CRIBE is Ontario’s leading forest-based innovation accelerator.
Project Support
Looking to grow your idea?
CRIBE facilitates the deployment of first-in-kind, commercial-ready forest-based technologies and products
Nextfor
Looking to collaborate?
CRIBE’s collaboration network brings together innovators across sectors to build value and drive innovation within Ontario’s forest bio-economy
ForestEDGE
Looking for geospatial tools?
CRIBE’s geospatial tools inform and support economic development opportunities utilizing Ontario’s forest resources
CRIBE supports and develops a sustainable, profitable provincial forest bio-economy. We bring together researchers, the forest sector and end users to create and commercialize innovative forest-based, low-carbon solutions. We are an independent, non-profit corporation.
Our four strategic priorities:
Demonstrate solutions by supporting research, development and pilot projects.
Lead economic development and a culture of innovation and competitiveness.
Deploy commercial-ready forest-based technologies and products.
Sustain a high-performing organization through good governance and effective management.
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CRIBE catalyzes the conversion of Ontario’s sustainably harvested forest resources into profitable, high-quality, low-carbon solutions. We are committed to creating jobs, opportunity and prosperity by supporting projects that drive the future of Ontario’s forest sector and developing Ontario’s bio-economy.
$
27
million
In CRIBE funding support has leveraged
$
130
million
In industry investments
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Project Lead: Soprema Consortium Members: Soprema, FPInnovations, West Fraser, Kruger and Noram Engineering Project Goal The goal of this project is to demonstrate the feasibility...
Read More on Sustainable Roofing/Waterproofing Membranes Comprising Lignin
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To provide forest inventory information for private land across Ontario.
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The goal of this project is to increase the commercial readiness of lignin-containing thermoplastics and composites, specifically injection molded and extruded products.
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This project aims to increase the commercial readiness of lignin-containing polymers by scaling up the production of lignin-based polyurethane (PU) flexible foams to move toward...
Bringing innovators together to advance low-carbon, forest-based solutions.
Nextfor is CRIBE’s collaboration network. Nextfor brings innovators together to build cross-sectoral partnerships and to identify opportunities for Ontario’s forest bio-economy. Join the network today!
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Connecting the dots, using public data, to support economic development in Ontario’s forest bio-economy.
The ForestEDGE uses geospatial tools to map opportunities for economic development in Ontario. CRIBE developed the ForestEDGE to provide investors and innovators with information related to the province’s forests, catalyzing the development of new low-carbon solutions that utilize the province’s sustainably harvested forest resources.
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Through our funding challenges, CRIBE facilitates the deployment of first-in-kind, commercial-ready forest-based technologies and products.
Opportunities
We work with innovators and accelerators around the world to identify opportunities for collaboration.
Nordic Colab