Driving Innovation for a Sustainable Bioeconomy
At BIC, we partner with businesses and innovators to advance green chemistry technologies and increase the utilization of our renewable resources. Together, we create sustainable solutions that reshape industries, reduce environmental impact, and drive economic growth.
Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) is a nationally focused, not-for-profit business accelerator headquartered in Sarnia, Ontario. We are dedicated to positioning Canada as a global leader in sustainable chemistry by focusing on three key areas:
The Industrial Bioeconomy
We drive the transformation of renewable resources—such as agricultural and forestry by-products—into value-added bioenergy, biofuels, biochemicals, and biomaterials. By converting these resources into high-value products, we help create a sustainable industrial bioeconomy that supports both environmental and economic growth.
Sustainable Processes
Our work champions innovative technologies that efficiently utilize the world’s limited resources, including water and energy. By focusing on sustainable processes, we enable industries to minimize waste and reduce their environmental footprint while maximizing productivity.
The Circular Economy
We advocate for a circular economy where the world’s limited resources are recovered and reused. Through our initiatives, we promote practices that extend the lifecycle of materials, reduce waste, and foster sustainability in every aspect of production and consumption.
Cluster Initiatives
AgriSci Cluster Project
BIC believes in strengthening Canada’s bioindustrial sector through research and innovation. The Bioproducts Cluster project, funded through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, is about creating opportunities to increase Canada’s competitiveness as we move to a more sustainable future.
This cluster is made up of individual projects across the country working on developing technologies that turn renewable resources into useful bioenergy, biofuels, and biomaterials. The research activities undertaken through these projects aim to support Canada’s transition to a renewables-based economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). These projects aim to achieve this by improving biomass production, developing new bioproducts from Canadian agricultural crops, and turning by-products into value-added bioproducts for uptake by industry.
Centre for Commercialization of Sustainable Chemistry Innovation
With the Government of Canada support through FedDev Ontario, BIC works to foster the growth of Canada’s Hybrid Chemistry Cluster in Sarnia-Lambton while also helping to drive the growth of the Sustainable Chemistry Cluster in the Ontario St. Lawrence Corridor region, as part of its Ontario Bioindustrial Innovation Network (OBIN).
The OBIN network is supported through services including strategic business and technical support under BIC’s Centre for Commercialization of Sustainable Chemistry Innovation initiative (COMM SCI). The COMM SCI initiative is core to BIC's strategy to build Canada’s leading bioeconomy organization with a proven track record for removing barriers to and supporting the commercialization of clean, green, and sustainable technologies. BIC achieves this by:
Providing technical support and strategic investment to clean, green, and sustainable technology developers; and
Providing leadership and expertise to government, and strategic partners in building and supporting Canada’s national bioeconomy.
National Clusters
Our Work Spans Canada
BIC is developing a network of sustainable chemistry clusters across Canada. These clusters are integrated ecosystems where new and evolving feedstocks and technologies are combined with existing infrastructure and industries to accelerate the growth of biobased and sustainable chemistry businesses.
A prime example is the hybrid chemistry cluster in Sarnia-Lambton, positioned as the North American leader in industrial bioproducts manufacturing. This cluster leverages new and existing technology, physical infrastructure assets, research and development assets, and market opportunities to optimize value chains and maximize impact.
