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April 26, 2021
UPM of Malaysia features Dr. Rojas speaking on BioRefinery
BIOREFINERY COMPLEX of Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia is organizing a Biomass and Biorefinery Webinar Series titled "Biorefinery in Circular Bioeconomy" Date: April 26th, 2021 (April 27th, MYT)
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April 26, 2021
BPI Researcher Dr. Yadav's Start-up Acquired by Bill Gates-backed company
A University of BC spinout company in the bioremediation space has been bundled into a company backed by Microsoft Corp. (NYSE:MSFT) founder Bill Gates. Metabolik Technologies has been acquired by U.S.-based Allonnia, which is backed by Gates’ Cascade Investment.
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April 12, 2021
BPI Researcher Dr. Siddiqua uncovers a way to use paper mill waste for road construction
Pulp mill waste hits the road instead of the landfill. Waste materials from the pulp and paper industry have long been seen as possible fillers for building products like cement, but for years these materials have ended up in the landfill.
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April 7, 2021
Join our team and make the world more sustainable
BPI is hiring an Industrial Innovation Lead. This position is being recruited by the Bioproducts Institute to lead a new project titled “Scaling Up BC’s Bioproducts”, and to provide a technical lead role in its Technology Evaluation, De-risking, Scale-up, and Commercialization Unit (TEDSCU).
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March 23, 2021
BPI Interns completing their term with huge success
The first cohort of interns are wrapping up a 6 month business intelligence project at the BioProducts Institute. “The BPI team was reinvigorated with the active participation of the interns, who were integral to our activities, daily meetings and weekly “power hour”, where they provided excellent insights about their discoveries.
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March 17, 2021
Dr. Miller speaks on lignin at DigestConnect on March 18th
BPI researcher Dr. Jack Miller has a new comprehensive market study on lignin, Lignin 2021: A Pivotal Year, which is about to be published.
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March 11, 2021
Nominate your Candidate for The Marcus Wallenberg Prize by May 31
The Board of the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation and its Selection Committee invite individuals and institutions, globally, to nominate candidates for the Marcus Wallenberg Prize, between 1 February and 31 May each year (Note: This year 1 March-31 May).
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March 3, 2021
UBC BEST Co-op students are available for work
Calling all bioeconomy professionals! The brand new UBC Forest Bioeconomy Sciences & Technology Degree Program (BEST) has co-op students available this summer. Students can start a four or eight month position in January, May or September.