The University of Guelph will receive more than $30 million from the federal and provincial governments to enhance research and innovation facilities.<\/p>\n
The funding will allow the University to undertake one of its largest-ever infrastructure improvement projects, involving six initiatives across campus.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis critical investment will allow us to expand our world-class facilities, and the reach and impact of U of G innovations,\u201d says president Franco Vaccarino. \u201cThe new spaces and resources will also facilitate the exchange of new ideas and opportunities, providing benefits for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
About $26.2 million will come from the federal Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund (SIF). The province will commit $4.7 million and U of G will contribute $35.7 million, for a total investment of $66.6 million.<\/p>\n
A key SIF project is a dedicated bio-carbon innovation and commercialization centre to be housed in U of G\u2019s Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre.<\/p>\n
As the first such lab in the world for enhancing bio-carbon manufacturing, this new bio-carbon centre will make plastics from engineered green composites and study their use in sustainable manufacturing, specifically the automotive sector.<\/p>\n
Other funded projects are:<\/p>\n
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