Turning Biological Resources into Sustainable Products, Processes & Commercial Opportunities

InnoTech Alberta helps organizations develop, validate, and scale bio-based products, technologies, and processes. From agriculture and forestry to manufacturing, energy, and consumer products, we help clients transform biological resources into innovative solutions that improve performance, create value, and support a more sustainable future.

Our Mission: Advancing Innovation Through Biology

Bio-Industrial Services helps clients unlock value from agricultural crops, forestry resources, industrial by-products, microorganisms, and other biological materials. We provide the expertise, facilities, and scientific capabilities needed to develop new products, improve processes, reduce waste, and accelerate commercialization.

Our work spans the full innovation lifecycle, from scientific discovery and laboratory-scale development through pilot-scale validation and industrial scale-up. Whether the goal is to develop sustainable materials, optimize biological processes, create renewable energy solutions, or improve product performance, we help organizations move from concept to implementation with greater confidence and reduced risk.

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Bio-Industrial Services

Develop, Test & Scale Bio-Based Solutions

Biological materials and processes create opportunities across a wide range of industries, but moving ideas from research to commercial application requires specialized expertise, facilities, and validation.

Our team works with clients to:

  • Develop value-added products from biological resources
  • Improve industrial and manufacturing processes
  • Evaluate and validate emerging technologies
  • Support commercialization and scale-up decisions
  • Reduce technical and operational risk
  • Advance sustainability and circular economy objectives

Our capabilities span biological production, material characterization, process development, pilot-scale testing, and technology validation.

Bio-Industrial Product & Process Development
Bio-Composite Material Production Processing Research Analysis
Fermentation Processes & Organisms
Plant Sciences
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Our Bio-Industrial Experts

Expertise Across Biology, Engineering & Industrial Innovation

Our multidisciplinary team combines expertise in biology, chemistry, engineering, agriculture, materials science, and industrial operations. This breadth of knowledge allows us to tackle complex challenges that span multiple scientific and industrial disciplines.

From product development and process optimization to pilot testing and commercialization support, our experts work alongside clients to generate practical, science-based solutions.

Earl Jenson | Director, Bio-Industrial Services
Frank Tosto | Manager, Bio-Industrial Pilot Facilities and Operations
Sanjeev Nair | Manager, Fermentation
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Our Bio-Industrial Facilities

Specialized Facilities Supporting Research, Validation, & Scale-Up

Innovation requires more than expertise alone. InnoTech Alberta’s Bio-Industrial facilities provide the specialized infrastructure needed to evaluate technologies, validate performance, and bridge the gap between laboratory research and commercial implementation.

Our facilities support work ranging from plant sciences and fermentation through bio-composite development, biogas production, fibre processing, and thermochemical conversion technologies.

Agricultural Research Farm & Controlled Environment Centre
Biogas Facilities
Thermochemical Processing
Fibre Processing Facilities
Decortication Fibre Processing Plant
Fermentation Plant
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Featured Projects

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