Wit Ventures: BioAmber Teams Up With Genome Canada on Alternative Nylon

Saturday, 2 December 2017

BioAmber Teams Up With Genome Canada on Alternative Nylon.

Sarnia-based BioAmber has partnered with Genome, and the University of Toronto to develop a more environmentally-friendly nylon.

Genome Canada, along with the Ontario Government, and other partners, are investing $5.7-million into the applied research project.

Nylon is currently made from petroleum, and there’s strong demand for an alternative using sugar-based chemicals like the ones BioAmber produce.

University of Toronto Researcher Dr. Krishna Mahadevan says BioAmber is a perfect fit.

“What we’re trying to focus on with this grant is adipic acid,” says Dr. Mahadevan. “Of course, since BioAmber has the know-how to try to make this and scale it up to 30,000 tonnes and do these operations, they’re a perfect partner with us in Toronto.”

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