Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00754, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Hayes, Paul (University of Lethbridge), 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 : Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful tool used by chemists, biochemists, biologists_x000D_
and the pharmaceutical industry to establish chemical identity and structure. Despite its broad utility, NMR_x000D_
spectroscopy was the last analytical technology to miniaturize. Nanalysis Corp. is a small, Calgary-based_x000D_
Canadian company that manufactures small "bench-top" NMR spectrometers. Although they have developed_x000D_
industry leading technology, they have not yet created protocols for operating their instruments in the unusual_x000D_
environment of a glove box, a special tool employed by academic, industrial and pharmaceutical chemists who_x000D_
use air-sensitive chemicals that must be stored under an inert atmosphere._x000D_
The proposed project involves a collaboration between Nanalysis Corp. and Prof. Paul G. Hayes at the_x000D_
University of Lethbridge. Hayes is an expert in air-sensitive chemistry and NMR spectroscopy and possesses_x000D_
resources necessary to provide operational testing of a bench-top NMR spectrometer inside a functioning glove_x000D_
box. The information obtained throughout this project will allow Nanalysis to access a new market, thereby_x000D_
growing their customer base, ultimately leading to job creation. It is important to recognize that many_x000D_
chemicals relevant to products used by many Canadians (e.g. metal catalysts that are used to make_x000D_
pharmaceuticals or polymerize alkenes to make plastics) react negatively with oxygen and moisture in the air._x000D_
Thus, technological improvements that enable such work to be completed more quickly and efficiently will_x000D_
benefit Canadians by lowering the cost of existing products and leading to more rapid development of new_x000D_
ones., program purpose french : Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful tool used by chemists, biochemists, biologists_x000D_
and the pharmaceutical industry to establish chemical identity and structure. Despite its broad utility, NMR_x000D_
spectroscopy was the last analytical technology to miniaturize. Nanalysis Corp. is a small, Calgary-based_x000D_
Canadian company that manufactures small "bench-top" NMR spectrometers. Although they have developed_x000D_
industry leading technology, they have not yet created protocols for operating their instruments in the unusual_x000D_
environment of a glove box, a special tool employed by academic, industrial and pharmaceutical chemists who_x000D_
use air-sensitive chemicals that must be stored under an inert atmosphere._x000D_
The proposed project involves a collaboration between Nanalysis Corp. and Prof. Paul G. Hayes at the_x000D_
University of Lethbridge. Hayes is an expert in air-sensitive chemistry and NMR spectroscopy and possesses_x000D_
resources necessary to provide operational testing of a bench-top NMR spectrometer inside a functioning glove_x000D_
box. The information obtained throughout this project will allow Nanalysis to access a new market, thereby_x000D_
growing their customer base, ultimately leading to job creation. It is important to recognize that many_x000D_
chemicals relevant to products used by many Canadians (e.g. metal catalysts that are used to make_x000D_
pharmaceuticals or polymerize alkenes to make plastics) react negatively with oxygen and moisture in the air._x000D_
Thus, technological improvements that enable such work to be completed more quickly and efficiently will_x000D_
benefit Canadians by lowering the cost of existing products and leading to more rapid development of new_x000D_
ones., agreement title english : Protocol Development for Utilizing Bench-top NMR Spectrometers in an Inert Atmosphere Glove Box, agreement title french : Protocol Development for Utilizing Bench-top NMR Spectrometers in an Inert Atmosphere Glove Box, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-02-07, 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