Industry Links

The School has a long and proud history of innovation in the Australian Biotechnology Industry.

The role of the School in fostering the Australian Biotechnology Industry through forming companies and strategic collaborations has been recognised by the presentation of a major award from the Business/Higher Education Round Table at its inaugural awards night in Melbourne. The links, which this school has forged with the Biotech companies and Venture Capitalists, provide important avenues for commercialisation of ongoing research as well as career opportunities for our graduates

The successful biotechnology companies Bresagen, GeneWorks and GroPep were established by members of the former Department of Biochemistry to commercialise their research in collaboration with other organisations such as the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, CSIRO and the Child Health Research Institute.

In recent years, the School has filed 3 international patents and actively encourages its research staff to consider the commercial implications of its fundamental research programs.

The School was/is a participant in Cooperative Research Centres; former CRC for Tissue Growth and Repair and the CRC for Biological Control of Pest Animals.