Professor Shinji Hirai visited the Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre and was given a tour of the facilities. Dr. Shinji Hirai is a professor at the Muroran Institute of Technology in Japan and is also the director for the Research Center for Environmentally Friendly Materials Engineering. During his visit, Prof. Hirai presented a summary of his research entitled "Fabrication and Characterization of Protein-Based Resins as Novel Biomass Materials". BDDC researchers had the opportunity to to interact with Prof. Hirai during and after the seminar.