Organization: GreenCentre Canada

The Short Report – July 27, 2022: Ottawa launches next phase of its ocean protection program, a new policy agreement for Canada’s agricultural partnership, funding to fight online disinformation, and more.

Ottawa invests in marine safety as part of the next phase of the Oceans Protection Plan; federal, provincial, and territorial Ministers of Agriculture reach an agreement for the new Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, fighting disinformation on COVID and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and more.

XRCC to collaborate with GreenCentre Canada

The Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC), Mississauga ON, has signed an agreement with Kingston ON-based GreenCentre Canada (GCC) to move the latter’s material science breakthroughs towards commercialization. XRCC will provide GCC with process engineering, scale-up, pilot testing and developmental support. XRCC specializes in electronic materials and specialty components, green chemistry, coatings, applied nanotechnology, polymer…

GreenCentre Canada launches Atlantic program

GreenCentre Canada (GCC) has launched the Atlantic Green Chemistry Innovation Program in conjunction with Springboard Atlantic and Saint Mary’s Univ to accelerate the commercialization of green chemistry technologies emanating from the region. Of the 411 technology disclosures GCC has received since its inception in 2009, 20% have come from the Atlantic region. Springboard’s participation was…

GreenCentre spin-off attracts $3.2 million

A new spin-off company from GreenCentre Canada (GCC) has attracted $3.2 million from industry investors and venture capital firms. Switchable Solutions Inc was formed by GCC around the technologies developed by Dr Philip Jessop, Canada Research Chair in green chemistry at Queen’s Univ. Half of the investment came from unnamed strategic industry partners, financial partners…

GreenCentre Canada licenses pharma catalyst

GreenCentre Canada (GCC) has licensed a chemical process developed at the Univ of Alberta that addresses one of the key research priorities of the pharmaceutical industry. The process — developed by U of A chemist Dr Dennis Hall — uses a novel, heavy-metal-free catalyst to create amide bonds at room temperature without creating toxic by-products.…

Ford signs on as GreenCentre Canada industry partner

The Ford Motor Co, Dearborn MI, has become the eighth industrial sponsor of Kingston ON-based GreenCentre Canada (GCC). A Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR), GCC works with industry and university researchers to develop green chemistry solutions to help reduce environmental pollution. Ford has already taken several steps to reduce its environmental footprint…

GreenCentre Canada provides POP funding

GreenCentre Canada is providing proof-of-principle support to two researchers whose work is considered to have commercial potential. Dr Andrew Grant, Mount Allison Univ and Dr Robert Singer, St Mary’s Univ, received $25,000 each to demonstrate the potential of their research. Grant is developing organic superconducting polymers that can operate at the temperature of liquid nitrogen,…