INO maintains and develops leading-edge knowledge and know-how in 14 different areas of expertise. Here are a few examples of INO’s applied spectroscopy solutions, along with other achievements that drew on that expertise at a different level.
The current method of grading canola seeds involves visually evaluating the percentage of green seeds present in a sample...
Anthocyanin is an antioxidant found in the skin of cranberries. Concentrations of anthocyanin increase as the berries...
Detection of contaminants in raw materials such as sunflower seeds, berries, and certain vegetables like beans, is a well-known...
INO has developed a vision system for Autolog designed to grade timber as it is fed through sawmill planers. The assignment...
During photodynamic treatment (PDT) of cancer, a photosensitive drug is introduced and activated by light to induce cytotoxicity...
We developed a laser optical imaging system for the Montreal firm ART Advanced Research and Technologies to diagnose and...
In Canada, the incidence of food poisoning is estimated at 2.2 million cases a year. Since most food poisoning comes from...
Nowadays, quality control is a key part of any industrial process, in line with dynamically changing standards, and creation...
You must comply with increasingly strict surveillance, continuous monitoring, and rapid diagnostic standards. Current...
Biological attacks are rare but they could have deadly consequences. A 1993 report by the U.S. Congressional Office of...
Everyone who works in the food industry knows how difficult it can be to measure the refractive index (Brix scale) and...
Pesticides spraying, quarry operations, and residential and road construction projects often emit fine particles that the...
INO boasts a host of optical measuring instruments and analysis equipment to characterize optical components and facilitate...