Creatus Biosciences Inc.

$75,000.00 CAD

≈ 12 months of average Canadian pay
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2018-2019
Agreement period
May 1, 2018 – August 31, 2019
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2018-2019-Q1-907349

Published purpose

Bacterial contamination in commercial ethanol fermentations can decrease ethanol yield and negatively impact the economics of ethanol production. Currently, antibiotics are used to prevent bacterial infections in ethanol fermentations, which is costly and can lead to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Our goal is to develop a method for producing an antibacterial yeast strain that can be used in ethanol fermentations without the addition of antibiotics.

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