Reference number : 172-2019-2020-Q2-930530, amendment number : 1, agreement type : C, recipient legal name : TerraVerdae BioWorks Inc., recipient country : CA, recipient province : AB, recipient city : Edmonton|Edmonton, recipient postal code : T6G 2E1, program name english : Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms, program name french : Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux entreprises, program purpose english : The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization, program purpose french : Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation, agreement title english : Formulation and Evaluation of Biobased and Biodegradable Plastics for Agricultural Mulch Film Applications, agreement title french : Formulation and Evaluation of Biobased and Biodegradable Plastics for Agricultural Mulch Film Applications, agreement number : 930530, agreement value : 150000.0, agreement start date : 2019-07-01, agreement end date : 2020-06-30, description english : TerraVerdae Bioworks (TVB) is an advanced biomaterials company whose technology is based on the use of biobased and biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA).   TVB has demonstrated the large scale production of PHA and is now focused on development of PHA biopolymer products.  

This project will develop biodegradable polymer and composite formulations with enhanced mechanical properties and functionality required for high valued applications.  This will include development of PHA-based plastics that have controlled biodegradability, such as agricultural mulch films, where field applied films provide moisture conservation and weed barrier properties during the growing season and then degrade in place by the following spring., description french : TerraVerdae Bioworks (TVB) is an advanced biomaterials company whose technology is based on the use of biobased and biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA).   TVB has demonstrated the large scale production of PHA and is now focused on development of PHA biopolymer products.  

This project will develop biodegradable polymer and composite formulations with enhanced mechanical properties and functionality required for high valued applications.  This will include development of PHA-based plastics that have controlled biodegradability, such as agricultural mulch films, where field applied films provide moisture conservation and weed barrier properties during the growing season and then degrade in place by the following spring., expected results english : The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization, expected results french : Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation, additional information english : nan, additional information french : nan, owner organization : nrc-cnrc, owner organization title : National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada