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NRC capabilities in food
Food2
Canada’s food system is an
“integrated and competitive system
consisting of input suppliers, primary
producers (farmers), food and
beverage processors, wholesalers,
retailers and consumers”.
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System, 2016
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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The Canadian agriculture and agrifood systemis valued at over $160B and creates 1 in 8 jobs in Canada
Food
FOOD INNOVATION
Making food more efficiently, generating
less waste, using less water and energy, and
personalizing food to suit evolving consumer needs and
preferences
Sustainable, smart, safe and customized food
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Automation and robotics
Aquatic and crop
biotechnologies
Advanced materials: green, bio-
based, nano
ICT: artificial intelligence, Internet of things, big
data analytics
Novel food
production
platforms
Technologies for
sustainability and
waste reduction
Real-time
detection for food
safety and
traceability
Key technologies for the future of food
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NRC is positioned to support food innovation through its diverse expertise, ability to
establish collaboration with industry and academia, and long term holistic approach.
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SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
AND AQUACULTURE
HIGH-VALUE FOOD PRODUCTS AND PROCESSING
SMART SOLUTIONS FOR FOOD QUALITY
AND SAFETY
Crop productivity
and trait
development
Plant genetics
and genomics
DevicesIT and big data
analytics
Aquaculture
Water, land
and agricultural
inputs
Specialty
and functional
ingredients
Value-added
products from
waste
Process
development
and optimization
Smart packaging
Green, compostable
and bio-based
packaging materials
Food
NRC’s food R&D themes
6 Food
Sustainable agriculture and aquaculture
Crop productivity and trait development
• Soil and water diagnosis and remediation: analysis of fresh water and algal blooms; bio-remediation
• Soil analysis: microbial ecology, soil composition (laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy); relationship between soil, crops and toxins
• Agricultural inputs: nutrient use and uptake efficiency; fermentation and microbial production of soil amendments
• Next generation sequencing and ribonucleic acid sequencing
• Marker-assisted selection
• Transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics
• Bioinformatics
• Genome mapping
• Doubled haploid and cell culture technologies
• Hormone profiling
• Seed development
• Controlled environment plant growth facilities
• Plant resistance to heat, cold and drought conditions
• Disease resistance, plant pathogenesis and host-pathogen interactions
• Metabolic engineering
• Certified reference materials
• Evaluation of feed ingredients and therapeutic compounds
Genetics and genomics
Aquaculture Water, land and agricultural inputs
7 Food
High-value food products and processing
Specialty and functional ingredients
• Real-time monitoring of food production using fluorometry
• Separation, purification, fractionation, extraction, concentration, drying, characterization of proteins, peptides and enzymes for food applications
• Analytical support services for process optimization
• Anaerobic digestion and microbial production
• Polysaccharide nanotechnology and lignocellulosic technology
• Small and pilot scale fermentation and bioconversion facilities
• Biomass development: processing, transformation and characterization
• Enzyme technologies
• Analytical support services
• Bioactive characterization and bioassays
• Fatty acid and lipid chemistry
• Nutraceutical andnaturalproduct development
• Feed formulation from microalgae
• Certified reference materials
• Analytical support services for ingredient development
Value-added products from waste
Process development and optimization
8 Food
Smart solutions for food quality and safety
Devices
• Materials from lignin, cellulose nanocrystals and nanochitin
• Efficient processing and performance evaluation of bioplastics
• Production of bioresins, biofibres, biofillers, and bioadditives
• Integration of renewable and biodegradable materials
• Film and sheet manufacturing
• Computational biology
• Statistical analysis
• Machine learning
• Molecular-based rapid diagnostics and protocol development
• Photonic sensors for food inspection
• Hand-held devices for pathogen detection and spoilage
• Printable electronics:radio-frequency identification, printed sensors for traceability
• Smart polymer films
• Graphenic nanocomposite barrier films
• Nano antimicrobial compounds
• Nanomaterials for molecular sensing of food spoilage
IT and big data analytics
Smart packaging
Green, compostable and bio-based packaging materials
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Montreal/Boucherville, QC
• Small- to pilot-scale fermentation
and bioprocessing
• Anaerobic digestion
• Packaging formulation and
fabrication
• Soil analysis and bioremediation
• Fluorometry
• Nanomaterials
• Diagnostics and handheld devices
Saskatoon, SK
• Small-scale fermentation and
bioprocessing
• Crop development
• Plant biotechnologies
• Genomics and bioinformatics
• Microbial ecology
• Controlled environment plant-
growth facilities
Edmonton, AB
• Semiconductor nanowires
• Quantitation of CNC
particle density in aqueous
solutions
• Nano antimicrobial
compounds
• Graphenic nanocomposite
barrier films
Charlottetown, PE
• Natural product and functional
ingredient development
• Analysis and characterization
Halifax/Ketch Harbour, NS
• Algal technologies and
photobioreactors
• Feed formulation
• Zebrafish facilities
• Certified reference materials
• Water analysis
• Natural products chemistry
Ottawa, ON
• Bioprocessing, enzymes
• Big data analysis, computational
biology
• Photonic sensors and printable
electronics
• Water optimization technologies
• Certified reference materials
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NRC collaboration platform locations
For further information on how the NRC can support your food technology needs, contact:
10 Food
Laurel O’Connor
Business Advisor
Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 306-975-4573