Core Capacities
Plant SynBio ANU provides the infrastructure, expertise, and support to turn plant science discoveries into real-world solutions, from lab to market. Researchers, companies, start-ups and agencies can engage with PSBA – ANU via:
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Accelerated Plant Breeding
- Application of advanced breeding technologies (genome editing, genetic engineering)
- Trait expertise in stress tolerance, seed and fruit quality, and yield improvement
- Fee-for-service activities at highly subsidised rates
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R&D Consulting & Collaboration Services
- Strategic advice on synthetic biology projects, technology implementation, and translation from lab to field
- Industry-Research partnerships for joint research, grant development, data analytics, and workforce training
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Automated Innovation Platform
- Versatile robotic platform for plant-specific discovery (e.g. metabolic pathway optimisation and accelerated enzyme engineering)
- Customisable HTP assays for synthetic biology design, testing and validation in plant cells
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SynBio Incubation
- Infrastructure, mentorship, and technical expertise for start-ups and innovators, with access to the complete suite of NCRIS facilities
- Access to facilities via bench access fees
- Regulatory and IP advisory services, compliance, stewardship, and IP management