NRC capabilities in food

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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

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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

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NRC’s food R&D themes

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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

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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

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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:

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Laurel O’Connor

Business Advisor

Aquatic and Crop Resource Development

Email: Laurel.OConnor@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Tel: 306-975-4573