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March 31, 2022BPI warmly welcomes Dr. Michael Tam to the Institute’s research family!
Dr. Michael Tam obtained his BEng and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Monash University, Australia in 1982 and 1991 respectively. He was a postdoctoral fellow at McMaster University, and worked at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore for 15 years. In June 2007 Dr. Tam joined the Department…
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March 31, 2022BPI Business Intelligence Team complete their term
The second cohort of BPI internship completed their 6 month term at the end of March. Four extraordinary young talents joined the Operations team and had provided tremendous support in both research and business operations as a sub unit called 'BPI Business Intelligence Team'. “Working…
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March 21, 2022Call for joint grant application - Bioeconomy in the North
BPI has been receiving expressions of interest related to the Bioeconomy in the North (BiN) competition from potential partners in Europe that are looking for a partner at UBC or other institutes in Canada. The minimum consortium requirement is three partners from three different countries…
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March 8, 2022BPI warmly welcomes Dr. Junling Guo to the Institute’s research family!
Dr. Guo arrived at UBC in late February to spend his six month sabbatical on collaborative research work with the Biobased Colloids Materials Group (BiCMat). Dr.Guo is a Full-time Professor and National Excellent Young Professor at Sichuan University in China, where he is currently appointed as…
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February 14, 2022FIRST BOREAL ALLIANCE EXCHANGE STUDENT TO RECEIVE HER PH.D. IN VANCOUVER
In September, BPI welcomed doctoral candidate Rubina Ajdary from Aalto University in Finland to begin her 6-month exchange program at UBC under the Boreal Alliance initiative. On January 27th, Ajdary successfully defended her Ph.D thesis on biomedical solutions for Pelvic Organ Prolapse…
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February 4, 2022DR. SHAWN MANSFIELD NAMED AS 2021 AAAS FELLOW
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected Dr. Shawn Mansfield to the newest class of AAAS Fellows, among the most distinct honours within the…
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January 31, 2022NSERC SYNERGY AWARDS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Synergy Awards for Innovation honour partnerships of strong, complementary and collaborative teams who have generated new knowledge and accelerated the application of research results to create benefits for Canada and Canadians. The award recognizes outstanding teams who have combined their…
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January 25, 2022BOREAL ALLIANCE KICK-OFF MEETING
The first Boreal Alliance Steering Committee meeting was held virtually on January 19, 2022 to celebrate the official launch of the Alliance activities and welcome the new members who recently joined the network. The representatives from FinnCERES, BioProducts Institute, Treesearch, EMPA, LUKE,…
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December 21, 2021HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM BPI
Happy Holidays and New Year from the BPI family to yours! From everyone at BPI, we would like to say THANK YOU for your continued support. This year has been full of successful stories as well as remarkable advancements in innovations, new partnerships, and collaborations! Put your feet up and…
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December 17, 2021BPI INTRODUCTION VIDEO RELEASED
We are excited to present the offical BPI introduction video highlighting some of our research activities and sharing the collective vision for BPI and the future of bioproducts. Enjoy watching! Introducing the BioProducts Institute
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December 16, 2021PPC OPEN HOUSE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT
On November 26, BPI hosted an Open House at the Pulp and Paper Centre (PPC) and welcomed over 150 attendees including industry partners, researchers and colleagues to showcase the research activities and the newly renovated facilities in the building. This event inaugurated an exciting new chapter…
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December 16, 2021BPI JOINS THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF WOOD SCIENCE
We are very excited to announce that BPI has joined the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS) as an affiliate member in November. Dating back to 1965, the IAWS set out to preserve forest resources around the world through the efficient utilization of wood and wood-based products…