Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0346951

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0346951

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Advanced technology for production of foreign proteins in plant cell and organ cultures. The aim of this project is to develop new technology for in vitro production of pharmaceutical proteins using plant tissue culture. Animal proteins such as antibodies are currently being produced using recombinant plant systems in bioreactors; however, transient gene expression using genetically-modified viruses has a range of potential benefits for substantially increasing foreign protein titres. Because viruses rapidly infect plant tissues and can be amplified to extremely high levels, this new method for in vitro foreign protein synthesis has considerable promise. This project will extend the existing science of plant tissue culture into new areas with commercial potential.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 18-02-2003

End Date: 27-01-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $69,099.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Chemical Engineering | Other Industrial Biotechnology | Chemical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines) | Diagnostics | Manufactured products not elsewhere classified

Other Keywords

Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Diagnostics | Manufactured products not elsewhere classified | Other Industrial Biotechnology | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines)

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