Helping corporations, associations and educational organizations to secure supplemental funding in areas related to advanced bio-energy and bio-based projects
Program Oversight- Non-biased facilitation of collaborative activities
Premier provider of support to companies interested in accelerating commercialization of bio-based products
Inspiring today’s youth to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, agriculture and math
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The Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center (OBIC) is a research initiative that integrates academia and industry toward the development of renewable specialty chemicals, polymers/plastics and advanced materials.  We have the resources to support and build clusters by collaborating with entities including:

  • Industry
  • Researchers
  • Educators
  • Government

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Located at The Ohio State University, OBIC is a unique alliance established in 2005 with financial support from the Ohio Third Frontier Program.

As a major manufacturing state, Ohio is a significant user of energy and materials.  Ohio farmers and agribusiness can produce and convert biomass to supply major portions of this material demand as a substitute for petroleum.   By their nature, food and advanced energy product plays a critical role in the formation of a new, integrated bioeconomy.  To enhance Ohio's position as a leader in bioproducts innovation, OBIC fosters discovery and use of Ohio biomass and new technologies via a market needs model, thereby accelerating bioproducts commercialization.

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A green evolution
A Jackson Center student’s mouth drops as he witnesses his liquid concoction evolve into a solid plastic. “This is why I took this class,” he exclaims, “because I get to learn with my hands!” Agricultural education classrooms face unique challenges as they attempt to...
USDA refers to OSU project at national conference
 "Agriculture will redefine the entire economy," proclaimed United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at a recent conference hosted by National Journal. To support his statement, Secretary Vilsack highlighted a project he witnessed when he visted The Ohio State...
More ethanol, less corn and new jobs
The future of the U.S. ethanol industry depends on its ability to increase yields, be competitive with fossil fuels and fill a growing need for energy independence. Ohio State University’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) is lending its...
Teenage solutions to real-world problems
“It’s something new; I haven’t learned anything like it in other classes.” Kadey, a junior high student at Mechanicsburg, proclaims about a new topic that her pre-service agricultural education teacher, Jodi Wildermuth, is championing. “Agbiosciences” is an...

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