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UBC BioProducts Institute The BioProducts Institute is changing the way our society collaborates with nature for a sustainable and renewable future.

Bringing together state of the art research and resources in a unique innovative ecosystem, our aim is to unlock the power of nature to make a positive impact on all sectors from transportation to building to healthcare. Bringing together state of the art research and resources in a unique innovative ecosystem, our aim is to unlock the power of nature to make a positive impact on all sectors from transportation to building to healthcare.​

The BioProducts Institute (BPI) is an innovative ecosystem of high-impact fundamental and applied researchers working on solutions to today’s climate and environmental challenges. The Institute brings together inter- and multi-disciplinary researchers comprised of scientists, engineers, and market and policy experts to unlock the full potential of materials, chemicals and fuels produced in nature. Based on the guiding principles of circularity, sustainability and renewability, BPI seeks to reduce society’s footprint and tackle rampant environmental challenges such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions and plastic waste. Our research themes center around biocatalytic transformation & engineering of biomass, bio-nanoparticle enabled materials, bio-based polymers & carbon materials, and biorefinery & biofuels systems. By conducting research, we are able to transform our findings into bioproducts that will serve as catalysts to launch Canada's bioeconomy. With increasing demands for low carbon fuel, plastic alternatives and degradable materials, the BioProducts Institute looks forward to being a world leader in the green economy sector.

🌱 Advancing sustainable from research to real-world applications!Congratulations to Dr. Anubhav Pratap-Singh and the t...
10/20/2026

🌱 Advancing sustainable from research to real-world applications!

Congratulations to Dr. Anubhav Pratap-Singh and the team at Sustainable Bioproduct Innovations (SBI) on being named among the winners of the 2026 Frontier by the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN)!🎉

As Scientific Co-founder of , Anubhav is helping bring 0Fat™, a replacer designed to reduce saturated fat and calories while preserving taste and texture, to market.

His work also extends to building-integrated , leading a project with UBC Food Services, Perkins &Will, and to explore year-round indoor food production and more sustainable . The project is supported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the BC Centre for Agritech Innovation.

🔗 Learn more about 0Fat™: https://www.0-fat.net/

🔗 Explore the UBC Living Labs project: https://livinglabs.ubc.ca/projects/transforming-ubc-food-systems-built-environments-building-integrated-agriculture-bia

🔗 Meet the Foodtech Frontier 2026 Innovators:https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/CFIN/6668c204-cc27-460e-a14a-1952a7f4c558/UploadedImages/FoodtechFrontierBooklet2026_ENGLISH_100726.pdf

Photo credit: Perkins&Will



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10/16/2026

🌿 recently welcomed experts for a series of engaging seminars, fostering and sharing fresh insights into and .

🎙️ Dr. Valerie Ward (University of Waterloo ), hosted by Dr. Jaya Joshi
🎙️ Dr. Frank Kvietok (Lignetics Group), hosted by Dr. Emily Cranston
🎙️ Dr. Anuj Chandel (USP - Universidade de São Paulo ), hosted by Dr. Lindsay Eltis

🎥 The recording of Dr. Frank Kvietok's seminar is now available on YouTube: https://ow.ly/MFQt50ZYCIQ

🙌A big thank you to our speakers, hosts, and everyone who joined us for these engaging discussions and opportunities to connect!

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🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Vikramaditya Yadav on receiving the 2026 AIChE ChEnected Langer for and Entrepreneurial Ex...
10/16/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Vikramaditya Yadav on receiving the 2026 AIChE ChEnected Langer for and Entrepreneurial Excellence!

Named in honour of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) pioneer Robert Langer, the award recognizes innovative research with real-world potential. Vikram's award-winning project, , combines and to design high-performance, .

A serial technology entrepreneur, Vikram founded Technologies (acquired by ), Critical Minerals, and Labs, and leads Avasa Regeneration and . His work bridges synthetic biology, AI, and industrial to turn scientific discoveries into scalable, .

The award includes US$60,000 to advance his research and its practical applications.

🔗Learn more: https://giving.aiche.org/about/press/releases/10-14-2026/aiche-names-vikramaditya-yadav-2026-langer-prize-recipient


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🚀 From Lab Discovery to Commercial Reality: Bridging the Scale-Up GapWhy do promising technologies struggle to reach com...
10/08/2026

🚀 From Lab Discovery to Commercial Reality: Bridging the Scale-Up Gap

Why do promising technologies struggle to reach commercial scale?

Join the Launch team for "Lost in Translation: Why Good Science Fails Without Sound Development and Scale-Up Knowledge" to explore practical approaches to de-risking process technologies and moving from the lab toward .

Hear from Sergio Berretta, who brings over 25 years of industrial experience in technology scale-up and engineering design, and Basil Rohlfs, ATR Launch Technical Analyst, as they share practical insights into technology development and scale-up.

📅 Wednesday, October 14, 2026
🕒 12:00–1:30 PM
📍 CHBE Building, Room 202, UBC
🔗 Register: https://luma.com/ebmen3z3
🥪 Light lunch and refreshments provided.

Presented by Innovation UBC and BPI team, with support from the Discovery Foundation's Go to Market program.



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🌱 Turning plant into chemicals!Anne Lalande and collaborators at and University of Wisconsin-Madison have engine...
10/07/2026

🌱 Turning plant into chemicals!

Anne Lalande and collaborators at and University of Wisconsin-Madison have engineered to convert -derived compounds into —a key building block for plastics, textiles, pharmaceuticals and more.

Their work was recently featured in The Microbiologist, highlighting the potential to replace -based chemical with plant materials.

Congratulations to Anne Lalande, Logan Robeck, Dillon Hofsommer, Lucie Lippuner, Shannon Stahl and Lindsay Eltis on this exciting work!

🔗 Read the feature in The Microbiologist: https://www.the-microbiologist.com/news/scientists-use-bacteria-to-produce-muconic-acid-from-plants/10183.article?adredir=1

📖 Read the paper in Metabolic Engineering: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1096717626001266



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🔬 Explore ’s Facilities!Join the to hear from UBC imaging facility managers and directors and learn about imaging...
10/05/2026

🔬 Explore ’s Facilities!

Join the to hear from UBC imaging facility managers and directors and learn about imaging capabilities available to support your research.

📅 Wednesday, October 7
⏰ 2:30 PM
📍 Michael Smith Laboratories, Room 102 Auditorium
💻 Hybrid | In person + Zoom
🔗Zoom Link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/64682599472?pwd=S2RkME1rZk9GUTdEaSt1aGp5NGNZUT09
Meeting ID: 646 8259 9472
Passcode: 310456

🎙️ Claire Atkinson — High Resolution Macromolecular Cryo-Electron Microscopy
🎙️Nancy Ford — Centre for High-Throughput Phenogenomics
🎙️ Miki Fujita — Bioimaging Facility
🎙️ Cole Mauws — Electron Microbeam & X-ray Diffraction Facility
🎙️ Ben Britton — Materials Engineering Electron Microscopy Lab

New students and anyone interested in exploring UBC’s imaging facilities are welcome!


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🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Naoko Ellis on being named a 2026 recipient of the Marshall Bauder Chair in Innovation in !N...
10/05/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Naoko Ellis on being named a 2026 recipient of the Marshall Bauder Chair in Innovation in !

Naoko will develop a Faculty-wide educational framework to strengthen interdisciplinary learning and collaboration across Applied Science.

👉Learn more: https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2026/setting-for-interdisciplinary-success



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🌿 , , and Bioprinted — happening tomorrow at !Join a fun, hands-on community event bringing together nature, , ...
10/02/2026

🌿 , , and Bioprinted — happening tomorrow at !

Join a fun, hands-on community event bringing together nature, , and engineering in the UBC Fabric of Campus Fibre Garden.

🌱 T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss — Befriending plants & medicinal tastings
🧵 Germaine Koh — processing & sustainable
🧫 Gabi Lam — organoids & hydrogel art

📅 Saturday, Oct. 3 | 10 AM–2 PM
📍UBC Fabric of Campus Fibre Garden, 6088 University Blvd.
👉Register: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_erNLjF9JEjjR8fY

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