KINGSTON, ON – A new commercialization model that transforms Green Chemistry discoveries into real-world products and industrial technologies for reducing harm to the environment, has received a major vote of confidence from the Ontario government.
The Hon. John Gerretsen , Minister of the Environment, on behalf of John Milloy, Minister of Research and Innovation, announced at Queen’s University today the awarding of $13.6 million in support of GreenCentre Canada . The work of the Centre is seen as reflecting the objectives of Ontario ’s Ministry of Research and Innovation and the Ontario government’s Toxics Reduction Strategy with its commitment to supporting Green Chemistry and alternative technologies that reduce or eliminate the use of compounds that are harmful to the environment.