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Search On for Better Ways to Grow

Posted on July 9, 2021 by wpadminLeave a comment

Search On for Better Ways to Grow

July 8, 2021 – Loyalist College is receiving provincial government funding and entering into a partnership with a private cannabis company to do research aiming to improve cannabis production methods.

Loyalist is receiving $75,000 from the province and the company Apollo Green of Ottawa is kicking in $170,000 which will allow five Bioscience and Cannabis Applied Science students to do research over two years to find better ways to grow marijuana.

Click to Read More: Search On for Better Ways to Grow (Quinte News)

Loyalist Receives Monetary Awards for Cannabis Research Project

Posted on June 18, 2021 by wpadminLeave a comment

Loyalist Receives Monetary Awards for Cannabis Research Project

June 17, 2021 – More awards for Loyalist College.

The Belleville post-secondary institution’s Centre for Natural Products and Medical Cannabis has received two funding awards totaling $30,000 from Mitacs Accelerate.

The money will be used to support an applied research project with MediPharm Labs, a company that specializes in producing purified, pharmaceutical-quality cannabis oil and concentrates and advanced derivative products for Canadian and international markets.

Cold Plasma Sterilization Supports More than Cannabis

Posted on April 27, 2021 by wpadminLeave a comment

Cold Plasma Sterilization Supports More than Cannabis

Cold Plasma Group and the ARC team at the Loyalist College in Belleville, ON with the plasma prototype used to validate and scale-up the plasma technology for cannabis decontamination. Image via Cold Plasma Group.

April 27, 2021 – In 2011, Florina Truica was faced with a difficult decision: Follow her employer to Georgia, or lose her job but continue to raise her family here in Kingston.

Truica, born and raised in Romania, came to Kingston in 2008 after completing her PhD and post-doctoral studies at Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal. She accepted a research scientist position at Novelis Global Research Center and moved her family from Montreal to Kingston when her son was three years old.

“When Novelis moved its Research Centre to Atlanta, GA, in 2011, I had a tough decision to make: to accept the job offer in Atlanta or to stay,” Truica shared. “On one hand, I loved my job and working with the Novelis people, but on the other, my family was well adjusted and living a happy life in Kingston. I agonized for weeks over the decision, it felt like it was career-over-family type of choice, but in the end, I decided to stay in Kingston, because my family and their happiness is the only thing truly worth something to me!”

Truica said her life became more relaxed after they moved here from Montreal. “With less commute times and lower costs of living, we had a better work-life balance. Another aspect that we’ve loved in Kingston is the French community, and the access to French education for my son. Born in Montreal and 3 years old at the time of the move, he was already speaking fluently French, English and Romanian. We wanted for him to keep his language proficiency, especially in French, and Kingston and the French community here offered that opportunity,” she said.

Solving the Cannabis 2.0 Product Challenge

Posted on March 29, 2021 by wpadminLeave a comment

Solving the Cannabis 2.0 Product Challenge

Mar. 29, 2021 – The growth in demand for cannabis health and wellness, personal care, and non-smokable products is a positive sign, validating the commercial promise of legalization of adult-use cannabis. Yet, when we look at the legal offerings available, Canadians face a modest array of products. While the initial cannabis beverage offerings are impressive, limited selections of edibles and topicals speak to the challenges of developing new cannabis products.

For the past five years at the Applied Research Centre for Natural Products and Cannabis at Loyalist College, we have been helping companies develop cannabis products, technologies, and processes. Ranked one of Canada’s top 50 research colleges and #1 in the country for industry-led applied research income as a percentage of total research income, Loyalist College has played a significant role in the success of the nation’s cannabis and natural product sectors. Perfectly positioned between Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal, Loyalist College has attracted partners of all sizes, ranging from start-ups to publicly listed licensed producers.

New Funds Awarded for Cannabis-Cloning Research at Loyalist College

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New Funds Awarded for Cannabis-Cloning Research at Loyalist College

Mar. 10, 2021 – Loyalist College’s Applied Research Centre has received its first two Mitacs Accelerate funding awards totalling $30,000 to support an applied research project with apollogreen, a global, cannabis starter-plant supplier.

Mitacs is a not-for-profit organization that receives federal and provincial funding to foster growth and innovation in Canada by solving business challenges with research solutions from academic institutions.

Loyalist College Receives Funding for Cannabis Plant Cloning Project

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Loyalist College Receives Funding for Cannabis Plant Cloning Project

Mar. 9, 2021 – A financial boost for Loyalist College.

The college’s Applied Research Centre has received a pair of Mitacs Accelerate awards totaling $30,000.

Mitacs is a not-for-profit organization funded by the federal and all of Canada’s provincial governments aimed at solving business challenges by way of research solutions from academic institutions.

Loyalist will allocate its money towards an applied research project with Ottawa-based Apollogreen, a global cannabis starter plant supplier.

The project goal is to maximize cannabis cloning, resulting in fast-growing stock plant material to supply medical and recreational markets.

$$$ for Cannabis Research Project

Posted on March 9, 2021 by wpadmin2 Comments

$$$ for Cannabis Research Project

Mar. 9, 2021 – Loyalist College has received its first funding awards in connection with an applied research project with Apollogreen, a global cannabis starter plant supplier.

This is first of two Mitacs Accelerate funding awards totalling $30,000.

Kandace Parks. a post-graduate student, is the candidate for the 12-month research-assistant position.

The project is about medical and recreational cannabis use.

Parks says, “This is a very innovative and research-intensive project. We don’t know exactly what is going to happen. We have an idea, but it is nerve-racking until proven. Everything about this experience is exciting and I am very thankful to Mitacs, Apollogreen and Loyalist College for the opportunity to make industry connections while strengthening my research skills.”

She explained to Quinte News, “One of really neat things about cannabis is that it’s not just about a bunch people who smoke weed. I also work at a dispensary in Picton. Sure there are recreational users but also some using it to help treat such things as a muscle issue or insomnia.”

Click to Read More: $$$ for Cannabis Research Project (Quinte News)

Insights into baking commercial edibles

Posted on February 24, 2021 by wpadminLeave a comment

Insights Into Baking Commercial Edibles

March, 2021 – On January 26, 2021, The BAC Ontario Chapter partnered with Loyalist College Applied Research to bring baking professionals a webinar primer about baking with cannabis. Called, “Cannabis Edibles for Bakers: Insights Into Baking Quality Edibles,” it was co-hosted by Barb Allen from ARC and Chef Scott Royce, discussing the challenges that bakers and confectioners might meet when baking or making sweets with cannabinoids.

The event was introduced by Dr. Kari Kramp, the head of Laboratory/Scientific Manager for the Applied Research Centre for Natural Products and Medical Cannabis at Loyalist College (ARC.) “We have an absolutely tremendous team. I’d say that is our biggest strength from our research and technical staff perspective, from our students, is the experiential learning opportunities that they gain and working for the center. It’s fantastic. And we have business and operations specialists that have developed over time and extensive network across not only our region but across the country.”

Dr. Kramp adds that ARC is capable of working with a partner or clients on a particular project to help identify gaps.

Click to Read More: Insights to Baking Edibles (Bakers Journal)

Loyalist Launches Cannabis Career Launch Micro-Credential Pilot Program

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Loyalist Launches Cannabis Career Launch Micro-Credential Pilot Program

Feb. 10, 2021 – Loyalist College has launched a Cannabis Career Launch micro-credential pilot program. Students in the program are prepared for entry-level careers in the cannabis sector through hands-on training and a paid two-week placement in the industry. The program, which is partially funded by the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, is free for students. “Individuals will learn about quality control and cannabis legislations and regulations. They will quickly earn the skills for which local small and medium-sized enterprises are looking to bring cannabis 2.0 products to market,” said Loyalist President Dr Ann Marie Vaughan.

Loyalist College Introduces its First Cannabis Career Launch

Posted on February 8, 2021 by wpadminLeave a comment

Loyalist College Introduces its First Cannabis Career Launch

Feb. 8, 2021 – Loyalist College’s new three-week Cannabis Career Launch program welcomed its first cohort of 12 participants on January 25. Designed to increase employment prospects and mobility, this short, intensive micro-credential is ideal for job seekers and incumbent workers in the cannabis sector who are ready for entry-level industry training.

Focused on hands-on cannabis production, safety and workplace communication, the College’s Skills Advance Ontario (SAO) pilot project is free, includes a paid two-week industry placement and is funded in part by the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development.