Our Mission
To preserve threatened and endangered plant biodiversity through research, education, and service programs.
Research
GRIPP initiates and develops multifaceted research programs to further its conservation mandate.
With research personnel specializing in fields related to plant tissue culture, cryobiology, chemistry, molecular biology, physiology and integrated plant production systems, GRIPP interdisciplinary research programs aim to advance knowledge and application of in vitro technologies to provide science-based solutions for preventing the loss of plant biodiversity.
Research
GRIPP initiates and develops multifaceted research programs to further its conservation mandate.
With research personnel specializing in fields related to plant tissue culture, cryobiology, chemistry, molecular biology, physiology and integrated plant production systems, GRIPP interdisciplinary research programs aim to advance knowledge and application of in vitro technologies to provide science-based solutions for preventing the loss of plant biodiversity.
Education
GRIPP supports training individuals from all academic backgrounds in areas related to plant conservation.
GRIPP’s novel approach of merging conservation strategies with commercialization provides a unique environment for training of highly qualified personnel in fundamental and applied sciences. In addition to supporting undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral training, GRIPP is actively working to engage individuals and organizations of different backgrounds in promoting fundamental aspects related to plant conservation.
Service
GRIPP provides resources, expertise, and access to germplasm for conservation and commercialization of plant biodiversity.
GRIPP aims to develop a germplasm collection centre via development of in vitro and cryopreservation technologies. These technologies can then be applied to support local, national and international efforts to conserve and re-establish endangered plant species as well as crops of agronomic importance, in-situ and ex-situ.
Service
GRIPP provides resources, expertise, and access to germplasm for conservation and commercialization of plant biodiversity.
GRIPP aims to develop a germplasm collection centre via development of in vitro and cryopreservation technologies. These technologies can then be applied to support local, national and international efforts to conserve and re-establish endangered plant species as well as crops of agronomic importance, in-situ and ex-situ.
The Gosling Foundation
GRIPP is primarily funded by the Gosling Foundation, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
The Gosling Foundation is a registered private Canadian Foundation. Its interests include environmental education with particular emphasis in developing appreciation and awareness of nature to prompt its protection, and protection of ecologically significant land through a variety of means including acquisition.
The Gosling Foundation
GRIPP is primarily funded by the Gosling Foundation, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
The Gosling Foundation is a registered private Canadian Foundation. Its interests include environmental education with particular emphasis in developing appreciation and awareness of nature to prompt its protection, and protection of ecologically significant land through a variety of means including acquisition.
Our Latest News
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GRIPPs Conservation Program Featured in Atlas Obscura
Just outside the village of Tobermory, Ontario, in a protected area called Bruce Peninsula National Park, there lives a small population of a tiny plant
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GRIPP Joins Ontario Hazelnut Industry to Support Development of Plant Production Technologies
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is investing nearly $500,000 to help with the development of Ontario’s hazelnut industry
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In Anticipation of Canada’s 150th Anniversary GRIPP Re-distributes 150 In Vitro Grown Hill’s Thistle Back into their Native Environment in Collaboration with Parks Canada
A project by the University of Guelph's Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation, also known as GRIPP, may be able to save endangered and threatened
