TICAN: Industry Partners and Proposed Projects
The portfolio of industry research projects currently underway are listed below as an example.
Additional opportunities will be listed in the Winter 2027 semester.
Please note that opportunities are subject to final funding approval and may be refined as industry partners finalize project scopes and research priorities. In some cases, project objectives will be further developed through collaboration between the successful applicant and the industry partner to ensure alignment with organizational needs and academic goals.
Applicants will be considered for available placements as projects are confirmed.
As an applicant, please indicate your preferred project(s) in your cover letter. Please note that you may also be considered for other placement opportunities that align with your skills, experience, academic background and research interests.
Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agri-food (CANZA)
The Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agri-food (CANZA) is a multi-stakeholder alliance dedicated to accelerating sustainable, climate-smart agriculture across Canada. They are headquartered in Toronto.
Projects:
- Soil spectroscopy commercialization project.
Genuine Taste
Genuine Taste is a Toronto-based biotechnology and cell agriculture startup, specializing in cultivating animal fat to improve the taste, aroma, and texture of alternative meat and plant-based protein products.
Project:
Evaluate the environmental and economic viability of large-scale cultivated fat production, including its greenhouse gas reduction potential, production costs and supply chain challenges. The findings will help guide scalable manufacturing and inform the future sustainability of cellular agriculture.
Maia Farms
Maia Farms is a Vancouver-based biotechnology and food-tech company that produces highly sustainable, protein-rich food ingredients derived from mushroom mycelium.
Projects:
- Dynamic Fermentation Metabologenomics: Tracking Temporal Metabolic Flux and Downstream Process Ingestion for AI Modeling
- Fungal Functional Genomics and Transcriptomics: Screening Neuro-Active Secondary Metabolites using Human Brain Organoid Models
- Flavour Genomics and Functional Gastronomy: Mapping Fungal Strain-Level Genetic Determinants to Ingredient Performance and Sensory Profiles
Semex
Semex is a global agricultural genetics company specializing in bovine artificial insemination and embryo technologies. Headquartered in Guelph, Ontario.
Projects:
- Advancing reproductive technology.
- Andrology and semen biomarkers.