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CSIRO is using its expertise in plant, biochemical and material sciences and its strong base in existing research in crop biofactories to help position Australia as a significant global player in the bioeconomy.

The Crop Biofactories Initiative (CBI) aims to add value to agriculture and the chemicals industry through the development of technologies for novel industrial compounds from genetically modified non-food grain crops.

CBI is jointly funded by CSIRO and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).

Crop Biofactories in CSIRO

The Crop Biofactories Initiative is addressing the emergence of bio-derived feedstocks for the chemicals and polymer industries, with a focus on Industrial Oils, Complex Monomers and Protein Biopolymers.

Crop Biofactories: Silks
Protein biopolymers research in CBI has aimed at unique properties and production of silks for a range of applications.
Crop Biofactories: Unusual Fatty Acids

The Crop Biofactories Initiative has undertaken gene discovery for enabling enzymes and metabolic engineering of biosynthetic pathways to increase the production of unusual fatty acids in oilseeds. These will have a range of industrial applications.

Crop Biofactories: Biomaterials
CBI research has investigated the synthetic and biological production of functionalised fatty acids with a range of structures and their application in the chemicals and polymers industries.
Crop Biofactories: News

Read media releases and listen to podcasts on Crop Biofactories.