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Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing
International Conference on
Journal of Archives of Industrial Biotechnology | Volume 2
Estalishment of the Marine Bioproducts and Biotechnology Cooperative Research Centre – an
Australian contribution to building a global blue bioeconomy
Heimann K, Zhang W, Puri M
and
Franco C
Flinders University, Australia
D
emand and improved availability of sustainably sourced
natural bio-products has driven rapid expansion of a
global marine biotechnology industry over the last decade. In
2014, it was worth US$176 billion. Australia’s emerging marine
biotechnology sector is small but seeks to become a major
global player over the coming decade.
The Marine Bioproducts and Biotechnology Cooperative
Research Centre (MBB-CRC) is a dynamic partnership between
industry, R&D, marketing and investment sectors, designed to
underpin a step-change in the national marine biotechnology
industry and push revenue growth over $1 billion p.a. by 2030.
The CRC will focus on industry priorities for marine bioproduct
development, innovative processing technologies and
sustainable production of marine bioresources. The CRC will
provide an active network of industry partners across the
biotechnology value chain, and a pathway to connect industry
to investors and e-Commerce collaborates in Australia and
internationally.
An expertise-based and independent Board will govern the CRC
and oversee investment in and delivery by Australia’s leading
universities and research agencies. Three programs will work
closely with industry to optimise bio-product development,
via innovative processing technologies and establishment of
sustainable use of marine resources.
The CRC will also invest into a CET (Commercialisation,
Education and Training) platform, designed to underpin
the MBB-CRC programs. I will provide targeted pathways
for commercialisation (C) through development of techno-
economic models and setting up incubators and clusters to link
individual sectors with e-commerce and venture capital. The
education (E) & training (T) component will identify and develop
the next generation of industry leaders to provide Australiawith
a unique competitive advantage in a growth industry.
This presentation is given to inform international research
providers and industry of this emerging opportunity for
this sector in Australia, to start to lay the foundation for an
internationalised approach to realise a blue bioeconomy
through building relevant networks.
Speaker Biography
Heimann K is a recognised leader in designing, enabling, implementing and advancing
industry-driven research on closed system approaches using high-yield microbes in
environmental, aqua- and agricultural and commercial applications for developing
renewable products and sustainable industries. She has extensively in peer-reviewed
scientific journals, including Nature, 91 journal articles (citations >2,500), 5 books and
11 book chapters, leading to a H-index of 27. Her research has won many awards, the
NQ Corporate Business Women Award 2011 and the JCU Advisor of the Year Award
2016, being the latest. She is the president of ASPAB, associate editor of Botanica
Marina, and has served on the science and education committee of the Advanced
Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) and the tarong science steering
committee for microalgae GHG emission abatement at coal-fired power stations.
e:
kirsten.heimann@flinders.edu.au