The University of Guelph has selected Dr. Mansel Griffiths as the 2018 Innovation of the Year Award Winner. Griffiths received the award for pioneering the use of probiotics to reduce the spread of harmful bacteria, enhancing the health and welfare of livestock.

The biopeptide technology has immense potential to improve life for humans as well - ultimately, the technology is intended to expand into human health sciences. Medical doctor Maira Medellin-Peña was also recognized for her contribution to the innovation.

Food Day Canada is an annual celebration of Canadian food, this year falling on August 4, 2018. The University of Guelph regularly pushes the boundaries of food innovation, and to celebrate our country's bounty this year, the Research Innovation Office is enjoying five food items created right here at U of G.

1. Yukon Gold potatoes were first bred at U of G by Gary Johnston in 1966. Read more about Yukon Gold potatoes at U of G.

A University of Guelph professor has been named one of RBC’s top 25 immigrants for 2018.

Mario Monteiro is renowned for his work developing vaccines that have significant impact on human health, two of which – C. difficile and Campylobacter – were developed and patented at the University of Guelph through the Research Innovation Office.

Lucky Iron Fish Wins at New York Ceremony; Awards Celebrate 26 Years of Honoring Innovators and Innovation

Repost from realagriculture.com | July 17, 2014

By: Owen Roberts

When it comes to Canada’s $27-billion food waste problem, what’s actionable on your farm? How can you take measures to reduce it…and should you bother?

Martin Gooch thinks so. On behalf of his firm, Value Chain Management International, he’s co-authored a new study, Developing an Industry-Led Approach to Addressing Food Waste in Canada, to try sparking some action on this issue.

August 6, 2014

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