Academic-industry consortium formed to advance Purdue hemp-based innovations
Academic researchers, Indiana hemp farmers, industry stakeholders and others networked and celebrated during the Oct. 22 launch of a consortium that will advance the research and development of hemp-based products developed at Purdue University.
The objectives of the Purdue Hemp Products Utilization Consortium (H-PUC) are to process scale-up and agricultural experimental trials, fine-tune and optimize technology — including the process conditions for intended applications — and develop marketing strategies to reach prospective customers to understand their needs.
Among those at the ceremony was Marguerite Bolt, the Department of Agronomy's Industrial Hemp Statewide Extension Specialist. Dr. Senay Simsek, H-PUC's primary investigator, collaborated with Bolt to develop hemp-based superabsorbent materials.
Read more about H-PUC's research goals and the celebration in the full article:
