Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0669816
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Evaluating the applicability of Directed Evolution to the optimisation of industrial yeast strains. The fermentation industries, particularly the wine industry, are of great economic importance to Australia. Wine exports exceed $2 billion per year. Moreover, the industry and those supporting it are major employers in regional Australia. To maintain and grow our share of the international market, Australian wine must remain competitive by increasing production efficiency, maximizing quality and keeping up with changing consumer preferences, and with minimal environmental impact. As a cornerstone to the winemaking process, the yeast is a vehicle for achieving these needs. This project will develop and evaluate a method for generation of unique yeast which are non-recombinant and which yield superior wine under modern winemaking conditions.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 03-2007
End Date: 03-2009
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $80,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Genetic Technologies: Transformation, Site-Directed Mutagenesis, Etc. | Oenology And Viticulture | Industrial Biotechnology | Fermentation, Biotechnology And Industrial Microbiology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Beverages (e.g. alcohol, wines, soft drinks, excl. fruit juices) |
