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ARC CoE in Plant CeLL WALLS
Plant cell walls, the world’s largest renewable carbon resource, are pivotal to international plant science research. The ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Cell Wall Biology, established at the University of Adelaide’s Waite Campus, targeted advancements for Australian crop and food industries and emerging sectors in renewable fuels and biomaterials.
The ARC awarded $19.25 million in funding to the Centre, with an additional $12 million in support from partner institutions and collaborators. Bioplatforms was a major sponsor of the Centre, providing access to the infrastructure and expertise available through Metabolomics Australia, along with its suite of functional genomics technologies and bioinformatics capabilities.
Plant cells are key to research due to their roles in renewable transport fuels, functional foods, and industrial materials. The Centre focused on understanding the regulatory mechanisms behind the synthesis, modification, and breakdown of cell wall polysaccharides in cereals and grasses.
The Centre assembled an international team to advance biotechnologies critical to Australia’s $8 billion crop industry, $40 billion food industry, and emerging sectors in renewable fuels and biomaterials.
BIOPLATORMS PARTNERSHIP
Bioplatforms Australia’s partnership supports access to national state-of-the-art omics facilities, enabling researchers to generate and analyse biological data in pursuit of scientific understanding.