Centre of Excellence Co-Funding 2020

The Centre aims to ensure the sustainability of the minerals industry in Australia, through a significant reduction in cost, environmental impact, and through lower energy and water usage.

The Centre will also establish a new generation of scientists and research leaders in minerals beneficiation (transformation to a higher product value) to support the innovation needed into the future.

The Centre will provide the technical innovation critical for Australia to develop a vibrant bioeconomy building on Australia’s strengths in agriculture.

The Centre will pioneer new approaches to the design of synthetic microbes, enabling the development of custom-designed microbial communities, synthetic organelles and new to nature biological pathways and enzymes.