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Canada has an extensive range of research centres, food incubators, accelerators and labs supporting food and beverage innovation through the research they do and/or the services they offer. Each week throughout 2023, we’ll be highlighting an organization that’s supporting food innovation in Canada.
Location: Thetford Mines, QC
Mission: To help organizations innovate in the fields of sustainable chemistry, green chemistry and process scale-up, while acting as a regional centre of excellence with international reach.
Focus: Kemitek focuses on green and sustainable chemistry, process scale up and oleochemistry. Kemitek’s vision is to be the premier centre for technology development and support for green chemistry commercialization in Canada by 2030. It offers services to a number of sectors, including food and nutraceuticals; materials, coatings and adhesives; and cleaning agents.
Services: The centre’s services include:
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Chemical process development
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Process scale up and piloting
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Pre-commercial production
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Applied research
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Technical assistance
What you Need to Know: Kemitek’s pilot plant can be used to scale up processes developed in the laboratory; as the last step of research; for the large-scale production of chemicals (from a kilogram to a ton); and for the adaptation of existing technologies. It features a range of equipment and storage options.
Notable News: In 2020 the centre changed its name from OLEOTEK to Kemitek to better represent its mission and its innovation and technological development features.