SARNIA, ON – The Sustainable Chemistry Alliance (SCA) has entered into a collaboration agreement with Lambton College that will provide researchers and research facilities as well as specialists in a variety of areas to assist companies in achieving their business and research ventures, creating future commercial opportunities.
“We share the common goal of working with companies to help them develop early stage technologies that have the potential to move forward to the commercialization stage,” says Dr. Murray McLaughlin, President and CEO of the SCA. “Our two organizations are also committed to support the development of greener technologies and processes in a growing and sustainable Canadian economy.”
Dr. McLaughlin and Judith Morris, Lambton College Vice President Academic & Student Services, have signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU formalizes six areas of collaboration:
Lambton College will provide on a fee for service basis, where appropriate, specialists to assist companies in their pursuit of a particular business/research venture;
The college will provide on a fee for service basis, where appropriate, researchers and research facilities to investing companies;
New companies will be apprised by the SCA as to the skills developed and training offered at the college, in an effort to encourage the hiring of Lambton College co-operative education students and graduates;
The SCA will provide new companies with contact names and general training options offered by the college’s Contract Training Office;
Sustainable business and industry practices will be encouraged by both parties through a variety of mediums which could include contracted experts, training opportunities and ongoing educational awareness;
The college will assist with business ventures that extend to the Asian market, specifically to China.
“The Sustainable Chemistry Alliance and Lambton College excel at partnering,” says Judith Morris. “Currently, we are collaborating on two research and commercialization projects with the Bioindustrial Innovation Centre. This MOU points the way to explore other avenues of collaboration and is a further step in cementing our relationship. The college’s collaboration with the SCA, as well as with the Bioindustrial Innovation Centre and University of Western Ontario Research Park in Sarnia, is essential to support the innovation and commercialization needs of our companies to be globally competitive, to diversify and to participate in the new and more sustainable economy.”
About the SCA
The Sustainable Chemistry Alliance (www.suschemalliance.ca) is a not-for-profit organization established in 2008 to promote growth and prosperity by fostering and supporting innovation, development, commercialization and related business activities and projects in the area of green and sustainable chemistry. SCA is supported by the Bioindustrial Innovation Centre, a Centre of Excellence for Commercialization of Research with funding from the Government of Canada.
About Lambton College
Lambton College (www.lambton.on.ca) was one of Ontario’s first publicly funded colleges and officially opened in 1966. The college was originally founded on its technology programs, but today offers a wide variety of programs in health sciences, community services, public safety, fire science, business, liberal studies and technology. The main college campus is located in Sarnia and includes about 3,200 full-time and 5,000 part-time students. The college has international campuses in China, India and Saudi Arabia.
For more information contact:
Dr. Murray McLaughlin, PhD
President and CEO,
Sustainable Chemistry Alliance
Tel: 519-383-8303 ext. 237
Cell: 519-550-5525
Email: murraym@suschemalliance.ca