Serving Australia’s advanced future industries

The ARC Training Centre for Facilitated Advancement of Australia’s Bioactives (FAAB) is an academia-industry consortium of leading researchers in bioactives.

About us

Our research is supported by state-of-the-art biomolecular analytical technologies and strong expertise in:

  • advanced analytical science
  • advanced formulations science
  • biomedical and bioengineering techniques
  • genomics
  • glycomics
  • proteomics
  • microbiome analysis
  • nanotechnology.

FAAB researchers are experts in bioactive identification, characterisation, manufacturing and commercial development.

We are dedicated to training the next generation of world-leading biotechnology research scientists to serve Australia’s advanced future industries.

FAAB's world-leading molecular scientists specialise in analytical, formulation and processing sciences, meeting industry needs and training future talent in the bioactive space.

We have access to a comprehensive advanced characterisation and bioanalytical facilities, including:

We are committed to establishing analytical validation principles and guidelines for implementing bioactives derived from natural sources, food, food-waste or cell-based biotechnology. Our multidisciplinary approach includes:

  • advanced analytical sciences skills
  • microbiology
  • pharmacokinetics and formulation
  • product provenance
  • translating research in regulated environments.

All FAAB projects are grouped under three themes:

  1. Identifying functional bioactives – delivering advanced chemical and biological analysis and expertise.
  2. Enhancing bioactives – increasing understanding of bioactives to enhance potential therapeutic effectiveness.
  3. Delivering bioactives – utilising our specialised analytical and experimental frameworks to ensure effective delivery of bioactives, addressing challenges such as poor solubility, enhancing bioavailability, and investigating diverse matrices, formulation and administration routes.