CRIBE Invests $3 Million in Partnership Between G2 Biochem Ethanol and Lakehead University

Minister Gravelle delivers good news at CRIBE funding announcement

(June 7, 2011 - Thunder Bay, ON) Today, in the Lakehead University Agora, CRIBE announced $3 million in funding for an innovative partnership between G2 BioChem and Lakehead's Biorefining Research Initiative.

Dr. Rui Wang accepts CRIBE funds

CRIBE will provide $2 million to G2 BioChem in Chatham and $894,500 to Lakehead University. This funding allows LU researchers, students and CRIBE members to fully access the research facility and industrial expertise at G2 BioChem in Chatham. Results from work at the demonstration plant will be used by CRIBE, its clients in Northern Ontario, and Lakehead researchers to develop local projects that will generate revenue and bring new jobs to northern communities.

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