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Australia’s Synthetic Biology Roadmap

This Roadmap provides a commercially focused and strategic view of how synthetic biology could underpin a thriving Australian bioeconomy worth up to $30 billion in annual revenue by 2040.

Synthetic Biology FSP

The SynBio FSP is positioning Australia to play a role in one of the fastest growing areas of modern science.

Advanced Engineering Biology

We're working to deliver new innovative tools to fast track the development of biotechnological solutions.

Biomedical projects

Pseudo-jellyfish cleaning toxic spills

How synthetic jellyfish could be used to clean up damaging aquatic contaminant spills.

Omega-3 canola

We have developed canola with high levels of omega-3 fatty acids.

Cleaning up pollution

We’re developing enzymes that reduce environmental contamination by detoxifying polluting chemicals.

Gene technology

Gene technology encompasses several techniques including marker-assisted breeding, RNAi and genetic modification. Only some gene technologies produce genetically modified organisms. We use the most appropriate technique, or combination of techniques, to achieve the desired goal.

Porestar implants

We partnered with Australian medical devices company Anatomics to develop a new polyethylene implant, specifically designed for repairing and augmenting bones in the head, skull and face.

Chicken sex determination

A new gene technology to differentiate between male and female chicks pre-hatch could improve animal production, reduce costs and eliminate ethical dilemmas for the egg and poultry industries.

Use our facilities

Protein Production Facility

The Recombinant Protein Production Facility provides Australian researchers access to state-of-the-art facilities for protein production, process development and optimisation.

BioFoundry

The CSIRO BioFoundry is purpose built to rapidly design, build and test new biotechnologies. We collaborate with industry and academia to innovate the development of bio-based products.

FloWorks

Want to produce chemicals quicker, cheaper, safer, and more efficiently? Learn more about FloWorks, our cutting edge Centre for Industrial Flow Chemistry.

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