Our biofood incubator includes equipment, laboratories, and pilot plants in a range of food processing specialties: dairy, fruits and vegetables, baked goods, meat, and seafood products. In partnership with the AG-Bio Centre, we also offer business support services to companies in the startup and incubation stages.
Interested in developing new products? Contact us!
Expertise:
- Applied research
- Development of new products/processes
- Functional foods
- Cold pasteurization using high pressure processing (HPP)
- Clean label products
- Byproduct valorization
- Membrane filtration systems
- Food safety
- Quality control systems
- Chemical, microbiological and nutritional analyses
Material resources:
- Dairy processing plant
- Fruit, vegetable and bakery products processing plant
- Meat and seafood processing plant with cutting, cooking, and packaging rooms
- Microbiology and chemistry labs
- Experimental kitchen
- Sensory evaluation booths
- High pressure processing plant and equipment
- Specialized equipment
Témoignages
“With support from the CDBQ – QAIC, I was able to get the necessary funding to develop my new health-value-added products.”
Claude Rioux
Co-OwnerThe knowledge and experience of the CDBQ – QAIC staff in the field of high-pressure processing (HPP) enables us, and our clients, to make longer-lasting food products more widely available. As a valued collaborator and partner, the CDBQ – QAIC works with us to help us secure regulatory approval from Health Canada and meet the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s field requirements.
Stéphane Carrier
CPA-CA, President“The CDBQ – QAIC supported our team with advice and action right from the get go, giving us the credibility we needed to carry out our projects on fermented beverages. Given the quality of its facilities and the commitment of its staff, the CDBQ – QAIC is sure to remain a key player in agrifood research.”
Louis-Philippe Simard
Operations Manager
Maxime Clément
General Manager and Head Geek
“As part of an innovation project the CDBQ – QAIC helped us to test the shelf life of a new type of packaging and to get Health Canada approval for a new decontamination method. The highly professional team at the CDBQ – QAIC enabled us to achieve our goal and to deliver the project on time and on budget. I recommend that anyone with an innovation project should check out what the CDBQ – QAIC has to offer.”
Sylvain Bergeron
Co-Owner“We had the privilege of working with the CDBQ – QAIC on developing our first energy drink. What a great team!”
Félix Nunez et Mathieu Turgeon
Co-Owners“The professionalism and energy of the staff at the CDBQ – QAIC make them a partner of choice for our company.”
Christian Veilleux
Co-Owner of La Bête Bar-Steakhouse“The competent staff and versatile food processing facilities at the CDBQ – QAIC make it a leader and partner of choice for applied industry projects. We’re fortunate to have the CDBQ – QAIC as a partner in our open innovation initiatives for the biofood industry.”
François Couture
Agrifood Economist, INSTITUT SUR LA NUTRITION ET LES ALIMENTS FONCTIONNELS (INAF)“The team at the CDBQ – QAIC takes a proactive approach to meeting industry needs. The centre provides a wide range of invaluable services. It’s always a pleasure to work with them.”
Sophie Desforges
R&D/Quality Control Manage - Les Gibiers Canabec
