BCIT

Applied Research at BCIT

Your source for applied research stories, resources, events and opportunities

BCIT and UBC Okanagan partner with private cannabis company

by Leave a Comment

Partnership announcement between BCIT, UBC and a private cannabis company, Pacific Rim Brands. Dr. Paula Brown, Director of BCIT’s Natural Health and Food Products Research Group (NRG)  and Canada Research Chair in Phytoanalytics, and Dr. Susan Murch, who teaches chemistry at UBC Okanagan, have partnered with Pacific Rim Brands, a Kelowna-based integrated cannabis company to develop beverage formulas containing […]

THC amounts identical in most cannabis strains, study finds

by Leave a Comment

Newly published research from UBC’s Okanagan campus has determined that many strains of cannabis have virtually identical levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), despite their unique street names. “It is estimated that there are several hundred or perhaps thousands of strains of cannabis currently being cultivated,” says Professor Susan Murch, who teaches chemistry at […]

BCIT Students with “Bright Ideas” win BIG

by Leave a Comment

BCIT just completed its 9th annual 2018 Student Innovation Challenge – a competition available to all BCIT students to share their innovative ideas, inventions, and research projects. This year we had more than $13,000 in prizes and received the most exciting and diverse student submissions with representation from all the schools. The Student Innovation Challenge “What’s Your Bright Idea?” […]

SMART Team Wins 2018 Burnaby Environmental Award!

by Leave a Comment

The BCIT SMART team was awarded the 2018 Environmental Award from the City of Burnaby on Monday, June 11, 2018, at Burnaby’s City Hall. Since 1996, the City of Burnaby’s Environmental Awards Program has recognized the outstanding contributions made by individuals, groups, organizations, institutions, and businesses to environmental sustainability in our community. These contributions help the City […]