Chairholder: Laurent Bazinet Chair duration: 2022-present Financial partners: Olymel, Exceldor, Montpak International, Innodal, Fruit d’Or, Lactalis Canada, Eurodia, Amer-Sil, NSERC, CRIBIQ Keywords: electromembrane processes; valorization of co-products; circular economy; cruor; duckweed; cranberry juice; white water; antimicrobial ingredients; food preservation Abstract: The VITALE Chair aims to 1) develop technological approaches to optimize the valorization of bio-food co-products while minimizing their environmental impact and increasing their added value, 2) demonstrate the implication of these technologies in a circular economy context and 3) validate the health effects of new eco-designed products.   Main spin-offs: The Chair will offer more than 20 students the opportunity to acquire interdisciplinary training in fields that are currently booming, and where there is a crying shortage of expertise and highly qualified personnel. In addition to improving eco-efficiency through innovative processes, this Chair will lead to the marketing of unique products and ingredients with scientifically proven bioactivities. The anticipated economic spin-offs for the partners in the medium and long term are over $10 million/year and the creation of more than 15 jobs.   Hyperlinks to published works: See the publications and news section of the team’s website for news and publications during this period.   Media and social media communications during the VITALE Chair : Chaire VITALE, INAF News, June 28, 2022. «De nouveaux agents de conservation alimentaire produits à partir du sang de porc», Ulaval Nouvelles, January 10, 2023. «Lentilles d’eau : un procédé pour tirer profit de ces miniatures usines à protéines», Ulaval News, November 2, 2023. «A small aquatic plant, duckweed, could revolutionize the food of tomorrow», The Conversation, July 17, 2024. «The small aquatic plant “duckweed” has the potential to revolutionize the future of food», project design (Japan), August 2024. «Une plante aquatique pourrait révolutionner l’alimentation de demain», Le bel Âge, October 2024. «Une petite plante ... Lire plus