Centre Director Distinguished Prof Ian Paulsen met with ARIA project collaborators Prof Ryan Lister and Dr James Lloyd of the University of Western Australia last week. 🤝 The project aims to develop synthetic chromosomes for agricultural crops in a bid to advance global food production systems. 🌱🧬

Researchers from our QUT node have developed a biosensor that can rapidly detect the heart failure biomarker S100A7 in saliva, offering a simple, non-invasive way to identify the disease. The breakthrough was published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X. 👉 Read the story: bit.ly/4qAXYqN

Centre researchers have created tiny compartments to help supercharge photosynthesis, potentially boosting wheat and rice yields while slashing water and nitrogen use. 🌾⬆️ Read the story: www.coesb.com.au/superchargin... 📷: Davin S Wijaya at ANU @taylorszyszka.bsky.social

🏆 Congratulations to Centre researchers Micaela Belen Sequeira and Dr James Antoney from our QUT (Queensland University of Technology) node on receiving the prize of Best Talk at the recent QUT Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy Research Showcase! 👏

Centre Director Ian Paulsen, COO J-L Heylen and Strategic Initiatives Lead Dr Iniga George visited the Centre's @westernsydneyu.bsky.social node last week. It was wonderful to see how well the social science research is embedded within the centre’s activities.

Centre Director Ian Paulsen and postdoc Dr Alescia Cullen of our Macquarie University node are in China for the CO2 fixation and Bioconversion International Symposium. 🇨🇳♻️ Ian was an invited speaker and Alescia presented a poster on her research in Cyanobacteria.👏

Centre Chief Investigator Professor Ian O'Hara of #QUT has been appointed a 2025 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering. #ATSE 🎉 Join us in congratulating Professor O'Hara on this prestigious appointment! Read the story: bit.ly/3IKStom

Great turnout at the CoESB Industry Research Showcase at Macquarie University earlier this week, which brought together representatives from startups and academia to highlight collaborative research projects with real-world impact. 💡 Many thanks to our speakers for their engaging talks.

We loved teaming up with AGF to showcase Synthetic Biology at the sold-out annual event: Astronomy Open Night at Macquarie University. 🪐💫 3D food printing technologies could be used to make custom meals for astronauts using engineered yeast cells. 💡💭 Check out some highlights below!

Today is a landmark day – the official opening for Australia’s biomanufacturing industry. 🚀 👉 Read the story: www.coesb.com.au/launch-day-f...

Last month our Centre's Ethics node at Macquarie University hosted the CoESB 2025 Annual Workshop for Capabilities 2: Industrial Translation and 3: Social Dimensions. The workshop focused on risk, climate change and synthetic biology, and transitions to the bioeconomy. 👉 Read more: bit.ly/4mH9gXm

Genes and Gin: A Synthetic Biology Social 🎉 Join us for a fun night of Genes and Gin - learn to play the synthetic card game "Remediate!", created by a group of researchers within our Centre. Make sure you register for catering: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/genes-and-... See you on the rooftop!

🚀 Meet Our Centre Startups: Number 8 Bio with Dr Thomas Williams Number 8 Bio pioneers transformative change in the AgriTech and CleanTech sectors, providing innovative and sustainable methods to reduce livestock emissions. 🎥: Some footage sourced from Open Planet youtu.be/uIc2Y2NM7BM?...

Great to visit The University of Queensland node of our Centre last week! A chance to reconnect with the team, hear about their latest research projects and celebrate recent achievements. Thank you! 🤝

Noelia Rubio is an Industry PhD candidate jointly supported by Macquarie University and start-up Number 8 Bio, researching a feed additive that could transform the way cows and sheep contribute to–or help solve–the climate crisis. 💡🌏 👉 Read her story: bit.ly/3V6T0DF

Australian innovator MicroBioGen has significantly expanded its Sydney research facilities with a multi-million-dollar investment that signals growing confidence in the domestic synthetic biology sector. 💡 👉 Read the story: bit.ly/4m3Nqg2

'I’m most proud of the young researchers in my Centre. We’ve already spun out 10 companies, nine of them founded by early-career researchers or research students. The future of science is in good hands,' says Distinguished Professor Ian Paulsen. Read the story: bit.ly/4mJaNN3

Congratulations to our Centre Director Ian Paulsen on being awarded the prestigious Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science! 🎉 This award recognises his outstanding leadership in advancing synthetic biology in Australia and beyond. We couldn’t be prouder of this well-deserved achievement! 👏

🏆 The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes Awards Ceremony is on tonight! @eurekaprizes.bsky.social Our Centre Director, Distinguished Professor Ian Paulsen is a finalist for Leadership in Science. We wish him all the best! 🤞 🎬 Register to watch the livestream of the Awards here: bit.ly/41zG3G5

📢 #CoESB25 Keynote Speaker Announcement Kate will speak about (i) synbio funding patterns (ii) synbio cooperation with adjacent industries, and (iii) ‘the sophisticated investor’ and risk. Get excited! 🤩 📅 Conference registration closes 15 Oct. Register now: www.ewmevents.com.au/coesb2025/re...

QUT researchers from the Centre are helping to change the face of functional food, sports nutrition and skin care through a landmark project to commercialise human lactoferrin, a powerful protein that supports immunity. 🛡️💪 👉 Read the story: www.coesb.com.au/5-5m-for-lac...

✨ #CoESB25 Sponsor Spotlight ✨ We're pleased to welcome Tecan as a new Silver Sponsor for the CoESB Annual Conference 2025. Learn more: www.tecan.com 📅 Registration is now open: www.ewmevents.com.au/coesb2025/re...

Precision fermentation is a high-tech brewing process. Here are some products already on the market, that you might not realise are made with ingredients using precision fermentation. Did we miss any? Let us know in the comments! Source: Green Queen Media and @csiropublishing.bsky.social

When science meets business, innovation flourishes. For Sinead Robinson-Cast, a research scientist at Australian biotech company MicroBioGen, collaboration between industry and academia has been nothing short of transformative. 💡 👉 Read the story: bit.ly/4lJtK16

A recent study by @ox.ac.uk demonstrates how #syntheticbiology can be harnessed to solve real-world ecological challenges. 👏

⏰ Last chance to get your abstracts in for #CoESB25! Submissions close this Sunday 24 August. Submit yours here: forms.office.com/r/vPVxniRF8f

The Centre delivered a varied, entertaining and hugely successful National Science Week program, with events lighting up Sydney and Brisbane. 🧬💡 👉 Read our wrap-up story here: www.coesb.com.au/science-week... #ScienceWeek2025 #SydneyScienceTrail

We were proud to sponsor the 16th biannual #TERPNET conference last week in Brisbane, an event dedicated to advancing the science of terpenes and isoprenoids – natural compounds with vital roles in biology, health, agriculture and industry. 🌿🔬 👉 Read our event write-up here: bit.ly/3HFoJZe

In partnership with Reforest, we're planting trees in Hidden Vale Koala Habitat (Grandchester, QLD). These trees will restore over 250 square metres, remove over 5 tonnes of carbon dioxide, and create new habitats for Australian wildlife. Register for #CoESB25: www.ewmevents.com.au/coesb2025/re...

🚀 Meet Our Centre Startups: Levur Levur is transforming how industries produce oils, offering a sustainable, scalable alternative to palm oil—a resource linked to deforestation, biodiversity loss, and high emissions. 🌴❌ Some footage sourced from Open Planet youtu.be/kjOMN45qO0w?...

📢 Attention Centre Members Registration is now open for the 2025 CoESB Annual Conference! #CoESB25 🌱🧬 🔍 Share your research, spark new ideas and grow your network. 📅 Register now: www.ewmevents.com.au/coesb2025/re... Registrations close 15 October #SyntheticBiology #AnnualConference

Ian Paulsen has transformed #syntheticbiology from a niche science in Australia to a national strength. Under his leadership, our Centre has spun out ten startup companies that have raised more than $200 million in venture capital. Join us in congratulating Ian on this fantastic achievement! 🎊

🚨 Attention Centre Members Got exciting research to share? Submit your abstract for a poster or short talk at the 2025 CoESB Annual Conference, 2-5 Dec on the Gold Coast! 🌴 #CoESB25 🏆 Cash prizes up for grabs 🔗 Submit: forms.office.com/r/vPVxniRF8f 📅 Deadline: Sun, 10 Aug at 11:59PM (AEST)

For 450 million years, the horseshoe crab has survived global extinctions. But human dependence on its blood, used in vaccine safety testing - now threatens its future. 💉 Synthetic biology offers a lifeline. Science helping nature AND people? That’s the future of conservation. 🌎 bit.ly/4137sj5

We are hiring! If you have experience in plant genomics + AI, or promoter engineering + synthetic biology, check out our two open postdoc positions (computational + wetlab): www.vandepoelelab.be/Jobs please re-share RT #ERC

The world's first synthetic yeast genome is about to be completed, and that could change everything. 🧬💡 But what is a #syntheticgenome anyway? 🤔 📹 Find out by watching our explainer below! #yeast #syntheticyeast youtu.be/U4CA73JR0-0?...

In this radio segment, Centre researcher Luis Quijano joins the conversation on how scientists are turning sea urchin shells into eco-friendly fabric dye — transforming an environmental problem into a sustainable solution. #syntheticbiology 🎧 Listen now: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Come along to The Science Social, a free event for science enthusiasts, hosted by The Australian Museum! 🧪 You'll have the chance to play the final, full version of Remediate!, our #syntheticbiology card game. 🎴 📅 Wed 13 Aug, 5:30-8:30pm 📍UG, Hintze Hall 🧍Ages: 18+ 👉 Register: bit.ly/3GGLo7c

📢 #CoESB25 Keynote Speaker Announcement We're pleased to announce Dr Michelle Perugini as a keynote speaker at the CoESB Annual Conference 2025! We can’t wait to hear her insights on innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership. 💡 Submit a talk/poster abstract: forms.office.com/r/vPVxniRF8f

Centre researchers from our #QUT node have successfully secured a $1.2 million Australia's Economic Accelerator (AEA) Innovate Grant to bring their research closer to market. The project uses #syntheticbiology to produce fragrances from sugarcane waste. 👉 Read the story: bit.ly/4631br8

🚨 Now open! The NCRIS Synthetic Biology Voucher Scheme offers up to $50K Primary and $25K Secondary matched funding to access world-class SynBio facilities across Australia. 👉Open to researchers, startups & SMEs. 📅Closes 12th of September. 🔗 Info: bioplatforms.com/ncris-synthe...

Congratulations to Chief Investigator Professor Brett Neilan, Dr Leanne Pearson and their team from University of Newcastle on being awarded a $718,476 Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant! 🎉 👉 Read the full story here: bit.ly/4kukpJG #SyntheticBiology #Cyanobacteria

In two weeks' time, we'll bid farewell to Roxane Mutschler as she submits her PhD, and heads off to Europe for her next big adventure. 🌍 Roxane has made amazing contributions to the team at #QUT, and has been a valued member the Centre. Bon voyage, Roxane! ✈️✨

📢 #CoESB25 Keynote Speaker Announcement We're pleased to welcome Dr Ezhil Subbian, Chief Executive Officer of #StringBio, one of the world leaders in #gasfermentation. 💻 Registration for #CoESB25 opens in early August

Fantastic to be a part of the #ProteomePioneers event at #MacquarieUniversity this week, celebrating 30 years of the Australian Proteome Analysis Facility #APAF! 🎉 We received a lot of interest in #Remediate! our #syntheticbiology card game. Thanks to the organisers, and everyone who came by!

🚀 Meet Our Centre Startups: EntoZyme with Dr Maciej Maselko @synbionaut.bsky.social #EntoZyme is transforming sustainable #wastemanagement and #biomanufacturing industries with the use of transgenic Black Soldier Flies. 🪰♻️ Some footage sourced from #OpenPlanet youtu.be/N81qOcKx_qo?...

What do protein cages and punchlines have in common? Just ask Felicia Lie, a PhD student at #USyd and member of the ARC Centre of Excellence in #SyntheticBiology, who took to the stage at The Sydney Comedy Festival as part of Future Science Talks. 🎭 Read the story: bit.ly/45Ntee1

✨ #CoESB25 Sponsor Spotlight ✨ We're pleased to welcome back #Shimadzu Oceania Pty Limited as a Silver Sponsor of the CoESB Annual Conference 2025!

#Levur, a startup launched from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology and based at #MacquarieUniversity, has raised $1.2m in pre-seed funding to take its #syntheticbiology platform to market. 👉 Read the story: bit.ly/4lmGfja

📢 The UK’s Advanced Research + Invention Agency ( #ARIA ) has awarded a major international grant to #MacquarieUniversity researchers to develop synthetic chromosomes for agricultural crops in a bid to advance global food production systems. 🌱🧬 👉The story: bit.ly/40kn6X1 #syntheticbiology