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BioEnterprise and SOBIN: Collaborating to Commercialize Bioproducts in Southwestern Ontario
Source: BioEnterprise Corporation
Chatham, Ontario – March 7, 2007
BioEnterprise Corporation, a commercialization agent and technology
accelerator has entered
into a collaboration agreement with Southwestern Ontario Bioproducts
Innovation Network
(SOBIN), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing new bioproducts
and finding new
uses for biobased feedstock in manufacturing primarily in the automotive,
chemical and energy
industries.
“SOBIN is very excited about the opportunities that this collaborative
agreement with
BioEnterprise will present,” stated Matt McLean, Executive Director
of SOBIN. “Having access
to BioEnterprise’s expertise in business mentorship and investment
networking will go a long
way in accelerating bioproduct commercialization within our region.”
added Mr. McLean.
“The development of innovative Bioproducts is a burgeoning area;
particularly in the
commercial, industrial and energy sectors. The Southwestern Ontario
Bioproducts Innovation
Network covers a wide geographic region with a high concentration in
agriculture, chemical,
plastic and automotive innovation. SOBIN forms a natural base for the
development of new
bioproducts. With commercialization of these unique technologies as
a core mandate for both
SOBIN and BioEnterprise, this collaboration has great potential’,
says Dave Smardon, President
of BioEnterprise.
About SOBIN
SOBIN is a not-for-profit organization working to strengthen the economy
of Southwestern Ontario by cultivating new bioproducts, fostering energy
conservation, and expanding alternative energy sources. SOBIN was formed
in 2004 through the collaborative efforts of Acrolab Ltd., University
of Windsor, St. Clair College, Ridgetown Campus - University of Guelph,
Lambton
College, the Economic Development units of Sarnia-Lambton, Chatham-Kent,
and Windsor-
Essex with the support of the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation.
About BioEnterprise Corporation
BioEnterprise Corporation is a Not-For-Profit company founded in 2003
through the financial
support of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs. BioEnterprise is a commercialization agent and technology
accelerator, established
to help promote the creation, growth and expansion of businesses in
agri-technology, including;
the Agriculture, Agri-Food, Agri-Life Sciences and Bio-Product Industries.
For more information contact:
BioEnterprise Corporation
1 866 464-4524
Or
SOBIN
(519) 354-9714 ext. 3905
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