Grant: CCI Applied Research and Development Grants
Collège La Cité
$40,000.00
Development of a safe nanocellulose-based product for cosmetic and wound care applications
EF 2023-24
Résumé
Medelys Laboratories is a manufacturer of innovative premium products to improve health ailments and the quality of life. Their commercially available liquid collagen-based products for example are important in pain management, regaining bone strength and improving skin elasticity. Over the past two years, they have newfound interest in a novel strain of bacteria that rapidly produces nanocellulose with applications in wound care and cosmetics. Previous work at the Technology Access Centre in Bio-Innovation (TAC-B) at College La Cité over the past year with the partner of the application, Medelys, and collaborator of the application, Axcelon Biopolymers, studied the efficient production of nanocellulose from this proprietary strain and helped to highlight areas of improvement and potential solutions in the process of biofilm and fibril suspension production. The current study aims to accelerate the nanocellulose products to commercialization.
Programme
CCI Applied Research and Development Grants
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
CCARD-2022-00777
Name nom
Le Roy, Julien
Department département
Bureau de la Recherche et de l'Innovation - La Cité collégiale
Organization id
28248
Institution établissement
Collège La Cité
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2022
Award amount
40000
Program id
CCARD
Program name en
CCI Applied Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
ICC Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Area of application code
10000
Area of application group en
The socioeconomic objective available
Area of application group fr
L'objectif socioéconomique disponible
Area of application en
The socioeconomic objective available
Area of application fr
L'objectif socioéconomique disponible
Research subject code
10000
Research subject group en
The field of research available
Research subject group fr
The field of research available
Research subject en
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Research subject fr
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF1060601
Field of research list names en
Anthropological genetics
Field of research list names fr
Génétique anthropologique
Socioeconomic objective list codes
RDS10799
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Health, n.e.c.
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Santé, n.c.a.
Application title
Development of a safe nanocellulose-based product for cosmetic and wound care applications
Keyword
Microbiology; nanocellulose; bio-processes; safety testing; endotoxine
Application summary
Medelys Laboratories is a manufacturer of innovative premium products to improve health ailments and the quality of life. Their commercially available liquid collagen-based products for example are important in pain management, regaining bone strength and improving skin elasticity. Over the past two years, they have newfound interest in a novel strain of bacteria that rapidly produces nanocellulose with applications in wound care and cosmetics. Previous work at the Technology Access Centre in Bio-Innovation (TAC-B) at College La Cité over the past year with the partner of the application, Medelys, and collaborator of the application, Axcelon Biopolymers, studied the efficient production of nanocellulose from this proprietary strain and helped to highlight areas of improvement and potential solutions in the process of biofilm and fibril suspension production. The current study aims to accelerate the nanocellulose products to commercialization.
