Yes, the aspartic acid project was put on by a different organization a few years back. It is very active in Taber, but it has stalled. The research funding we received, for which we were extremely grateful for, was for bio-glycol to convert sugar beets into glycol, which would be plastic for the food industry, for cosmetics, etc. That was that project.
On May 7th, 2014. See this statement in context.