服务，这是其新的应用研究的优先领域。 战略任务协议（SMA）2017-2020，范肖学院建议建立中心， Fanshawe学院的生物经济（CBE@Fan）是我们新成立的合作，行业主导的研究中心。 生物技术高级研究和创新中心（CARIB）联邦和省 政策希望通过增加农业食品生产部门（以及更广泛的农业）的增长， 创新，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部门性的挑战， 阻碍增长的创新障碍，包括知识传播效率低下和技术落后 这些问题包括：技术不成熟、采用率低、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家公司进行合作，但需要CBE@Fan 提高解决这些较大部门问题的能力。与地方和区域利益攸关方协商 确定的生物经济项目-包括创造新的生物产品，提高现有的食品 和饮料产品，以及农业食品废物的价值评估-在三个主题领域， CBE@Fan：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价值链。 合作伙伴可利用的设施、设备、专业知识和人员将对创新进行投资 值得，加快产品开发和商业化，提高知识传播和 通过强调协作和网络化的研究方法采用技术， 创新此外，通过让学生参与公司主导的应用研究项目，CBE@Fan将开发 当地劳动力的高素质人才（HQP），能够将创新活动从实验室转化为 职场最终，我们预计CBE@Fan将对 新产品的商业化，建立新的收入来源，创造新的就业机会。

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.