Grant: Engage Grants Program
Université du Québec à Rimouski
$25,000.00
Evaluation and incorporation of a novel ingredient for cosmeceutical creams
FY 2012-13
Summary
The goal of this project is to evaluate the penetrating and skin brightening properties of a chitosan derivative
that will be incorporated in formulations of cosmeceutical creams. The company Enhance Skin Product Inc.
commercializes several high quality skin creams and needs the expertise of Professor Gagnon for developing
this novel cosmeceutic ingredient. The valorization of chitosan will be beneficial to the coastal regions of
Canada that already possess the infrastructure for production of high quality chitosan. The technology will be
optimized at a commercial level, it will possess major competitive advantages compared to its synthetic analog
as being a «green product».
Program
Engage Grants Program
Recipient
Location
Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
430764-2012
Name nom
Gagnon, Jonathan
Department département
Biologie, Chimie et Géographie
Organization id
58
Institution établissement
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2012
Competition year année de concours
2012
Award amount
25000
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1552
Committee name en
Quebec Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour le Québec
Area of application code
517
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Consumer goods
Area of application fr
Produits de consommation
Research subject code
3754
Research subject group en
Polymer chemistry
Research subject group fr
Chimie des polymères
Research subject en
Biopolymers
Research subject fr
Biopolymères
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Evaluation and incorporation of a novel ingredient for cosmeceutical creams
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The goal of this project is to evaluate the penetrating and skin brightening properties of a chitosan derivative
that will be incorporated in formulations of cosmeceutical creams. The company Enhance Skin Product Inc.
commercializes several high quality skin creams and needs the expertise of Professor Gagnon for developing
this novel cosmeceutic ingredient. The valorization of chitosan will be beneficial to the coastal regions of
Canada that already possess the infrastructure for production of high quality chitosan. The technology will be
optimized at a commercial level, it will possess major competitive advantages compared to its synthetic analog
as being a «green product».
