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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. Biobased Healthcare

    Jan 28, 2019

    Nowadays, many news outlets are reporting on the “plastic straw ban” sweeping across America. Consumers boycott disposable items like straws and cups to end the era of single-use plastic. While mainstream media focuses on the harmful effects of plastic straws, we are not considering other major environmental polluters such as the healthcare industry.

  2. Sustainable Construction Materials

    Nov 29, 2018

    When thinking about sustainability, the three big R’s come to mind: reducing, reusing, and recycling. However, this makes it easy to overlook how we can be sustainable in other aspects of life. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that residential and commercial building contributes up to 40% of landfill wastes, and 40% of global carbon dioxide emissions are linked to the construction industry. In 2015, the United Nations gathered in Paris to unite our efforts of combating global climate change.

  3. Access To Biobased Cleaning Supplies

    Nov 16, 2018

    It's 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.

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