Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Autonomous biosensor for real-time toxicity monitoring in remote environments
Agreement Number:
925142
Agreement Value:
$25,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 15, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020
Description:
We will design and build a novel biosensor for real-time toxicity monitoring in remote locations. The sensing principle will be based on a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC). The biosensor is intended as an inexpensive, qualitative, rapid toxicity warning system capable of surviving outdoors for at least a year without maintenance and without an external energy source.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H3C 1K3
Reference Number:
172-2018-2019-Q4-00040
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
R12194371
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Operating Name:
École de technologie supérieure
Recipient's Legal Name:
École de technologie supérieure
Federal Riding Name:
Ville-Marie--Le Sud-Ouest--Île-des-Soeurs
Federal Riding Number:
24077
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
Program Purpose:
The Ideation Fund is intended to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by teams of NRC scientific personnel and external collaborators with complementary capabilities, acting as a demonstration phase for a continually-evolving suite of research and development (R&D) deliverables at the NRC. The fund supports exploratory research through two mechanisms: the New Beginnings Initiative and the Small Teams Initiative.
NAICS Code:
541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences