The NCERC at SIUE is a nationally recognized research center dedicated to the development and commercialization of biotechnologies. Our unique research laboratories house bench-to demonstration-scale bioreactors and pretreatment and downstream processing equipment, making it the perfect partner to companies in the ethanol industry. Through our contractual research services, NCERC has played an instrumental tole in commercializing more than eighty products that are now used in the commercial marketplace. In addition to our R&D services, NCERC leverages its experienced staff and unique facility to provide a variety of workforce training and education initiatives to train the next generation of bioeconomy professionals.