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Learn more about CoESBAt the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology (CoESB), we design and build microbes that aim to turn agricultural and municipal waste into a vast array of sustainable products.
We are a world-leading research centre whose goal is to take us beyond what any single, existing microbe on earth can do.
We will engineer novel microbial cell factories to help establish an environmentally sustainable advanced biomanufacturing industry. This would:
Our goal is to provide 21st century solutions to global agricultural, food production, manufacturing, healthcare and environmental challenges.
We will also invest heavily in developing Australia’s future frontier technology workforce by providing innovative training for early career scientists (ECRs) and postgraduate students.
The CoESB encompasses more than two hundred researchers and graduate students. We work with a wide range of industry partners from Australia and overseas. Since its establishment in 2020, the centre has spun out more than half a dozen companies, which have collectively raised more than $80m in venture capital.
The centre plays an influential role in synthetic biology in Australia, through forums, partnerships and a flourishing outreach program, which includes a bespoke card game.
We aim to create an environmentally sustainable processing industry, leading to significant rural investment, jobs and new export opportunities.
Our research areas:
In my mind synthetic biology is one of the critical sciences of the 21st century. And if Australia doesn’t have a piece of synthetic biology we will be left behind in the technological dust.