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NEW INGREDIENT HELPS MEAT ALTERNATIVES RETAIN TASTE AND TEXTURE, WHILE REDUCING SODIUM Building on increased consumer interest in plantbased products and plant proteins, Roquette has introduced Nutralys L85M, a new specialty ingredient that expands the company’s existing line of Nutralys pea proteins. Beyond tastes and new textures that allow for delicious culinary experiences, Nutralys L85M enables food developers to create plant-based meats with less salt in order to meet consumers’ demands and Tingley has introduced a new line of knee boots for workers in

expectations when managing their daily sodium intake. tingleyrubber.ca

A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH NEW SAFETY BOOT the food industry. The CSA Green Patch Pulsar Safety Toe PVC boot features a grade-one protective toe cap, a puncture-resistant midsole and is ESR hazard rated, with excellent slip-resistance on both wet-clean and wet-contaminated surfaces. Pulsar boots are 100 percent liquid-proof and provide resistance to a wide range of chemicals, including acids, alkalies, fats and oils. Patent-pending innovations include a calf-relief expansion gusset for more calf comfort than ordinary boots. Tread wear indicators show when half the treads have worn away. A contoured, cushioned insole absorbs shock and enhances comfort. roquette.com

GASTROGRAPH AI USES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO SAVE TIME IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE MARKET RESEARCH Gastrograph AI is the first artificial intelligence platform to understand human sensory perception. It was designed by Analytical Flavor Systems to help food and beverage companies create better, more targeted and healthy offerings for consumers. Now, these companies can quickly make sense of critical aspects of their products to make important decisions in the products’ development. With Gastrograph AI, product developers no longer have to wait days or weeks for consumer panels or market research to complete because the platform quickly predicts which cohorts of consumers will like their product and how it compares to other products on the market. gastrograph.com INNOVATIVE HAND-WASHING REMINDER AND TIMER Kitchen Brains has introduced the Scrub Buddy timer to support foodservice operators, food processing plants and other businesses that require frequent hand washing. Easy to use, each Scrub Buddy alerts up to eight employees every 30 minutes, or at a preferred interval, to wash their hands. It then times each hand wash for 20 seconds, as recommended by health experts, after which it automatically resets for the next 30-minute reminder. Employees receive both audio and visual alerts displayed on Scrub Buddy’s LCD screen. It’s durable, needs no installation and runs on four AA batteries. Magnetic backing will attach to most metal surfaces or the unit can be affixed permanently with an optional bracket. kitchenbrains.com

CANARIE connects Canadian researchers

BY JANA MANOLAKOS

In 1993, the Canadian Government and the private sector launched a national network, the Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and Education (CANARIE), designed to help scientists and academics link vast amounts of research data across Canada and the world. A year later in 1994, the World Wide Web followed, bringing internet to the masses. CANARIE aimed to play a key role in Canada’s emerging and evolving internet, and it continues to this day, across an impressive 31,000 kilometres of coast-tocoast ultra-high-speed research and education network.

One million researchers, scientists and students at over 2,000 Canadian institutions, including universities, colleges, research institutes, hospitals and government laboratories, have access to CANARIE’s high-speed network. Twelve provincial and territorial network partners, together with CANARIE, collectively form Canada’s National Research and Education Network.

In addition to its network, which operates at speeds up to 100 Gigabits per second (enough to download a twohour HD video in 4 / 10 of a second), CANARIE’s research software service supports and funds the development of software tools. Through its Digital Accelerator for Innovation and Research (DAIR) program, small businesses and entrepreneurs gain access to its free cloud-computing resources and advanced networking to boost commercialization. CANARIE also manages and operates the Canadian Access Federation, an access management environment that provides users with local and international WiFi connectivity and content. It also supports research data management (RDM) workflow – data creation, storage, access and reuse, with different software components and tools.

In 2016 the network was expected to transmit close to 258,000 terabytes of data, or the equivalent of 67,500,000 HD movies that would take over 15,000 years to watch. Two short years later, that number grew to 313,000 terabytes.

Last year, the Canadian government announced an additional $137 million to support CANARIE’s activities for the next four years, with a mandate to focus on network evolution and initiatives that ensure Canada’s researchers and entrepreneurs realize the benefits of cloud technology, big data and global research collaborations.

“This is an exciting new chapter for CANARIE,” says Jim Ghadbane, president and CEO. “Over the course of our 26-year history, we have evolved to meet the changing needs of Canadians, and we look forward to the next stage of our evolution. Going forward, we will continue to learn from and build on the successful collaborations of our current mandate to deliver worldclass infrastructure and services to the Canadians that are pushing the boundaries of discovery and innovation.”

The renewal of CANARIE’s mandate is a key part of the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) Strategy, and is the result of a community effort to highlight the need for continued investment in Canada’s essential digital research infrastructure – high-speed networks, advanced research computing, software tools and research data management – that enable Canada to lead in a wide range of scientific domains.