Ontario launches C$3 million Agri-Based Industrial Bioproducts R&D Challenge

In Canada, Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and the Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC) are fostering innovation in the province’s growing agri-based industrial bioproducts sector.

Through the C$3 million Agri-Based Industrial Bioproducts (ABIB) R&D Challenge launched Monday, OCE and AAC will partner with the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), academia and the bioproducts industry to fund approximately 10 projects. The program encourages for-profit businesses with innovative industrial bioproduct ideas to collaborate with academic research institutions to foster innovation and drive commercialization.