{"id":4789,"date":"2022-02-04T18:50:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T18:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/?p=4789"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:50:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T18:50:04","slug":"ocean-solutions-for-immune-boosting-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/ocean-solutions-for-immune-boosting-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Ocean Supercluster announces $2.3M Ocean Solutions for Immune Boosting Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"g-container\">\n<h3><span class=\"fontstyle0\">One of five Ocean Supercluster projects announced today<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4794\" src=\"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Canadas-Ocean-Supercluster-announces-2.3M-Ocean-Solutions-for-Immune-AKSO-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Video Announcement here: <\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ocean Supercluster Project Announcements - Feb 4th, 2022\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sKlnsOH8quQ?start=346&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Today, Canada\u2019s Ocean Supercluster announced five new projects with a total value of nearly $29 million, including the <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle2\">Ocean Solutions for Immune Boosting Project. <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">This Nova Scotia-led project is using Atlantic sea cucumber to develop and launch a clinically proven novel human health product with benefits in warding off infectious diseases.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">AKSO has concentrated a secret ingredient from Atlantic sea cucumber and encapsulated into capsules as natural health product. The product is capable of significantly increasing immunity in animals.Through this project, AKSO Marine Biotech Inc. and its partners plan to use these fully characterized bioactive ingredients to develop and launch a clinically proven novel human health product with benefits in warding off infectious diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">With a total project value of over $2.3 million, the Ocean Supercluster will provide $520 thousand with the balance coming from project partners. In the <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle2\">Ocean Solutions for Immune Boosting Project<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, AKSO Marine Biotech inc. will work with partners Atlantic Sea Cucumber Ltd., Fisheries and Oceans Canada, National Research Council (NRC), and PEI Bio Alliance to develop the human health products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">The novel products created in the <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle2\">Ocean Solutions for Immune Boosting Project <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">will have an immunity boosting claim which will help to reduce the severity of infectious diseases from the common cold to potentially minimizing the effects of coronaviruses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">This project will result in five or more direct jobs with indirect opportunities for local construction companies and professional technicians. These opportunities will be open to minorities, women,<br \/>\nindigenous and other underrepresented groups. The product developed in the <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle2\">Ocean Solutions for Immune Boosting Project <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">will also creat<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle3\">e <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">more sustainable solutions while growing Canada\u2019s ocean economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle4\"><em><strong>About OSC<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Canada\u2019s Ocean Supercluster is a pan-Canadian, industry-led transformative cluster focused on tackling some of the biggest challenges across ocean sectors through a collaborative program designed to accelerate the development and commercialization of globally relevant solutions, while also building a highly-capable, inclusive workforce. The Ocean Supercluster has approved projects with a total value of more than $320 million which will deliver more than 100 new made-in-Canada ocean products, processes, and services to sell to the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle4\"><em><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Nancy Andrews<br \/>\nCanada\u2019s Ocean Supercluster<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">nancy.andrews@oceansupercluster.ca<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">709.725.7070<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle4\">Quotes:<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">\u201cOur government is ensuring our oceans and marine ecosystems remain clean and healthy for<br \/>\nCanadians from coast to coast to coast. The Ocean Supercluster projects announced today will help us<br \/>\nbuild a cleaner post-pandemic economy and achieve environmental sustainability on a global scale.<br \/>\nProjects such as the one led by AKSO Marine Biotech Inc. are taking innovation further, making lasting<br \/>\ncontributions and helping provide more sustainable and healthy consumer products for Canadians.\u201d &#8211;<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle4\"><em><strong>The Honourable Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle4\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">\u201cThe Ocean Solutions for Immune Boosting Project is an exciting new Ocean Supercluster project that<br \/>\nwill not only provide an innovative solution to help protect human health but also deliver environmental<br \/>\nbenefit by decreasing the amount of seafood processing waste that\u2019s left unused.\u201d <em><strong>\u2013 <\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"fontstyle4\"><em><strong>Kendra<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>MacDonald, CEO, Canada\u2019s Ocean Supercluster<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle4\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">\u201cWhen I first arrived on Canada&rsquo;s east coast, I was overwhelmed by the abundance of Canada&rsquo;s marine<br \/>\nresources, in particular, Atlantic sea cucumbers. There are abundant Atlantic sea cucumber in Northern<br \/>\nAtlantic Ocean, but has not developed. Since then, I have determined to explore Atlantic sea cucumber<br \/>\ninto a medicinal resource, benefiting the local people and promoting it to the world. This process is long<br \/>\nand challenging, and we are grateful for the partners\u2019 support to help us move ahead.\u201d <em><strong>&#8211; <\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"fontstyle4\"><em><strong>Sam Gao, the<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>President of AKSO Marine Biotech Inc.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle4\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">\u201cAt Perennia, we are committed to supporting Nova Scotia seafood companies develop new products<br \/>\nand reach global markets using a full utilization approach to seafood processing. In that way, AKSO is a<br \/>\nperfect client. Their passion for manufacturing products that provide consumers access to the diversity<br \/>\nof functional compounds from Atlantic Sea Cucumbers, while simultaneously utilizing all parts of the<br \/>\nanimal, is condemnable.\u201d &#8211; <\/span><em><strong><span class=\"fontstyle4\">Dr. Jonny Rolin, Perennia Seafood Food Scientist<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Project Photos:<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4802\" src=\"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1DSC_4210-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4805\" src=\"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ocean-Solutions-for-Immune-Boosting-10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4807\" src=\"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ocean-Solutions-for-Immune-Boosting-11-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of five Ocean Supercluster projects announced today Video Announcement here: Today, Canada\u2019s Ocean Supercluster announced five new projects with a total value of nearly $29 million, including the Ocean [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4789\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}