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• First Venture Sake Yeasts Reduce Ethyl Carbamate Levels.

  - 2006-08-14

  VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Aug 14, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- First Venture Technologies Corp. (TSX VENTURE:FEB) reports that it has received laboratory confirmation that its functionally improved sake yeasts are effective in reducing ethyl carbamate levels. Dr. Hennie van Vuuren, Director of the Wine...

  Tags: beverage, director, Manufacturing, University of British Columbia, wine

• First Venture Yeasts Reduce Ethyl Carbamate Levels in Bread.

  - 2006-08-08

  VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Aug 8, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- First Venture Technologies Corp. (TSX VENTURE:FEB) reports that it has received laboratory confirmation that its functionally improved yeasts are effective in reducing ethyl carbamate levels in bread. Multiple experiments conducted at the Wine Research...

  Tags: bread, food, Manufacturing, University of British Columbia, wine

• First Venture Reports on Expansion of Patent Applications.

  - 2004-10-14

  VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Oct 14, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX First Venture Technologies Corp. (TSX-V:FEB) reports that The University of British Columbia has filed patent applications covering its urea degrading yeast technology in 18 countries, namely Australia, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia,...

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• First Venture Reports Achievement of Another Critical Milestone in Urea-Degrading Wine Yeast Development.

  - 2004-06-04

  VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jun 4, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX First Venture Technologies Corporation (TSX-V: FEB) reports that scientists at the University of British Columbia ("UBC") have confirmed the achievement of another critical milestone in the genetic construction of a wide variety of yeasts that...

  Tags: beverage, Biotechnology, gene, Manufacturing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

• Wood Finishing 2002: optimizing processes & profits

  - 2002-06-01

  August 21 Marriott Marquis Atlanta For more information, phone (866) 822-2297 Register Now The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing at the University of British Columbia and Wood & Wood Products are cosponsoring a full-day Wood Finishing Seminar -- with tabletops -- on Wednesday, August 21,...

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• Sea survey reveals fish drought

  - 2002-02-17

  MARINE food fisheries are declining at such a rate that Atlantic fishermen will soon be reduced to trawling for jellyfish, scientists have claimed. The first oceanwide "census", revealed at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Boston yesterday, has found that food-fish catches have...

  Tags: FINANCE, Manufacturing, MARKETING, species, survey, University of British Columbia

• Food Processing's 2001 Pilot Plant Directory.

  - 2001-11-01

  How to use the pilot plant directory Welcome to FOOD PROCESSING'S 2001 Pilot Plant Directory, a guide to services available to processors who need help with developing or scaling up a new product or process. This is a comprehensive guide to private...

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• UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: Public lecture to pr provide biotechnology perspectives.

  - 1999-09-28

  M2 PRESSWIRE-28 September 1999-UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: Public lecture to provide biotechnology perspectives C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:220999 Date: Thursday, Sept. 30 Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Fletcher Challenge Theatre, Room 1005, Forest Sciences Centre, 2424...

  Tags: Biotechnology, food, lecture, Manufacturing, University of British Columbia

• UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: UBC centre to shape Canada's future wood industry.

  - 1999-04-08

  M2 PRESSWIRE-8 April 1999-UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: UBC centre to shape Canada's future wood industry C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:080499 * Date: April 9, 1999 * Time: 2 p.m. * Place: Forest Sciences Centre, 2900 -...

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• Canada's most censored story. (livestock market techniques)

  - 1992-10-01

  "Hey, no pictures allowed here." The local livestock auction had come alive for another day, and the manager's voice, barking out the order, meant business. According to law, auctions and sales yards are open to the public -- with or without cameras -- but the atmosphere...

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