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What Is The OBIC Bioproducts Innovation Center?

The Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center (OBIC) connects different segments of the bioproducts community to nurture business ecosystems and facilitate commercialization of new, sustainable bioproduct technologies.

OBIC recently received a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture to form a Consortium for Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Education (CABLE). The Ohio State University is working alongside 19 other universities around the U.S. to provide a unique leadership development experience to prepare student delegates to assume leadership roles in the emerging bioeconomy.

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  1. Access To Biobased Cleaning Supplies

    Nov 16, 2018

    Its 11:30pm on a Sunday night, you look around your house and think about all the time you should’ve spent cleaning over the weekend. The Sunday scaries start to get the best of you and the urge to clean overcomes your lack of ambition; we’ve all been there.

    You reach under the sink for some pine-scented remedy for your mess, and to your dismay, you realize that you’ve exhausted your inventory of cleaning supplies. It’s too late to run to the store, but the thought of waking up Monday morning to a disheveled interior is overwhelming.

  2. Aiding future leaders of the bioeconomy through leadership development

    Nov 14, 2018

    Dr. Ajay Shah, an Assistant Professor in Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, and Shivani Patel, studying Biological Engineering, represented The Ohio State University at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference (ABLC Global), a conference dedicated to the most important issues in the bioeconomy.

    They were among over 50 Student Delegates, Faculty Mentors, and Leadership Team members of the Consortium for Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Education (CABLE) who attended the conference in San Francisco, California.

  3. Science of Agriculture 2018 Review

    Oct 24, 2018

    Science of Agriculture has successfully completed its 17th year! The two-day program is hosted by the Ohio Agriculture Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster, Ohio and was attended by almost 500 middle school students. The goal of the event is to ignite students’ passion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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