Fanshawe College Centre for Research & Innovation

About Fanshawe College Centre for Research & Innovation

Fanshawe College Centre for Research & Innovation is a research and development hub in the Huron Heights neighbourhood of London, Ontario. It partners with businesses, entrepreneurs, and industry partners in the greater London region to address specific needs, drive innovation, and improve processes or product development. The centre offers R&D services for various industries. For agri-food businesses, it provides food and beverage innovation through the Centre for Applied Research and Innovation in Biotechnology (CARIB) labs, offering recipe development, batch and continuous fermentation, CO2 extraction, spray drying, and encapsulation of ingredients. Other services include product testing and analysis for nutritional profiling, microbial testing, and shelf life, as well as food packaging innovation involving material selection and small-scale trials. The centre also provides connected building technology services, including PCB design, fabrication, and supercomputing capabilities. The facility provides researchers and scientists with access to laboratories and specialized testing areas. It supports research resources such as a Research Ethics Board, intellectual property and commercialization guidelines, and research and data management. The Innovation Village features collaborative workspaces, virtual reality and multimedia labs, and equipment for hands-on learning and complex problem-solving.