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May 20, 2022

MITACS INVENTION TO INNOVATION (i2I) SKILLS TRAINING FINAL PITCH

The 2022 SFU Beedie School of Business Mitacs Invention To Innovation (i2I) Skills Training Final Pitch event is happening on May 27th from 9am-11am PDT. Register to celebrate the accomplishments of this national cohort of scientist innovators and hear how they have developed entrepreneurial...

May 19, 2022

DR. ORLANDO ROJAS INTERVIEWED BY NEW SCIENTIST

BPI's Dr. Orlando Rojas was interviewed about how waste wood can be recycled to produce material stronger than steel. This material is referred to as "healed wood" and it is more resistant to breaking than stainless steel or titanium alloys.

May 18, 2022

ECO-FRIENDLY SINGLE-USE PLASTICS ALTERNATIVE CREATED BY BPI RESEARCHERS

An alternative to single-use plastics was created by BioProducts Institute researchers using chitin. Drinking straws can be fabricated from chitin via an adhesive-free process. Chitin straws outperform most straws in hydrostability and mechanical properties.

May 13, 2022

BPI RESEARCHERS DEVELOP NEW CLASS OF SOFT MATERIALS

A new class of soft materials was created by BioProducts Institute researchers. Rojas Research Group’s Dr. Milad Kamkar developed a technique called “liquid streaming”. This technique uses 3D printers to deposit a mixture of water and graphene oxide in oil.

May 11, 2022

JOB OPPORTUNITY: TRAJANO LAB IS HIRING

Laboratory Technician ABOUT THE POSITION Are you an expert at evaluating the pulping potential of agricultural residues? Trajano Lab is looking for a talented individual to join their team for three months for a project that involves assessing the fiber characteristics and pulping response of 4-5...

May 6, 2022

RESEARCH DAY 2022 WAS A GREAT SUCCESS

On April 29th, BPI sponsored Research Day, an event hosted by the UBC Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHBE) Department. This event was attended by engineers, scientists and industry partners and aimed to share some of the latest scientific and technical contributions in the CHBE field...

May 5, 2022

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Y FACILITATION INC. IS HIRING

Sustainable Innovations - Business Associate ABOUT THE POSITION Are you a young professional eager to help emerging sustainable innovations become a reality? Y Facilitation Inc. is looking for a talent to join our team in an exciting project that seeks to help circular bioeconomy innovations to...

May 5, 2022

EMILY CRANSTON RECEIVES THE LESUEUR MEMORIAL AWARD

Congratulations to Dr. Emily Cranston on receiving the LeSueur Memorial Award! This award is “given to an individual for the development of technical excellence. Some of this work can have been completed outside of Canada, but the recipient must have a strong Canadian connection.”

April 18, 2022

BPI EDII Committee Launch

On March 17th, the newly formed BPI's Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Indigeneity (EDII) Committee held its first meeting with the members from all organization levels within BPI. Six professors, four graduate students, one undergrad student, and three staff joined as the inaugural members...

April 13, 2022

Chisholm Awards for Innovation in Forestry - Apply by Apr 22

Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is inviting young researchers in the forest sector to apply for the Chisholm Awards for Innovation in Forestry, a brand new annual program built to recognize youth leadership and innovation in the forest sector; at production facilities, in the forest,...

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