by Aude Touffu | Jan 28, 2025 | Agriculture and Food, Biodiversity and Environment, Human Health
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to the team behind the transformative AI tool AlphaFold. In a major achievement for life sciences and biomedical research, the tool developed by DeepMind and released in 2020 enables rapid, accurate prediction of protein...
by Sarah Richmond | Dec 7, 2024 | Agriculture and Food, Biodiversity and Environment
We are excited to announce the opening of the Request for Partnership for the Australian Grasslands Initiative. This collaborative effort seeks to unravel the complexities of Australia’s rangeland grasses, which have evolved to dominate vast areas of the continent,...
by Aude Touffu | Nov 26, 2024 | Agriculture and Food, Biodiversity and Environment, Human Health
Bioplatforms Australia, enabled by NCRIS investment in research infrastructure, is committed to supporting the Australian life sciences community through a diverse access program, provision of targeted infrastructure requirements, and making integrated capability...
by Aude Touffu | Nov 22, 2024 | Agriculture and Food, Biodiversity and Environment
Bioplatforms Australia, in collaboration with Minderoo Foundation, is pleased to announce the opening of the 2024 Request for Partnership for the Australian Fish Genomics Initiative. This national initiative seeks to advance our understanding of Australia’s marine and...
by Aude Touffu | Sep 16, 2024 | Agriculture and Food
The Bioplatforms Australia-supported Plant Pathogen ‘Omics Initiative was initiated in 2022 and is working to generate a national library of ‘omics data to support the goals and missions of the plant health community in preparing for, managing and...
by Aude Touffu | Aug 27, 2024 | Agriculture and Food
At a recent Parliamentary Friends of Science event in Canberra, synthetic biology took centre stage as a transformative force ready to reshape industries and tackle global challenges. Held at Parliament House, this gathering attracted scientists, policymakers, and...
