Great to be part of today’s #ARTIC Workshop in Sydney, focused on strengthening Australia’s research translation ecosystem. Our Director shared Research Translation Highlights from our Centre. In 5 years, we've spun out 12 startup companies that have collectively raised $230m in venture capital.

Entries have now closed to the @arc-gov-au.bsky.social Centres of Excellence Creative Communication Competition. The People's Choice vote is now open until 14 August. We received 16 entries from our Centre - time to show them some love. 🥰 scienceart.com.au/voting/

📹 Highlights from our recent Biotech Entrepreneurship Workshop held at Macquarie University in partnership with @macsys.bsky.social. What an amazing day! @arc-gov-au.bsky.social

Centre members - the CoESB 2026 Grant Writing Retreat is filling up fast! 📝 3 days at Voco Kirkton Park, Hunter Valley: 1:1 mentoring with 3 expert grant mentors, peer feedback, dedicated writing time. Rego closes Fri 7 Aug 2026 👉 forms.cloud.microsoft/r/YzeEeLR7VY @arc-gov-au.bsky.social

Our Director Ian Paulsen gave the Plenary Lecture at the Yeast Products and Discovery '26 Conference in Brisbane last week. The talk covered his journey from a bacteriologist to yeast lover, including the Yeast 2.0 projects in his lab. 📸: Tim Macuga @arc-gov-au.bsky.social

Applications to Superstars of STEM are now open! 🌟 Previous Superstars include our Centre's own Dr Laura Navone, Dr Paige Erpf and @taylorszyszka.bsky.social. Could you be next? More info: scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/what-we-do/s... @scienceau.bsky.social

In case you missed it - Our Director Ian Paulsen was the cover story for Good Weekend last weekend. 🌟 Thanks to @angusdalton.bsky.social for shining a light on synthetic biology! @arc-gov-au.bsky.social www.smh.com.au/national/fir...

First we read DNA. Then we edited. Now we’re learning to write

For billions of years, evolution was driven by random mutations. A new breakthrough puts control over DNA, life’s blueprint, in human hands.

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MACSYS members had the opportunity to tour the Australian Genome Foundry (AGF) at Macquarie University, a national, state-of-the-art synthetic biology facility. The tour provided a fascinating look at how AGF supports end-to-end synthetic biology research. Thanks @arccoesb.bsky.social for hosting!

This week we hosted a Biotech Entrepreneurship Workshop in Sydney, with @macsys.bsky.social. Researchers, founders, VCs and industry leaders came together for practical discussions on investment readiness, mentorship and translating science into commercial impact. 🎯 @arc-gov-au.bsky.social

🦠 A gene resistant to one of our last-resort antibiotics has been found somewhere no one was looking: polluted sediment, not a hospital. Researchers at Macquarie University and The University of Sydney discovered mcr-12, the first ever to be found in an environmental setting. Story: bit.ly/4pwlchC

Antbiotic resistance found in surprise source - ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology

Scientists have found a new source of antibiotic resistance in an unexpected place: polluted freshwater sediment in NSW. Researchers at Macquarie University and The University of Sydney discovered a g...

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@bskyhub.com Hi there, have estimated impressions disappeared from Post reports?

We're pleased to announce Australian Genome Foundry and IDEA Bio as our Diamond Sponsors of the CoESB Annual Conference 2026 #CoESB6. 💎 Thank you both for your continued support! We can’t wait to see you in the Hunter Valley this December. @arc-gov-au.bsky.social

Exciting news for antifungal research and for translating great science into real-world impact. Congratulations to Centre researchers Professor Amy Cain @flamycain.bsky.social, Dr Hue Dinh and the team! 🎉 Read the story: www.coesb.com.au/exclusive-de... @arc-gov-au.bsky.social

Exclusive deal to advance therapies for fungal infection - ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology

Centre researchers whose work showed cannabis-derived compounds can kill dangerous fungal pathogens have secured a commercial partner to take those findings toward clinical use. Australian life scienc...

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We brought the case for sovereign biomanufacturing to Parliament House in Canberra last week, hosting parliamentarians, advisors, departmental officials and startup founders for BioMade in Australia, a national event on the future of the sector. @arc-gov-au.bsky.social

The compelling case for Biomade in Australia

The ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology brought the case for sovereign biomanufacturing to Parliament House in Canberra last week, hosting parliamentarians, advisors, departmental officials ...

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A great evening at Parliament House celebrating biomanufacturing in Australia with parliamentarians, ministerial staffers, industry partners and Centre researchers. More than 40 countries now have explicit national strategies for synthetic biology and biomanufacturing. Australia does not!

✨ We're excited to announce Associate Prof Emma Frow of Arizona State University as a keynote speaker at #coesb26! Emma's research focuses on the governance of emerging biotechnologies, and she has been studying and working alongside the synthetic biology community in the US and Europe since 2008.

📢 Attention Centre members! 📢 Entries are now open to the @arc-gov-au.bsky.social Centres of Excellence Creative Communication Competition. 🏆 Win up to $400 in gift cards! - Plus, bragging rights for life 🙌 📅 Entries close 31 July 2026 Enter now: scienceart.com.au

Researchers from the Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology have secured $2 million in @arc-gov-au.bsky.social Linkage grant funds for projects spanning waste conversion, environmental conservation, and food security. Read the story: www.coesb.com.au/linkage-gran...

Linkage Grant Success for Synthetic Biologists

Researchers from the Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology have secured $2 million in ARC Linkage grant funds for projects spanning waste conversion, environmental conservation, and food security.

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Two research leaders from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology have been elected 2026 Fellows of The Australian Academy of Science – one of highest honours an Australian scientist can receive. ➡️ Read the story: www.coesb.com.au/new-fellows-... @arc-gov-au.bsky.social @science.org.au

New Fellows in synthetic biology

Two research leaders from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology have been elected 2026 Fellows of The Australian Academy of Science - one of highest honours an Australian scientist can rec...

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National Reconciliation Week begins today (27 May – 3 June). The ARC recognises the enduring cultures, knowledge systems and contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the importance of continuing to support reconciliation through our work. #NRW2026

Huge congratulations to our Deputy Director Professor Aleksandra Filipovska and Chief Investigator Professor Nicki Packer on becoming Fellows of The Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au. 🎉🥳 @arc-gov-au.bsky.social

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Congratulations to our newly elected Fellows and Corresponding Members for 2026. “Celebrating our new Fellows is a reminder of the vital role science plays in addressing the challenges we face as a society,” says Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC Academy President. science.org.au/news-events/...

What happens when strong science meets the right environment? Expand the reach and relevance of your work at our upcoming Biotech Entrepreneurship Workshop, co-hosted with @macsys.bsky.social, an event that combines short talks with two extended mentorship sessions. @arc-gov-au.bsky.social

Join us in congratulating the first recipients of our CoESB CRITICAL Seed Grant: Seraj Kotagama, Taylor Szyszka, Alexandra Coram and Claudia Bruinsma! 👏 @arc-gov-au.bsky.social @taylorszyszka.bsky.social

Join us in welcoming Prof Ron Milo as a keynote speaker at #CoESB26! ✨ At Weizmann Institute, Prof Milo harnesses the tools of systems biology to find solutions to the challenges of sustainability. We look forward to hearing from him in December! @milolabwis.bsky.social @arc-gov-au.bsky.social

‘Rather than painting the tree, you shade around it, and the tree pops out,’ says Dr Henry Dixson, on how we should read public anxiety about synthetic biology. 💭 📖 Read the story here: www.coesb.com.au/when-fear-re... @arc-gov-au.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social

When Fear Reveals Hope

Think of a painting of a black night sky. In the centre, left unpainted, is the outline of a tree. This is negative space, the artist’s trick of revealing an object through its absence. And according ...

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After years in academia, Dr Lawrence Lee is betting everything on a technology that could rewrite the future of genomics. And he’s learned not to care who laughs. 📖 Read the annual report story on one of our startups, SWAN Genomics: www.coesb.com.au/the-dna-revo... @arc-gov-au.bsky.social

The DNA Revolutionary Who Refuses to Settle

After years in academia, Dr Lawrence Lee is betting everything on a technology that could rewrite the future of genomics. And he’s learned not to care who laughs

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Can synthetic biology bolster food security in a warming world? 🤔 This @nature.com article argues that it can in two main ways: 1) by making farming more resilient to environmental stress and 2) diversifying how we produce food and food ingredients. Read it: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Engineering resilient food systems in a warming world

Can synthetic biology provide food security in a changing climate?

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I am super excited to announce that I am recruiting a new post-doc to join my team at UWA & @plants4space.bsky.social to work on plant synthetic biology, with a focus on genome engineering. If you are interested, please apply or reach out to me. external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/52...

Join us in welcoming Assistant Professor Feiran Li to #CoESB26 as a keynote speaker! Dr Feiran Li is an Assistant Professor at Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS), Tsinghua University, specialising in constraint-based modeling, machine learning, and synthetic biology. Look forward to it!

✨We're pleased to announce our first keynote speaker of #CoESB26! Dr Guokun Wang is a Professor at Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology. His research focuses on the synthetic biology-driven microbial production of functional nutrients, such as starches, proteins and functional polyphenols.