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March 3, 2023Dr. Jimmy Lee and Dr. Richard Kerekes Inducted into CHBE Hall of Fame
BPI extends special congratulations and thanks to Dr. Kerekes and Dr. Lee for their incredible contributions and ongoing support.
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February 16, 2023BPI Warmly Welcomes Dr. Jaya Joshi to the Institute’s Research Family!
We would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Jaya Joshi for joining BPI!Jaya Joshi is a synthetic biologist interested in the directed evolution of enzymes to transform inefficient designer biocatalysts into highly active enzymes. Jaya recently finished postdoctoral fellowships with Dr…
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February 9, 2023BPI Maintains Strong Partnership with SAFI at NCSU
BPI has been a long-standing partner of the Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative (SAFI Consortium) in their joint research project on the development..
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January 27, 2023BPI ATR Beta Program Launches
Big thank you and congratulations to 8 project leads that submitted an application for the ATR program to advance their innovations / technology. Super exciti..
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January 25, 2023Dr. Mehrkhodavandi Working to Ensure Zero Spiritual Waste in Himalaya
Dr. Parisa Mehrkhodavandi with three other 2022 Catalyst Wall Scholars received funding through the PWIAS Collaboration Fund for a project that will test the degradability of a variety of Buddhist cultural prayer flags to demonstrate their commitment to not creating spiritual waste in the Himalayan…
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January 24, 2023Dr. Naoko Ellis Interviewed by CBC Radio
Dr. Naoko Ellis from UBC Chemical and Biological Engineering was featured on CBC Radio's What on Earth to speak about her collaborative work with Dr. Derek Gladwin on topics of climate change solutions.
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December 21, 2022BPI Research Day 2022 Highlights
On December 9th, BPI hosted Research Day 2022 at the Life Science Centre and welcomed around 200 guests including industry/government partners representing 35 external organizations. This annual event resumed as a full in-person gathering after two year's pause due to the pandemic during which BPI…
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December 21, 2022BPI is Hiring a Techno-Economic Analyst
Want to learn about the most innovative technologies in the bioeconomy? The BioProducts Institute (BPI) is looking for techno-economic analysis experts. We are looking for experienced professional/consultant(s) who can help speed the development of clean tech chemical and chemical-biological…
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December 20, 2022
BPI ATR Program
BPI’s ATR is an industry-driven program to support the development of biobased innovations/technologies along the pathway to commercialization/impact. This..
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December 19, 2022EDII Survey Prize Draw Winners
As an effort to create a more inclusive workplace, BPI had conducted an EDII survey from Nov 18th to Dec 2nd, 2022. A big thank you to those who have...
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December 15, 2022‘Biofoam’ Created To Address Plastic Pollution Crisis
BPI's Dr. Feng Jiang and Wet’suwet’en First Nation collaborated to create new packaging foam from wood waste called "Biofoam" which not only potentially could address the world’s plastic pollution crisis but also served as an equal and true partnership example of working with First Nations.
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December 7, 2022Nature-made: BPI Researchers Featured in Globe and Mail Article
The Globe & Mail, Canada's most widely read newspaper, released an article about how BPI's researchers are at the forefront of innovating bio-based materials for sustainable solutions. Read the story featuring BPI's Dr.Orlando Rojas and Dr. Heather Trajano!