February, 2010

Quality Food for Health

Leduc centre boosts appetite for food innovation 
Companies eager to cook up a hot new business opportunity are finding the recipe for success at Alberta's Food Processing Development Centre in Leduc (FPDC). Christina Laham Paganelli, founder and CEO of smoothie-maker DrinkMe, moved her whole company from Manitoba to be part of Alberta's rich innovation and entrepreneurial environment. She's planning to start using the HPP unit this summer.

May, 2010

Advancing the Bioeconomy

Green Chemistry 
Dr. Dae-Kyun Ro aims to replace petrochemicals with bioproducts from plants. 

March, 2010

Advancing the Bioeconomy

Putting Alberta on the bio-industry map 
The Town of Drayton Valley saw an opportunity when a local plant closed: create a new economic sector in sustainable building products. 

January, 2010

Quality Food for Health

Leading the World in Metabolomics 
Can't remember what you ate last night? Dr. David Wishart's innovative metabolomics tools could tell you that and much more about your body and its functions.