Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00458, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Desaulniers, Jean-Paul (University of Ontario Institute of Technology), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Natural molecules like DNA and RNA are sugar-nucleic acid polymers that have desirable biological function._x000D_
However, expanding the applications of sugar-nucleic acid polymers are needed for downstream_x000D_
biotechnological applications because natural DNA and RNA are susceptible to degradation in the biological_x000D_
environment. Synthose is a company that specializes in the chemistry of sugars. Synthose has interests in_x000D_
expanding their platform to nucleic acids. Based on the expertise of Synthose in sugar chemistry, and the_x000D_
expertise in nucleic acid chemistry by Dr. Desaulniers' research group at the University of Ontario Institute of_x000D_
Technology (UOIT), new proposed sugar-nucleic acid polymers will be synthesized and studied. The work_x000D_
described will foster a new collaboration between the UOIT and the chemical industry sector and will generate_x000D_
unique structures that may have interesting future commercial value. As such, the new knowledge gained_x000D_
through the development of new sugar-nucleic acid polymers will offer exciting potential for the chemistry and_x000D_
biotechnology fields., program purpose french : Natural molecules like DNA and RNA are sugar-nucleic acid polymers that have desirable biological function._x000D_
However, expanding the applications of sugar-nucleic acid polymers are needed for downstream_x000D_
biotechnological applications because natural DNA and RNA are susceptible to degradation in the biological_x000D_
environment. Synthose is a company that specializes in the chemistry of sugars. Synthose has interests in_x000D_
expanding their platform to nucleic acids. Based on the expertise of Synthose in sugar chemistry, and the_x000D_
expertise in nucleic acid chemistry by Dr. Desaulniers' research group at the University of Ontario Institute of_x000D_
Technology (UOIT), new proposed sugar-nucleic acid polymers will be synthesized and studied. The work_x000D_
described will foster a new collaboration between the UOIT and the chemical industry sector and will generate_x000D_
unique structures that may have interesting future commercial value. As such, the new knowledge gained_x000D_
through the development of new sugar-nucleic acid polymers will offer exciting potential for the chemistry and_x000D_
biotechnology fields., agreement title english : Synthesis of Novel Sugar-Nucleic Acid Polymers, agreement title french : Synthesis of Novel Sugar-Nucleic Acid Polymers, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, 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