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The ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology (CoESB) is developing a vibrant bioeconomy based on Australia's strengths in agriculture. #CoESB www.coesb.com.au
Great turnout at the CoESB Industry Research Showcase at Macquarie University earlier this week, which brought together representatives from startups and academia to highlight collaborative research projects with real-world impact. 💡
Many thanks to our speakers for their engaging talks.
We loved teaming up with AGF to showcase Synthetic Biology at the sold-out annual event: Astronomy Open Night at Macquarie University. 🪐💫
3D food printing technologies could be used to make custom meals for astronauts using engineered yeast cells. 💡💭 Check out some highlights below!
Today is a landmark day – the official opening for Australia’s biomanufacturing industry. 🚀
👉 Read the story: www.coesb.com.au/launch-day-f...
Last month our Centre's Ethics node at Macquarie University hosted the CoESB 2025 Annual Workshop for Capabilities 2: Industrial Translation and 3: Social Dimensions.
The workshop focused on risk, climate change and synthetic biology, and transitions to the bioeconomy.
👉 Read more: bit.ly/4mH9gXm
Genes and Gin: A Synthetic Biology Social 🎉
Join us for a fun night of Genes and Gin - learn to play the synthetic card game "Remediate!", created by a group of researchers within our Centre.
Make sure you register for catering:
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/genes-and-...
See you on the rooftop!
🚀 Meet Our Centre Startups: Number 8 Bio with Dr Thomas Williams
Number 8 Bio pioneers transformative change in the AgriTech and CleanTech sectors, providing innovative and sustainable methods to reduce livestock emissions.
🎥: Some footage sourced from Open Planet
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Great to visit The University of Queensland node of our Centre last week! A chance to reconnect with the team, hear about their latest research projects and celebrate recent achievements. Thank you! 🤝
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Noelia Rubio is an Industry PhD candidate jointly supported by Macquarie University and start-up Number 8 Bio, researching a feed additive that could transform the way cows and sheep contribute to–or help solve–the climate crisis. 💡🌏
👉 Read her story: bit.ly/3V6T0DF
Australian innovator MicroBioGen has significantly expanded its Sydney research facilities with a multi-million-dollar investment that signals growing confidence in the domestic synthetic biology sector. 💡
👉 Read the story: bit.ly/4m3Nqg2
'I’m most proud of the young researchers in my Centre. We’ve already spun out 10 companies, nine of them founded by early-career researchers or research students. The future of science is in good hands,' says Distinguished Professor Ian Paulsen.
Read the story: bit.ly/4mJaNN3
Congratulations to our Centre Director Ian Paulsen on being awarded the prestigious Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science! 🎉
This award recognises his outstanding leadership in advancing synthetic biology in Australia and beyond. We couldn’t be prouder of this well-deserved achievement! 👏
🏆 The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes Awards Ceremony is on tonight! @eurekaprizes.bsky.social
Our Centre Director, Distinguished Professor Ian Paulsen is a finalist for Leadership in Science.
We wish him all the best! 🤞
🎬 Register to watch the livestream of the Awards here: bit.ly/41zG3G5
📢 #CoESB25 Keynote Speaker Announcement
Kate will speak about (i) synbio funding patterns (ii) synbio cooperation with adjacent industries, and (iii) ‘the sophisticated investor’ and risk. Get excited!
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📅 Conference registration closes 15 Oct. Register now: www.ewmevents.com.au/coesb2025/re...
Thanks for sharing your experience! So glad you found it worthwhile.
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QUT researchers from the Centre are helping to change the face of functional food, sports nutrition and skin care through a landmark project to commercialise human lactoferrin, a powerful protein that supports immunity. 🛡️💪
👉 Read the story: www.coesb.com.au/5-5m-for-lac...
✨ #CoESB25 Sponsor Spotlight ✨
We're pleased to welcome Tecan as a new Silver Sponsor for the CoESB Annual Conference 2025.
Learn more: www.tecan.com
📅 Registration is now open: www.ewmevents.com.au/coesb2025/re...
Precision fermentation is a high-tech brewing process.
Here are some products already on the market, that you might not realise are made with ingredients using precision fermentation.
Did we miss any? Let us know in the comments!
Source: Green Queen Media and @csiropublishing.bsky.social
When science meets business, innovation flourishes. For Sinead Robinson-Cast, a research scientist at Australian biotech company MicroBioGen, collaboration between industry and academia has been nothing short of transformative. 💡
👉 Read the story: bit.ly/4lJtK16
A recent study by @ox.ac.uk demonstrates how #syntheticbiology can be harnessed to solve real-world ecological challenges. 👏
25.08.2025 01:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0⏰ Last chance to get your abstracts in for #CoESB25!
Submissions close this Sunday 24 August.
Submit yours here: forms.office.com/r/vPVxniRF8f
The Centre delivered a varied, entertaining and hugely successful National Science Week program, with events lighting up Sydney and Brisbane. 🧬💡
👉 Read our wrap-up story here: www.coesb.com.au/science-week...
#ScienceWeek2025 #SydneyScienceTrail
We were proud to sponsor the 16th biannual #TERPNET conference last week in Brisbane, an event dedicated to advancing the science of terpenes and isoprenoids – natural compounds with vital roles in biology, health, agriculture and industry. 🌿🔬
👉 Read our event write-up here:
bit.ly/3HFoJZe
In partnership with Reforest, we're planting trees in Hidden Vale Koala Habitat (Grandchester, QLD).
These trees will restore over 250 square metres, remove over 5 tonnes of carbon dioxide, and create new habitats for Australian wildlife.
Register for #CoESB25: www.ewmevents.com.au/coesb2025/re...
🚀 Meet Our Centre Startups: Levur
Levur is transforming how industries produce oils, offering a sustainable, scalable alternative to palm oil—a resource linked to deforestation, biodiversity loss, and high emissions. 🌴❌
Some footage sourced from Open Planet
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📢 Attention Centre Members
Registration is now open for the 2025 CoESB Annual Conference! #CoESB25 🌱🧬
🔍 Share your research, spark new ideas and grow your network.
📅 Register now: www.ewmevents.com.au/coesb2025/re...
Registrations close 15 October
#SyntheticBiology #AnnualConference
Ian Paulsen has transformed #syntheticbiology from a niche science in Australia to a national strength. Under his leadership, our Centre has spun out ten startup companies that have raised more than $200 million in venture capital.
Join us in congratulating Ian on this fantastic achievement! 🎊
🚨 Attention Centre Members
Got exciting research to share? Submit your abstract for a poster or short talk at the 2025 CoESB Annual Conference, 2-5 Dec on the Gold Coast! 🌴 #CoESB25
🏆 Cash prizes up for grabs
🔗 Submit: forms.office.com/r/vPVxniRF8f
📅 Deadline: Sun, 10 Aug at 11:59PM (AEST)
For 450 million years, the horseshoe crab has survived global extinctions.
But human dependence on its blood, used in vaccine safety testing - now threatens its future. 💉
Synthetic biology offers a lifeline. Science helping nature AND people? That’s the future of conservation. 🌎
bit.ly/4137sj5
We are hiring! If you have experience in plant genomics + AI, or promoter engineering + synthetic biology, check out our two open postdoc positions (computational + wetlab): www.vandepoelelab.be/Jobs please re-share RT #ERC
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The world's first synthetic yeast genome is about to be completed, and that could change everything. 🧬💡
But what is a #syntheticgenome anyway? 🤔
📹 Find out by watching our explainer below! #yeast #syntheticyeast
youtu.be/U4CA73JR0-0?...
