  
PEI has done an excellent job at supporting the traditional economy while creating the right conditions for the growth of the new economy. It helps to have a roadmap to development and the PEI BioAlliance has been very instrumental in facilitating this process for our company.
President, Phyterra Yeast Inc.  
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 The BioAlliance partners in business, research, and government share a common drive for discovery and innovation. Building on that vision, we are constructing state-of-the-art research, manufacturing and commercialization facilities, with lots more to come. Coming Soon... THE PEI BIOCOMMONS RESEARCH PARK Ground will soon be broken for a $30 million BioCommons Park in the capital city of Charlottetown. This new centre of research excellence will be located next to a preserved green space with landscaped trails. At approximately 60,000 square feet in size, the facility will include:
PEI RESEARCH FACILITIES Since opening it doors in 1986, the Atlantic Veterinary College has been one of North America’s leading Veterinary Colleges. Researchers have recently moved into a new 57,000 sq. ft research complex that, in addition to 12,000 sq ft. of new laboratory space, provides additional space for AVC’s growing graduate studies and research program. It also contains a purpose-built SPF holding and lab area. Located adjacent at the University of PEI campus is the National Research Council’s Institute for Nutrisciences & Health.This 55,000 sq. ft. research centre was opened in 2007 and is home to close to 100 scientists and support staff, including researchers from the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, visiting scientists, post-doctoral and graduate students, and industry partners. Early stage private sector companies have quickly occupied the new industry partnership facility where they have access to critical infrastructure and tools, and benefit from proximity to top-notch research teams. A $7.5 Million expansion has added a 5000 sq. ft natural products extraction facility to the Food Tech Centre in Charlottetown. Funded by federal, provincial and private sector partners, the ISO-9001 certified facility provides the platform technology for extracting. And in November 2009, Canada's Smartest Kitchen, a state-of-the-art facility that combines culinary arts with the science of food to create marketable food products opened in Charlottetown. The 12,000-sq. ft. facility is used for researching, developing and testing products for the company's expansive food product line. PRIVATE COMPANY FACILITIES BioVectra manufactures advanced pharmaceutical ingredients, advanced intermediates and bioprocessing reagents and currently operates three Charlottetown facilities. The largest is the 33,500 sq. ft Regis and Joan Duffy Biopharmaceutical Center for cGMP manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, advanced intermediates, pre-clinical and clinical trial supplies. BioVectra operates a Bioextraction Facility at the West Royalty Industrial Park, as well as the 20,000 sq. ft. Douglas J. Hennessy Biochemical Centre for fine chemical synthesis and natural product extraction. Novartis operates the Animal Health’s Center for Aqua Research and Development facility in Victoria, PEI. The world-class R&D facility is looking into new and innovative vaccine solutions for preventing and controlling disease-causing pathogens in farmed fish. The Basel, Switzerland-based company has also recently expanded its vaccine production facilities to the West Royalty Business Park near Charlottetown. Phyterra Yeast develops and commercializes enhanced, urea-degrading yeast products. Phyterra Yeast recently unveiled plans to expand into a new manufacturing and commercialization facility in Summerville, PEI. This expansion will create 20 new long-term jobs in rural PEI and will help the company develop new products that will be widely used in the global food and beverage industry. Nature's Crops International is a premier supplier of conventional as well as organic, non-GM, and expeller pressed oils. In late 2009 they announced plans to construct a bio-refinery in Kensington, PEI that will extract oils from specialty seeds. |