We have over 18 years experience collaborating with industry and building natural product applied research capacity through federal and provincial funding programs, contract research and training opportunities
The Centre for Natural Products (CNP) received Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Technology Access Centre (NSERC TAC) funding in 2019 to become an innovation hub within Loyalist College with expertise in plant-based technologies.
The CNP was designated as a TAC – which is allocated to an applied research centre affiliated with a Canadian college that provides regional industry with access to specialized technology, equipment, and expertise. There are 60 TACs enabling specialized innovation in Canada and Loyalist College is the only TAC in the areas of natural products and cannabis.