Special Research Initiatives - Grant ID: SR0354766
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$10,000.00
Summary
Molecular farming: seizing the opportunity to establish a new technology based, value adding industry in and for Australia. Molecular farming involves the production of novel products in plants and brings together the technology to genetically modify plants to produce these products with efficient production of plant biomass. The range of potential products is very broad and includes therapeutic and industrial proteins, bioplastics, fibres, food additives, glues and dyes. The molecular farming i ....Molecular farming: seizing the opportunity to establish a new technology based, value adding industry in and for Australia. Molecular farming involves the production of novel products in plants and brings together the technology to genetically modify plants to produce these products with efficient production of plant biomass. The range of potential products is very broad and includes therapeutic and industrial proteins, bioplastics, fibres, food additives, glues and dyes. The molecular farming industry is already established in North America with products on the market. Australia has an outstanding opportunity to participate in this new industry as a producer if we can aggregate the critical scientific mass and work together with the current fledgling industry and State and Federal regulators.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0239218
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$340,000.00
Summary
Proteomics facility for biotechnology research in WA. The aim of this application is to establish a fully functional proteomics facility to underpin the future research of many groups in four WA institutions. While molecular biological research has thus far concentrated on molecular genetics, it is now vital to directly examine the patterns of proteins expressed by cells to understand their molecular mechanisms. Individual WA researchers have already ventured into proteomics, utilising facilit ....Proteomics facility for biotechnology research in WA. The aim of this application is to establish a fully functional proteomics facility to underpin the future research of many groups in four WA institutions. While molecular biological research has thus far concentrated on molecular genetics, it is now vital to directly examine the patterns of proteins expressed by cells to understand their molecular mechanisms. Individual WA researchers have already ventured into proteomics, utilising facilities located elsewhere in Australia. The reliance on other groups to conduct their proteomics, which are rapidly becoming basic techniques for competitive molecular biological research, is a serious obstacle to biotechnological research in WA.Read moreRead less