Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0989824

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0989824

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

In-Vitro Production of Baculovirus Biopesticides - A Systems Biology Approach. This project has the potential to develop an in-vitro production process that can produce large quantities of Baculoviruses at costs comparable to selective chemicals. This could transform agriculture allowing farmers to choose an insect control option that is both safe and efficacious to use as well as economically and environmentally superior to chemicals, and less controversial than transgenic plants. This outcome would enhance Australia's reputation in the animal cell technology field (related technology is used to produce protein pharmaceutical products), and will earn significant export dollars through licensing out of the technology or through large scale manufacturing and export of the product itself.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 15-01-2009

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $750,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Fermentation, Biotechnology And Industrial Microbiology | Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds) | Microbiology | Virology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Field crops | Manufactured products not elsewhere classified | Control of pests and exotic species |

Other Keywords

Control of pests and exotic species | Fermentation, Biotechnology And Industrial Microbiology | Field crops | Manufactured products not elsewhere classified | Microbiology | Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds) | Virology

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