Bioindustrial Innovation Canada Building Strong Sustainable Ecosystems 2 nd Annual BioDesign Conference September 26, 2019 Sarnia, Ontario A.J. (Sandy) Marshall Executive Director, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada
Bioindustrial Innovation Canada Accelerating commercialization of clean technologies Vision: Creating jobs and economical value sustainably for Canada Mission: Bioindustrial Innovation Canada provides critical strategic investment, advice and services to business developers of clean, green and sustainable technologies. Our expertise in commercialization builds a stronger Canada. 2 2 nd Annual BioDesign Conference, September 26, 2019
Abundant Biomass Supply from Agriculture Sustainable, high-quality feedstocks Located within Ontario’s Agricultural Heartland – 45% of soybeans and corn within 100km Five County Region around Sarnia – corn yields comparable to Iowa – more than 1 million bone-dry tonnes sustainably harvestable corn stover available (2009) 3 2 nd Annual BioDesign Conference, September 26, 2019
Sarnia-Lambton Hybrid Chemistry Cluster Supported through a collaborative ecosystem Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership: Community and municipality economic Sarnia driver providing local contact Bio-industrial Lambton Innovation Economic Sarnia-Lambton Research Park: Canada Partnership Providing assets (laboratory and pilot plant space) for business incubation Lambton College: Providing access to applied research Sarnia Lambton capability and highly qualified people Research Lambton Park College Bioindustrial Innovation Canada: Business accelerator providing critical investment, advice and services Industrial Industrial Parks: Parks Access to cost effective infrastructure and services for commercialization 4 2 nd Annual BioDesign Conference, September 26, 2019
Lambton College Applied Research Provides innovation capability and talent needs Lambton Energy Research Centre (LERC) ONTARIO Bio-industrial Process Research Centre (BPRC) Lambton Water Centre (LWC) Lambton College Bluewater Technology Access Centre (BTAC) Advanced Manufacturing Centre Centre for Industrial Material Development (CIMD) Other Research Groups • Advanced Process Control Research Group • Nano-Engineering Research Group • Information Technology Research Group 2016-2017 Performance Data • Research revenue: $14,421,288 • Faculty researcher: 44 • Projects: 111 • Partners: 153 • Paid research students: 144 5 2 nd Annual BioDesign Conference, September 26, 2019
Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park Providing assets for business incubation Accommodates research and development by providing laboratory and piloting space to incubate technology innovation 6 2 nd Annual BioDesign Conference, September 26, 2019
Building Strong and Sustainable Ecosystems Best practices to create successful clusters Create a process in the cluster with accountabilities/responsibilities: • allows outsiders to see how the cluster works • reduces bureaucracy for cluster participants Develop a collaborative & innovation ecosystem supportive of commercialization: • supportive government agencies (federal, provincial and municipal) • innovation ecosystem with Colleges, Universities and Research Parks • focused business accelerator able to invest and contribute to solutions Work with the cluster actors to decrease barriers and create incentives for commercialization Connect and collaborate outside the cluster with industry and academia Recognize indigenous peoples in Canada as key players in resource-based projects 7 2 nd Annual BioDesign Conference, September 26, 2019
Thank You Website: http://www.bincanada.ca/ Twitter: @BICSarnia A.J. (Sandy) Marshall Executive Director Bioindustrial Innovation Canada sandym@bincanada.ca Phone: (519) 402-3441
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