Professor Orlando Rojas is leading a research collaboration on material science and fiber processing with Japan’s Murata Manufacturing Company, a global leading manufacturer of electronics and advanced materials. ‘We work to uncover solutions from nature and to fulfill many of our material needs. This can be done sustainably by looking into one of Finland’s most important resources, the forest. There are great business propositions if wood components and residues from industry are considered,’ he says.
The government of Canada today announced more than $3.5 million in funding for the University of British Columbia (UBC)'s BioProducts Institute. The money