Canada has an extensive range of research centres, food incubators, accelerators and labs supporting food and beverage innovation through the research they do and/or the services they offer. Each week throughout 2023, we’ll be highlighting an organization that’s supporting food innovation in Canada.
Name: Technology Access Centre in Bio-Innovation (TAC-B) at La Cité collégiale
Location: Ottawa, ON
Mission: To develop or improve products or processes in biotechnology for the food industry, agriculture, agri-food and bio-pharmaceutical industries.
Focus: The centre is comprised of a team with expertise in biophysics, bioprocesses, biotechnology, analytical chemistry and genetic engineering that collaborates with businesses and institutions to offer solutions to specific challenges.
Services: TAC-B offers businesses and research institutes access to scientific and technical personnel and high-level equipment, while supporting training, innovation and development to commercialize new processes and products. Research services available for agriculture, animal science and food include:
- Chemical and biochemical analyses
- Cell and microbial culture
- Genetic engineering and bioinformatics
- Engineering and recombinant protein production
What you need to know: The centre also offers specialized labs and equipment for chemical element analysis, particle analysis, nutritional analysis, analytical chemistry, and tissue culture.
Notable News: TAC-B has worked with private and public sector research partners, including Agrinova, deltaDNA, Cell Reserve, RD Legault Seeds, Agrisoma Biosciences, Pommes de Terre Laurentionnes, Artenga, and Siniazo Biotech.
Get Involved: Contact Julien Le Roy, research centre manager at TAC-B, at JLeroy@collegelacite.ca, or reach out to our Regional Innovation Director for Ontario, Linda Fox or Julie Daigle, our Regional Innovation Director for Quebec.
