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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.

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OBIC eNews 4-22-09 Print E-mail

 

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Why We Go to NPE
In a recent article about the upcoming National Plastics Expo (NPE) conference, Joseph Pryweller, a Plastics News staffer quoted Henry David Thoreau, who said: "Men have become the tools of their tools." Pryweller followed with his own comment: "But visitors to NPE already know that, since their businesses frequently are only as healthy as their tools." Read more

 

OBIC Featured Capabilities

  • Applied Polymer Research Center (APRC)
    The Applied Polymer Research Center is a contract services facility operated by The University of Akron (UA) College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering. The Center has been serving the industrial community, especially rubber and plastics, for over 50 years.
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OBIC Collaborators in the News

  • Bioproduct Innovation Receives National Award
    With help from the Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center, one of Ohio's bioproducts has received a national award. The TKS Natural Rubber project has been ongoing for 5 years with university and indurstry collarborators. Read more
  • Doug O'Brien Update
    In past news OBIC featured Doug O'Brien in our collaborator profile. O'Brien has now joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture as Chief of Staff for USDA Deputy Director, Kathleen Merrigan. Read more

 

Upcoming Events

  • The Sixth Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing
    The World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing will be held July 19-22, 2009 in Montreal , Quebec. The World Congress aims to bring together individuals with diverse experience to share knowledge that will speed the development and growth of a sector that is vital for value creation and sustainable industrial development.
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