Bioprocess Engineering

Cluster Leader: Brad Saville

Cluster Members:
D.G. Allen
L.L. Diosady
E.A. Edwards
M. Kawaji
R. Mahadevan
E.R. Master
A.P. McGuigan
P. Santerre (IBBME)
M. Radisic (MIE)
K.A. Woodhouse (Queens U.)
C.M. Yip (IBBME)
P. Zandstra (IBBME) 


Cluster Description
The Bioprocess Engineering cluster has common interests that encompass various aspects of biotechnology and engineering, including fundamental work in biomolecular interactions; protein design, growth, and characterization; enzyme and microbial technology; biosensors and/or DNA based analysis (DNA microarrays); bioseparations and bioreactors. Several applications of bioprocess engineering are being researched, including: food processing and food preservation; the production of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and sweeteners; air and wastewater treatment; bio-based structural motifs for supramolecular architectures; microfluidics as applied to bioreactors and DNA chips; bioenergy; and applications in the pulp and paper industry. There are also some natural links to biomedical applications, such as drug metabolism, tissue engineering, and the development or use of bio-based agents for therapeutic purposes.