Grant: College and Community Innovation Program
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
$500,000.00
Bioindustrial Process Research Centre (BPRC)
FY 2015-16
Summary
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.
Program
College and Community Innovation ProgramCollege and Community Innovation Program (linked with high confidence)
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
468402-2014
Name nom
Sheikhzadeh, Mehdi
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
26621
Institution établissement
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2015
Competition year année de concours
2014
Award amount
500000
Program id
CCIP
Program name en
College and Community Innovation Program
Program name fr
Programme d'innovation dans les collèges et la communauté
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1564
Committee name en
Innovation Enhancement Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de renforcement de l'innovation
Area of application code
100
Area of application group en
Agriculture and primary food production
Area of application group fr
Agriculture et produits alimentaires primaires
Area of application en
Agriculture and primary food production
Area of application fr
Agriculture et produits alimentaires primaires
Research subject code
1802
Research subject group en
Chemical engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie chimique
Research subject en
Biochemical engineering
Research subject fr
Génie biochimique
Partie
2
Nb partie
6
Application title
Bioindustrial Process Research Centre (BPRC)
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
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.
