To date, more than 100 projects have been carried out to develop procedures and technologies for the assay and characterization of active ingredients of medicinal plants, and functional and health-enhancing foods. Other projects developed the means to verify the bioavailability and effects of active ingredients or products on the immune system. Natural health products are the subject of a number of projects in which manufacturers that wish to respect government regulations have asked the centre to develop procedures to verify the presence and concentration of active substances to ensure or enhance human health. Companies in the sector of human health mandate us to validate procedures, to produce antibodies, and to characterize molecules through mass spectrometry and animal testing.

The centre’s researchers also initiate promising projects themselves. The technologies developed through these projects may be offered to companies or transferred to other research centres or commercial businesses.

A scrapie genotyping test was developed in our laboratories and is now offered to Canadian producers who wish to know their livestock’s genetic resistance or sensitivity. Over 2500 animals have been tested to date and, thanks to samples received, TransBIOTech has been able to build an impressive DNA bank for producers. This test permitted a genetic study of Quebec livestock in collaboration with the Centre d'expertise ovine du Québec (CEPOQ), in which 800 rams were tested. The genome tools used to develop this test are investments that will help develop other animal and human health tests.

The centre’s researchers have been working for years to develop a biotechnology tool to identify microorganisms in wastewater; the technology developed uses photonics and will allow for the creation of a biosensor in collaboration with the National Optics Institute (NOI).

In the coming years, the centre’s scientific team will be focusing its energy on genomics, proteomics and immunology projects in order to develop useful tools for companies.

TransBIOTech, an applied technology development research centre, cooperates with university researchers on team projects. The centre’s researchers are part of Quebec and Canadian research networks. A number of projects carried out in collaboration with the teams of the Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Institute (INAF) of Laval university study, among other things, the effect of probiotics on human health and the development of animal models;

The centre’s researchers are disposed to collaborating with other research centres or universities.

TransBIOTech via the Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon is an organization recognized and accredited by the NSERC and may submit funding applications under various NSERC programs.