Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00532, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Hore, Dennis (University of Victoria), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : While spirits for cocktails continue to be mass produced by large distilleries, small businesses throughout_x000D_
Canadian towns and cities are increasingly recognized for their ability to bring innovative new tastes and ideas_x000D_
to market. Victoria Distillers is in the process of developing a gin that is coloured from natural substances in_x000D_
the form of flower petals. In addition to appealing to consumers based on the colour alone, they are seeking a_x000D_
novel effect in the form of a reversible colour change when the spirit is incorporated in a variety of cocktails._x000D_
There are challenges in achieving the initial product due to the seasonal and batch variation of the flowers._x000D_
Furthermore, the conditions over which the colour change occurs puts additional demands on the tolerances of_x000D_
the process. This proposed collaboration with the Hore group at the University of Victoria will enable the_x000D_
development of real-time monitoring protocols, including diagnostic and control software, that will be_x000D_
implemented in the distillery. In addition to enabling a new product to be brought to market, this project_x000D_
provides opportunity for training students, and interaction between researchers and local industry., program purpose french : While spirits for cocktails continue to be mass produced by large distilleries, small businesses throughout_x000D_
Canadian towns and cities are increasingly recognized for their ability to bring innovative new tastes and ideas_x000D_
to market. Victoria Distillers is in the process of developing a gin that is coloured from natural substances in_x000D_
the form of flower petals. In addition to appealing to consumers based on the colour alone, they are seeking a_x000D_
novel effect in the form of a reversible colour change when the spirit is incorporated in a variety of cocktails._x000D_
There are challenges in achieving the initial product due to the seasonal and batch variation of the flowers._x000D_
Furthermore, the conditions over which the colour change occurs puts additional demands on the tolerances of_x000D_
the process. This proposed collaboration with the Hore group at the University of Victoria will enable the_x000D_
development of real-time monitoring protocols, including diagnostic and control software, that will be_x000D_
implemented in the distillery. In addition to enabling a new product to be brought to market, this project_x000D_
provides opportunity for training students, and interaction between researchers and local industry., agreement title english : Real-time monitoring and optimization of spirit colouring from natural products, agreement title french : Real-time monitoring and optimization of spirit colouring from natural products, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-05-10, 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