Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00109, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Douglas, Dan (Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : The Ontario Beekeepers' Association (OBA) works to ensure a thriving and sustainable beekeeping industry in_x000D_
Ontario. The association advocates for beekeepers' interests, supports honey bee research and delivers practical_x000D_
training and information. The OBA has approached the College's Honours Bachelors of Applied Technology_x000D_
(Biotechnology) program to examine the effectiveness of Ontario honey as a wound treatment. In partnership_x000D_
with the OBA, Fanshawe College will collect data and complete analysis from a sample of 40 apiaries in_x000D_
Ontario. The goal is to identify the correlation between apiary conditions and honey which has properties that_x000D_
could be effective for wound treatment. The outcomes of this project would result in the creation of a new_x000D_
honey product with a much higher price-point for Ontario's beekeepers. Through participation in this project,_x000D_
the Fanshawe student research assistants (RAs) will improve their understanding of data collection methods,_x000D_
experimental design and testing, and will have the opportunity to participate in a research project in a client_x000D_
facing role., program purpose french : The Ontario Beekeepers' Association (OBA) works to ensure a thriving and sustainable beekeeping industry in_x000D_
Ontario. The association advocates for beekeepers' interests, supports honey bee research and delivers practical_x000D_
training and information. The OBA has approached the College's Honours Bachelors of Applied Technology_x000D_
(Biotechnology) program to examine the effectiveness of Ontario honey as a wound treatment. In partnership_x000D_
with the OBA, Fanshawe College will collect data and complete analysis from a sample of 40 apiaries in_x000D_
Ontario. The goal is to identify the correlation between apiary conditions and honey which has properties that_x000D_
could be effective for wound treatment. The outcomes of this project would result in the creation of a new_x000D_
honey product with a much higher price-point for Ontario's beekeepers. Through participation in this project,_x000D_
the Fanshawe student research assistants (RAs) will improve their understanding of data collection methods,_x000D_
experimental design and testing, and will have the opportunity to participate in a research project in a client_x000D_
facing role., agreement title english : Investigating the wound treatment potential of Ontario honey, agreement title french : Investigating the wound treatment potential of Ontario honey, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-07-12, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada