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New yeast engineering tool could accelerate the bioeconomy
24, Sep 2026

New yeast engineering tool could accelerate the bioeconomy

Australian scientists have developed a new genetic engineering tool that may make it much faster and cheaper to modify yeast, the workhorse behind many biomanufactured products.   Yeast is used...

Australian Biotech Pioneer Is Banking on the Future
3, Sep 2025

Australian Biotech Pioneer Is Banking on the Future

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. The company now occupies the entire...

Bridging the Gap: Why Industry and Academia Need Each Other
19, Aug 2025

Bridging the Gap: Why Industry and Academia Need Each Other

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.  Sinead has...

Using bioengineered yeast to feed humans off-Earth
3, Nov 2022

Using bioengineered yeast to feed humans off-Earth

Take a common form of yeast, a 3D printer, and some clever science, and what do you have? A versatile and nutritious food system for tomorrow’s discerning space traveller.   In...

New-to-nature yeast chromosome could be game changer for industry
8, Aug 2022

New-to-nature yeast chromosome could be game changer for industry

A completely new-to-nature yeast chromosome has been developed, paving the way for engineered yeast to be applied to an array of industrial applications.   Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence...