University of Queensland scientists are creating ‘digital twins’ of mango and macadamia orchards to help boost food production. Using technology familiar to computer gamers, University of Queensland scientists are creating ‘digital twins’ of mango and macadamia orchards to help boost food production. Professor Neena Mitter, the Director of the Centre of[Read More…]
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Researchers at Australia developed portable toolkit to measure sweetness of fruit
kit would help support the knowledge already present in communities by providing scientific measurements to support their own observations. A prototype digital and portable bush fruits chemistry toolkit has been developed by University of Queensland researchers for communities to use on site, to measure key market attributes of popular bush[Read More…]
QAEHS & Queensland Health Extends Agreement for Improving Australia’s safe drinking water standards
research addresses local, national and global environmental health science challenges, with previous investigations including wastewater testing as an early warning system for COVID-19 Improving Australia’s safe drinking water standards and a nationwide wastewater sampling program linking with the Census are among projects as part of a $1.3 million partnership between[Read More…]
Australia’s Provectus Algae to commercialize innovative synthetic biology stack globally
Provectus secures AU$59 million grants from the federal government over 10 years to advance the development of agrochemicals and supplements derived from marine life Provectus Algae (Provectus), an Australian biotechnology company specializing in the optimization of algae to produce high-value compounds for use in a wide array of industries and[Read More…]
Australia links saturated fatty acids with memory formation
This study highlighted the unexpected role of saturated fatty acids Saturated fatty acid levels unexpectedly rise in the brain during memory formation, according to Australia’s University of Queensland research, opening a new avenue of investigation into how memories are made. Dr Tristan Wallis, from Professor Frederic Meunier’s laboratory at UQ’s[Read More…]
Australian brands expand presence in India with health & wellness products
These brands aim to promote holistic wellbeing and empower individuals to take care of their health and nutrition through natural and scientifically researched products. Melbourne-based health and wellness brands are offering health-conscious consumers and practitioners across India access to some of Australia’s most innovative products. These brands aim to promote[Read More…]
Provectus Algae appoints Mark Livings to its Advisory Board
Livings is the Co-founder and CEO of Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic Spirits and BrandLink Group Provectus Algae (Provectus), an Australian biotechnology company specialising in the optimisation of algae to produce high-value compounds for use in a wide array of industries and applications, has appointed Mark Livings, Co-founder and CEO, Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic Spirits[Read More…]
BOHECO partners with Spring Sciences Australia
BOHECO becomes the first Hemp company to expand its work in Australia BOHECO- Bombay Hemp Company, the first mover in the industrial hemp and medical cannabis space in India has joined hands with leading Australian company, Spring Sciences Australia Pty. Ltd. (SSA) for the exclusive supply of the BOHECO range[Read More…]
Australia’s agrifood tech firm closes first fund, oversubscribed at $35M
It supports early-stage startups with tech-enabled new business models that are helping agriculture transition to a carbon-neutral and climate change resilient future. Tenacious is Australia’s first and only specialist agrifood tech VC firm. It supports early-stage startups with tech-enabled new business models that are helping agriculture transition to a carbon-neutral[Read More…]
BioMar Australia to host factory tour for Ulverstone West Rotary Club
The aim of these tours is to educate the community not only the production of fish feed, but on the aquaculture industry and BioMar. BioMar Australia welcomed the Ulverstone West Rotary Club to our Wesley Vale factory. Despite the poor weather, Ulverstone West Rotary Club showed up in great numbers, with 21 members coming[Read More…]
