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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801 Aviation Parkway Room B3160.33, Ottawa, ON K1K 4R3
Services offered in: French and English
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION EXPERTISE
EXPERTISE
- Genetic engineering applied to industrial and plant biotechnologies, including CRISPR-Cas9.
- High-throughput screening platform for optimization of animal cell culture and fermentation media.
- Development, optimization and validation of 3D cell culture bioprocesses (animal or microbial) for cell or macromolecule production (e.g. recombinant proteins).
- Scale-up of bioprocesses: animal cell culture (15L) and microbial culture (7L).
- Chemical (e.g. GC-MS, HPLC) and biochemical (e.g. ELISA, qPCR) analyses.
- Development and optimization of medical diagnostic tools with the capability of ethically obtaining biological samples, validated by the Ethics Committee for Research Involving Humans and the medical clinic of La Cité College.
- Development and validation of biotherapeutics using animal cell culture as a disease model. Access to animal facility.
- Development of conservation/storage methodology for elite varieties of cannabis or other plants.
- Use of plant tissue culture (in vitro) to improve plant production and accelerate varietal selection.
- Isolation, identification and characterization of microbes beneficial to plant growth.
TECHNOLOGY SECTORS
- Agriculture
- Biotechnology
- Clean Technology
- Food Innovation
- Medical Devices
EQUIPMENT AND LABS
| Equipment | Function |
|---|---|
| Analytical chemistry | |
| Microbiology | |
| Animal and microbial cell culture | |
| Laminar flow hoods | Sterile Work Environment – Provide particle-free, sterile airflow for contamination-sensitive procedures. Biosafetely level II. |
| Plant tissue culture | |
| VWR Growth chamber | Controlled environment for tissue and plant culture. |
| Genetic Engineering | |
| Bio-Rad, S1000 Thermal Cycler | Thermal Cycler – Modular PCR system with fast ramping and gradient capability. |
| Microscopy | |
| Plas lab, 888 Series | Glove Box – Automated anaerobic chamber with programmable atmosphere control for oxygen-sensitive work. |
| Zeiss LSM 980 microscope | Confocal Microscopy – High-resolution imaging of fluorescent specimens using spectral detection, multi-channel acquisition, and advanced 3D rendering capabilities. |
| General lab | |
| Labconco, FreeZone 4.5 | Freeze Dryer – Benchtop lyophilizer for preserving biological and pharmaceutical samples. |
| Animal and microbial cell culture | |
| CO₂ incubators | Animcal Cell Culture – Maintains optimal temperature (10 - 37 C), humidity, and CO₂ levels for cell growth. |
| Genetic Engineering | |
| Bio-Rad, CFX96 (real time PCR) | Real-Time PCR – Performs sensitive, multiplexed DNA quantification with up to 5 targets per reaction. |
| Microscopy | |
| Olympus BX53F Fluorescence Microscope | Fluorescence Microscopy – High-resolution imaging of fluorescently labeled specimens using multi-channel fluorescence and brightfield techniques. |
| General lab | |
| Beckman Coulter Multisizer Z4 | Particle Analysis – Measurement of particle size and count in liquid samples using electrical impedance. |
| Animal and microbial cell culture | |
| Biolog OmniLog® PM System | High Throughput analyses of microbial and animal cell culture. Phenotypic Profiling – Analyzes metabolism and chemical sensitivity using phenotype microarrays. |
| Biolog Odin VII | High-throughput analyses of microbial and animal cell culture. Automated identification and characterization of microorganisms based on metabolic activity. |
| DASbox® Mini Bioreactor Systems | Bioprocessing – Parallel cultivation and monitoring of microbial or animal cell cultures under controlled conditions. Each system includes 4x 250 mL vessels, one dedicated to microbial cell culture and the other to animal cell culture. |
| Getinge DualLivit flex | Bioreactor – Modular culture system for the sterile production of cells or microorganisms, featuring automated control of critical parameters such as temperature, pH, agitation, and oxygenation. Equipped with 3 L and 15 L vessels to accommodate various production volumes. |
| Applikon Small Scale Bioreactors | Bioprocessing – Controlled cultivation of microbial or animal cells for research and process development. Systems include 1.5L and 3L vessels for microbial culture. |
| Infors HT, 5 Lux flat panel | Photobioreactor – Flat-panel system for culturing photosynthetic organisms with uniform lighting. |
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