Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00492, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Serpe, Michael (University of Alberta), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The medical marijuana industry has been creating a lot of attention over the past year, with the new Liberal Government hinting at full legalization in the coming months. This dialogue has gotten companies and investors looking to expand production in preparation for the government's legalization announcement. One thing that is essential for the medical marijuana industry is the analysis of the product such that its chemical composition can be certified before it can be distributed and sold. While there are testing and certification techniques currently available, many of which can be found at Keystone Labs, there is a need for home testing kits, which will streamline certification procedures for growers and make the whole process less expensive. In this project, we will develop inexpensive sensing technology that will be able to be shipped to growers such that the chemical composition of their product can be analyzed at their site. Once the composition of the product is at the point (potency) where they are satisfied, they can then send it in to Keystone for final certification. By doing this, the grower will avoid sending the product in for analysis before it has reached its full potency, which would then require the grower to send in another sample for analysis, waisting both time and money._x000D_, program purpose french : The medical marijuana industry has been creating a lot of attention over the past year, with the new Liberal Government hinting at full legalization in the coming months. This dialogue has gotten companies and investors looking to expand production in preparation for the government's legalization announcement. One thing that is essential for the medical marijuana industry is the analysis of the product such that its chemical composition can be certified before it can be distributed and sold. While there are testing and certification techniques currently available, many of which can be found at Keystone Labs, there is a need for home testing kits, which will streamline certification procedures for growers and make the whole process less expensive. In this project, we will develop inexpensive sensing technology that will be able to be shipped to growers such that the chemical composition of their product can be analyzed at their site. Once the composition of the product is at the point (potency) where they are satisfied, they can then send it in to Keystone for final certification. By doing this, the grower will avoid sending the product in for analysis before it has reached its full potency, which would then require the grower to send in another sample for analysis, waisting both time and money._x000D_, agreement title english : Nanocavity-based sensors for cannabis analysis, agreement title french : Nanocavity-based sensors for cannabis analysis, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, 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