6 September 20244 September 2024 Government of Canada announces investment in the industrial bioeconomy to reduce GHG emissions Strengthening Canada's bioindustrial sector through research and innovation creates opportunities, increases competitiveness, and moves Canada towards a more sustainable future
2 February 20229 February 2022 Working Together to Solve the Global End-of-Life Lithium-ion Battery Challenge Bioindustrial Innovation Canada is currently seeking Letters of Intent (LOI) for research projects to be considered as part of BIC’s BioProducts AgSci Cluster under an anticipated Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) policy framework (2023-2028)
29 May 201925 May 2019 Canada and Italy promote national bioeconomy strategies Only nine countries in Europe have currently adopted national bioeconomy strategies
27 May 201922 May 2019 Government Invests in Canada’s First National Bioeconomy Strategy to Help Grow a Clean Economy Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program (CASPP) focuses on four priority areas: new technology; environmental sustainability; strategic development and emerging issues
15 May 201912 May 2019 Investing in Canada’s bioeconomy to help provide opportunities for farmers and grow the clean economy The Canadian bioeconomy is an exciting opportunity for farmers, generating more than $4 billion in sales each year
21 February 201918 February 2019 How a unique set of building blocks have created a vibrant and growing bio-economy in Canada Country has competitive bio-products industry clusters and is the first one in the G20 to offer a tariff-free zone for industrial manufacturers
18 January 201915 January 2019 Canadian BioProducts Industry Strives to Increase Investor Interest Report to follow on the Investment Readiness Survey of Canadian BioProducts
12 October 201811 October 2018 BIC signs MOU with Italian green chemistry cluster BIC and the Sustainable Processes and Resources for Innovation and National Growth (SPRING) have signed a memorandum of understanding
25 September 201824 September 2018 5 Minutes With… Sandy Marshall, Executive Director, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada How agriculture can better connect with the bio-economy, advice on starting a business and what makes Canada so strong in this area
3 August 201831 July 2018 Canada is leading the way in the bioeconomy The North American country really is a leader in this metasector, with the bio-based industries able to play a leading role
4 July 201729 June 2017 S2G BioChem Announces Build of Advanced BioRefinery in Sarnia, Ontario Production of Xylitol to Begin in 2018
26 June 201722 June 2017 Sarnia to play role in developing sustainable, renewable plastic Partnership aims to develop and launch a PET plastic bottle made from 100 per cent sustainable and renewable bio-based material
23 June 201721 June 2017 Bioindustrial Innovation Canada Invests in bio-based feedstock company Origin Materials The company has successfully demonstrated the technology in its Sacramento pilot plant
6 April 201729 March 2017 Industrial sugars from waste: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Comet Biorefining Comet’s development has provided increasing shape to the development of an biobased industrial cluster in the Sarnia region of Ontario
22 March 201720 March 2017 Comet Biorefining Completes Equity Financing Agricultural residues to be converted into high-purity dextrose for production of sustainable bio-chemicals
24 November 201622 November 2016 Ontario Innovative Sugarbeet Processors Cooperative announces project to define 0pportunity for commercial production of sugar for bioproducts feedstock Techno-economic modelling feasibility study identified suitable high value-added products and business scenarios for a beet-based sugar value chain
9 November 20167 November 2016 Cellulosic Sugar Producers Cooperative Announces Equity Raise and Corn Stover Field Trial Demonstration supply chain CSPC engaging with growers in the region to supply corn stover and wheat straw to a planned dextrose facility
11 October 201610 October 2016 Who has won the 2016 Bio-Based Americas Innovation Awards? Club Coffee LP were honoured with their 100% compostable pods for single serve coffee
1 September 201630 August 2016 Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) Growing with New Employment Opportunities New $27 Million Centre for Commercialization of Sustainable Chemistry Innovation (COMM SCI)
24 August 201624 August 2016 In Canada a new Centre for Commercialization of Sustainable Chemistry Innovation Announcement of Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for FedDev Ontario
22 June 201615 February 2018 Murray McLaughlin, Bioindustrial Innovation: Canada is working on a bioeconomy strategy In this Interview Murray McLaughlin talks about bioeconomy in Canada, climate change, biomass, Green public procurement, carbon tax and other policies
16 June 201615 June 2016 The new cellulosic value chain: The Digest’s 8-Slide Guide to Bioindustrial Innovation Canada Sandy Marshall, chairman of Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, gave this overview at ABLC Feedstocks.
11 April 20165 April 2016 Cellulosic Sugar Producers Cooperative collaborating with Comet Biorefining to develop agricultural biomass supply chain Prospects of establishing the first commercial scale agricultural biomass to cellulosic sugar value chain in Canada
3 March 201625 February 2016 From Upstream to Downstream, the importance of the Value Chain Plant Based Summit shows optimism surrounding the commercialisation of renewable chemicals
23 February 201615 February 2016 Cellulosic Sugar Value Chain viable in Ontario BIC concludes Farm Biomass to Cellulosic Sugar Value Chain viable and supports Development of Commercial Project
19 February 201618 February 2016 Comet Biorefining To Build First Commercial Biomass Sugar Plant In Sarnia, Ontario Targets Sustainable Bio-based Chemicals Market
18 February 201617 February 2016 BIC concludes Farm Biomass to Cellulosic Sugar Value Chain viable in Ontario, Canada and supports Development of Commercial Project Ontario-based farmer’s cooperative collaborating with potential partners to establish a sustainable agricultural biomass supply chain
23 May 201422 May 2014 Biobased Delta teams up with Bioindustrial Innovation Canada South-western Netherlands-based Biobased Delta Foundation has agreed to work closely with the Canadian sustainable chemistry alliance Bioindustrial Innovation Canada.