College of Agriculture Signs MOU with POS Pilot Plant

Posted February 02, 2001


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ? February 2, 2001 2001-02-02-AG

College of Agriculture signs MOU with POS Pilot Plant

February 2, 2001 ? Today, U of S College of Agriculture Dean Ernie Barber
and POS Pilot Plant President Robert Morgan signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) that will open the door for increased sharing of human
resources and facilities between the two organizations.

POS is a bioprocessing facility located among the many scientific research
complexes that populate the north end of the U of S campus.

The agreement outlines several potential areas of collaboration, including
graduate training opportunities and provisions for joint research projects.

Mutual areas of interest include feed research, animal and poultry research,
plant science and food science.

"POS offers an added component of technology development to College of
Agriculture students and researchers, providing hands-on practical
experience for R&D and processing which stretches beyond the laboratory
scale," says Barber, "Having access to POS?s unique facilities has the
potential to accelerate our progress considerably in a number of areas."

"This agreement will add depth to the resources already existing in our R&D
community," says Morgan. "Through collaboration with the College of
Agriculture, POS can expand its range of services for Canadian and
international clients, and provide a research and processing continuum not
available elsewhere."

"By working collaboratively, we may shorten the lag between
knowledge-generation and commercialization. In this way, this partnership
represents a step forward not just for the College of Agriculture and POS,
but for the Saskatchewan agri-food industry," adds Barber.

POS Pilot Plant Corporation is a confidential research and development
facility dedicated to developing high-value, biologically based components
for nutraceuticals, functional foods, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, foods and
feeds for a broad range of clients.

For more information, contact:

Chris Maloney
Manager, Information Services
College of Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-8618
chris.maloney@usask.ca

Marilyn Huber
POS Pilot Plant Corporation
(306) 978-2855