Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology in Victoria

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Agricultural biotechnology is heavily involved in Australia's food production, and as such, is required to be regulated for the safety of all Australians. Some agricultural productions will require GMO licensing, and all food production is subject to the food standards code. To learn more about the regulation of agricultural biotechnology, please click the links on the sidebar at the left of the page.

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8th May BioBreakfast - The Technological and Economic Opportunities of BioBanking in Australia

Tuesday 8th May, 7:15am - 9:00am
Cinema 1, Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), Federation Square, Melbourne

As the pharmaceutical industry and the wider research sector shifts rapidly towards personalised medicine and genomics combined with the increasing power of computational sciences, biobanking is clearly an emerging winner in terms of commercialisation opportunity and provision of quality research services for the future.

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The Victorian BioPortal will link you to biotechnology companies, research organisations and universities, industry events, statistics and facts, news, access to infrastructure and specialist biotech services as well as relevant Australian government departments. The Portal incorporates all types of bioindustry including: bioprocessing, biomanufacturing, agricultural biotech, industrial biotech, medical devices, diagnostics and human health biotech. The BioPortal lists sources of public, government funding and venture capital for biotechnology. The BioPortal is maintained by the BioMelbourne Network with a view to progressing bioindustry.

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