nrc-acrd overview presentation 2016

National Research Council Canada Aquatic and Crop Resource Development Transforming Canada’s bio-based resources into sustainable, economic value Paul Neima 18 January 2016 Charlottetown, PE

National Research Council Canada

• Canada’s Research and Technology Organization (RTO)

• $895M annual R&D investment • 3,550 employees • Serve thousands of industrial and

government clients annually

NRC – Canada’s RTO Our Mission

• To understand client’s research and technology development (R&TD) requirements

• To solve problems and provide solutions that achieve client’s R&TD objectives

• To drive business results Our success is measured by the success of our clients

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NRC Business Areas: R&TD

Human Health Therapeutics

Automotive and Surface Transportation

Aerospace

Energy, Mining and Environment

Aquatic and Crop Resource Development

Security

ICT Construction

Medical Devices

Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering

Aquatic and Crop Resource Development (ACRD) To make Canada a world leader in the sustainable

transformation of bio-based resources into economic value

Aquatic and Crop Resource Development

National Research Council Canada

Saskatoon Montreal Ottawa Halifax &

Ketch Harbour Charlottetown

Montreal, QC

• 200+ dedicated, scientific resources • Innovative tools and expertise to work with

partners and clients in bio-based industries • Areas of focus

• Marine products and agriculture • Food and consumer packaged goods • Natural health products and functional

ingredients • Chemical manufacturing • Bio-based specialty chemicals

Quick Facts

Saskatoon, SK

Aquatic and Crop Resource Development • Helps Canadian companies transform bio-resources into safe and sustainable

high value products

• Develops bio-resource based products for food and consumer packaged goods and other sectors

• Provides strategic research services to help companies capture value from manufacturing and processing waste streams

• Offers testing, process development, scale-up and consulting services to accelerate your time to market

• Provides access to specialized facilities for plant growth, algal culture, natural product extraction, fermentation, and bioprocessing

Ottawa, ON

Biological Platform Capabilities - algal biotechnologies, plant growth technologies, genomics, hormone profiling, transgenics, microbial profiling, and zebrafish technologies Nutritional Biotechnologies - functional ingredient development, bioactive discovery, peptide and protein chemistry, feed and feed additives, metabolic health technologies, fatty acid & lipid chemistry, and bio-assays Bioprocessing Technologies which include natural products and analytical chemistry, fermentation and microbial production, biocatalysts, nano-polysaccharide technologies, bioprocessing, fractionation and separation technologies Agricultural Biotechnologies include crop development, sustainable agricultural practices, seed technology development, and genetic modification

Research and Technology offerings

Montreal, QC

Saskatoon, SK

Areas of Focus

Algal Carbon Conversion

Developing algal biomass solutions that divert CO2 emissions

Bio-based Specialty Chemicals

Producing alternatives to traditional chemical feedstocks

Canadian Wheat Improvement

Improving Canadian wheat’s yield, sustainability, and profitability

Functional Ingredients and NHPs

Validating efficacy and commercializing high-quality FIs and NHPs

• Provide Canadian industry with a cost-competitive, value-generating solution to divert CO2 emissions into algal biomass, which can then be processed into biofuels and other marketable products.

• Demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of producing microalgal biomass using industrial waste streams in a Canadian environment (CO2, heat, energy, nutrients, water)

• Develop a biorefinery approach to optimize potential revenue streams through value-added products derived from microalgal biomass

• Do this through the construction and operation of a pre-commercial pilot plant and supporting research projects

Algal Carbon Conversion

Bio-based Specialty Chemicals • Overcome technology challenges to producing and commercializing bio-based

chemicals • Reduce cost barriers at all stages of bio-based chemical production and

implementation • Diversify market applications and demonstrate performance (fungibility,

scalability & sustainability) • Provide incremental and innovative improvements to technologies used to

produce bio-based specialty chemicals (fine, intermediate and niche) , especially white biotechnologies (fermentation, enzyme conversion and processing)

Canadian Wheat Improvement

• Improve the yield, sustainability, and profitability of Canadian wheat for the benefit of our farmers and our economy

• Increase the yield of Canadian wheat varieties by reducing losses from drought, heat, cold and diseases

• Develop productive and resilient varieties of high-quality wheat to maintain competitive global position

• Collaborate among Canadian Wheat Alliance partners: Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada, National Research Council, University of Saskatchewan and Government of Saskatchewan

• Work with national/international private sector industry

NHP program summary • Work with small, medium and large scale companies to develop functional ingredients and natural health products including those utilizing Canadian biomass

• Leverage NRC strengths in analytical chemistry, biological testing and bioprocessing for natural health products’ development

• Drive Canadian FI & NHP differentiation through science-proven product safety, quality & efficacy

• Increase the safety and efficacy of FI and NHPs in Canada

Functional Ingredients and NHPs

Who are our clients?

• Client base in incredibly diverse – many sectors – many value chains

How Do We Work with Clients? There are many ways to work with NRC: • ‘One-off’ contracts for technical, testing and consulting services • Joint technology development projects between a firm and NRC • Large-scale collaborative R&TD projects with multiple partners

(companies, universities, other organizations) • Licensing deals • IRAP application for technology assistance (funding)

Our Researchers work with Client Relationship Leaders to develop

customized solutions that address clients’ specific requirements

For More Information Contact

Paul Neima Portfolio Business Advisor paul.neima@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca