Canada is the ideal staging area for Agri-Food and Bio-Tech companies targeting the global marketplace. Besides our proximity to the United States, both the Ontario and Canadian governments have established substantial R&D tax credits to help offset the cost of creating new products and technologies. An added bonus, the low Canadian dollar offers exceptional buying […]
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What is “Biotechnology”? Sometimes, this word is used to refer to methods used by modern plant breeders. However, for the purposes of this section, we define biotechnology as the transfer of genes using the techniques of molecular biology to generate transgenic plants. Plant biotechnology is so new – can we determine any problems that might
National AgBiotech Directory Available! CanBiotech 13 March 2001 View the National AgBiotech Directory. Both OAFT members and visitors to the site can access CanBiotech’s National AgBiotech Directory located at AgrifoodBiz.com-Canada’s national agbiotech portal and marketplace.
Will biotechnology will increase the use of herbicides? Weeds are a major problem in agricultural crops. They reduce yield and can contaminate the crop with their seeds which may be toxic. This is especially a problem in a crop like canola. Herbicides have been intensely used for a number of years as pre-planting, pre-emergence and
Since there is no control over where the transgene is inserted into the plant genome, could this cause unknown effects? This is true at the moment, although targeting of genes is becoming more feasible and could change this in the future. Insertion of a gene so that it interrupts another gene could have an unforeseen
Ontario Agri-Food Technologies members represent a cross-section of some of the very best that Ontario has to offer from its agriculture and food community. We would welcome as new members any industry, institution or association in Ontario having a significant commitment to research and development in Ontario’s agriculture and food industry. Our members as of
IP Management Conference Summaries & Slides CanBiotech 12 Mar 2002 Ontario Agri-Food Technologies would like to express our thank you to the Agriculture Adaptation Council of Ontario and Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada for their support in sponsoring this conference. Conference Summaries and Slides from the IP Management Conference, held on March 7th 2002 at
Address: Lawson Health Research Institute, P.O. Box 5375 London, ON N6A 4G5 Map It Contact Info: Ms. Mary Gardner Coordinator, Business Development T: (519) 685-8500, x 77738 F: (519) 432-7367 E: [email protected] Website URL: http://www.lhsc.on.ca/plantigen/ Company: Plantigen Inc. Mission Statement: PLANTIGEN’s goals are to advance the company’s breakthrough research in oral immune regulation by linking
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Rapid Response to Business Opportunities Rapid Response to Research Needs Capacity Building PROGRAMS Rapid Response to Business Opportunities **FILLED – next intake TBD** Our Rapid Response programs are aimed at solving immediate impediments to commercialization of agricultural and agri-tech products or services. The Business Opportunities grant is intended to enable Ontario businesses in