Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, a leader in supporting the commercialization of clean, green, and sustainable technologies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rose Marie Gage as the new Chair of the Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) and Sustainable Chemistry Alliance (SCA) Boards. BIC also extends its gratitude to outgoing Chair, Jean Hamel, for his dedicated service to BIC, SCA and the greater bioeconomy ecosystem.

e-Zinc’s mission is to develop affordable, safe and reliable long-duration energy storage solutions for the world’s environments and most critical applications, using ubiquitous and recyclable materials. As an early-stage company, e-Zinc operates in a nascent sector which is looking to solve the challenges of the world’s energy transition.

Ecostrat Inc., the Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone Initiative and Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) have collaborated to launch the new Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone Self Assessment Toolkit (BDOSAT). This powerful online tool empowers communities, corporations, and governments across North America to quickly pre-assess regional readiness for biomanufacturing.

Although often associated with the beer and alcohol industry, fermentation as a science has the potential to support our drive for food and energy security in Canada. The missing piece to support the opportunity is the capacity to scale novel fermentation development and engineer the downstream extraction process to continue to add value to the process and increase the economic viability of end product(s).