Through innovation, Biopterre's mission is to increase the competitiveness of companies in the field of bioresources, thus contributing to regional development.
Biopterre is:
- 39 competent persons committed to the success of the organization and its partners
- a dozen college- and university-level interns introduced to the world of applied research each year
- a team of involved instructors
- initiatives to accelerate innovation, partner networking and company pooling
- over 100 active projects annually
- over 80 companies accompanied each year in their innovation process
- research infrastructures valued at more than $2 million.
Médias
Secteurs d'activités
- Biomass conditioning (grinding, densification, granulation, pelletizing) and analysis of the features influencing the properties of bioproducts
- Development of biopesticides and biostimulants, greenhouse performance evaluation
- Development of crops specific to crop production in confined areas for the production of primary and secondary metabolites
- Development of methods for growing non-timber forest products with strong commercial potential
- Isolation, purification and production of fungal strains for the development of industrial applications
- Optimization of the biochar production process, agronomic and environmental valorization
- Production and use of functional microorganisms (bacterial and fungal), optimization of analytical techniques for their use in agriculture and horticulture
- Biomass conditioning (harvesting equipment, crusher, shredder, dryer, granulator, mill)
- Characterization platform (biochar and biomass)
- Collection of fungal strains (pathogenic and beneficial)
- Growth chambers under controlled conditions (for plants)
- Industrial platform – self-service access for industries with molecular biology, microbiology and in vitro culture platforms
- Molecular biology platform (DNA / RNA, PCR / qPCR)
- Multiplatform biotechnology laboratory
- Plant physiology apparatus
- Platform for microbiology and solid and liquid in vitro cultures
- Pyrolyzer
- Research greenhouses and field plots
- Specialized software
- Spectrophotometer
- 1642, rue de la Ferme, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, G0R 1Z0
- 418 856-5917
- Marie-Pierre Dufresne
- General Manager
