InnovaCité BIOlab
(BIOlab)

La Cité

Ottawa, ON

ABOUT BIOlab

Do you want to innovate in healthcare, industrial or agricultural biotechnology? InnovaCité BIOlab is your essential partner for accelerating your ideas and turning your ambitions into success!

Why choose InnovaCité BIOlab?

  • 100% ownership of intellectual property
  • Access to grants that considerably reduce the costs of your research projects
  • Practical training on state-of-the-art equipment and techniques
  • Customized services: sample analysis, technical support and more!

Our team of experts in biochemistry, microbiology, cell biology, plant biology, molecular biology and genetics is with you every step of the way to create innovations that make a difference:

  • Medical devices and biotherapeutics;
  • Environmentally-resistant plants, controlled-growth systems and bio-inoculants;
  • Cellular agriculture, biodegradable plastics and biomass recycling.

InnovaCité BIOlab: your springboard to innovation and success!

Contact us today to bring your ideas to life!

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Work on a DASbox® Mini bioreactor system


Contact BIOlab

BIOlab Michelle Bamji-Mirza

Michelle Bamji-Mirza
Manager

+1-613-742-2483x2911

MBamji@lacitec.on.ca



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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION EXPERTISE

EXPERTISE

  1. Development, optimization and validation of bioprocesses for cellular agriculture (cultured meat and precision fermentation).
  2. Chemical and biochemical analysis
  3. Genetic engineering applied to industrial and plant biotechnologies, including CRISPR-Cas9
  4. Recombinant protein engineering and production
  5. High-throughput screening platform for optimization of cell culture and fermentation media
  6. Use of tissue culture (in vitro) as a tool to improve plant production and accelerate varietal selection

TECHNOLOGY SECTORS

  1. Agriculture
  2. Biotechnology
  3. Chemicals and Plastics
  4. Clean Technology
  5. Energy
  6. Food Innovation
  7. Medical Devices

EQUIPMENT AND LABS

Equipment Function
Chemical element analysis
Elemental analyzers TruSpec CN, TruSpec S from LECO Dumas combustion (C, N, S). Quantification of nitrogen, carbon and sulfur in solid samples.
Particle analysis
Beckman Coulter Multisizer Z4 counter Apertures of 20, 30, 50, 100 and 2,000 μm. Particle size determination and quantification.
Nutritional analysis
Ankom A-200 fiber analyzer Intestinal transit simulator.
JeioTech environmental chambers (TH-ME) Temperature and humidity control (20-90% RH) for shelf-life testing.
Neutec LabMaster-aw NEO Measurement of water activity in various types of samples.
Analytical chemistry
Mass spectrometer — (MS AB Sciex (3200 Q Trap)) Separation, identification and quantification of soluble molecules
HPLC-MS — (LC Shimadzu (LC-20AD, DGU-20A3R, SIL-20ACHT) Separation and quantification of soluble molecules
HPLC-UV/VIS — (Varian (920-LC)) Separation and quantification of soluble molecules
Ion chromatography — (Thermo Scientific (Dionex lCS-5000 DC, Dionex lCS-5000 SP Dionex AS-AP)) Separation and identification of charged molecules and ions (amino acids)
Atomic absorption spectrometer — (Varian (AA240)) Quantification of chemical elements
GC-MS (VOC direct injection) Separation, identification and quantification of volatile compounds (fatty acids, hydrocarbons, alcohol)
GC-FID — (Agilent (6890N/5975C))
Capillary electrophoresis — (Agilent (7890A)) Separation and quantification of soluble molecules
Tissue culture
Laminar flow hoods Sterile environment.
DASbox® Mini bioreactor system Protein production and mammalian cell culture. 250 ml tanks
Biolog's OmniLog® PM system Cell phenotyping
Applikon small-scale bioreactor system Protein production and mammalian cell culture. 3.5 L
CO2 incubators Tissue culture.
OLYMPUS BX53F fluorescence microscope Visualization of fluorescent material.
VWR growth chamber Controlled environment for tissue and plant culture.
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