Natural Products Canada Fuels Bioeconomy with Investment in 11 Cutting-Edge Technologies | Natural Products Canada
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The recipients represent a diverse range of sustainable, natural product innovations from industrial dyes and asphalt, to bioplastics and poultry feed.NPCs contributions will enable a total of $3.1 million in strategic initiatives designed to help each client tackle the critical next step in their commercialization journey. NPC has also provided advice and support to over 1500 Canadian start-ups, and facilitated thousands of connections through its extensive network of industry stakeholders, an invaluable contribution to the growth of the green economy in Canada.-The Honourable Fran\xe7ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and IndustryDetails of the 11 Commercialization Program recipients are listed below. WATCH VIDEO>>Aplantex has developed a green biotechnology platform to sustainably produce plant active ingredients for use in natural health, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. WATCH VIDEO>>Climicals has developed an innovative process of converting sugars leftover from the food industry into valuable biobased chemicals for the flavour and fragrance markets. WATCH VIDEO>>Naturfects Liquid Earth line of biobased cleaning products outperforms established brands and shows exceptional results in Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) testing, ensuring the highest level of cleanliness with minimal environmental footprint.