Tasmanian Alkaloids 

Nestled near the historic town of Westbury in the state’s north, Tasmanian Alkaloids is an excellent example of integration between technology and the rural environment. 

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Tasmania – the Emerging BioExtraction Hub

The island state of Tasmania is emerging as a key Australian biotech extraction hub. Tasmania’s natural advantages of biosecurity, biopurity, fertile agricultural land, clean temperate waters and climate, have attracted high value extract crop producers to the state, and have encouraged new internal businesses to flourish.

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Marinova

Hobart based Marinova is a company that has fully embraced the concept of growth through independent equity. Under the guidance of CEO Paul Garrott, Marinova has evolved from a seaweed harvesting operation to an extraction and fractionation enterprise with a core R&D competency. 

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CSIRO – Alternate sources of Omega-3 oils

The CSIRO Food Futures Flagship Omega-3 project involves research teams from Divisions based in Hobart, Canberra and other centres. In the short to mid term, single cell oilproducing microalgae are being examined, with a longer term approach involving development of high value grains and resultant oilseeds that provide substantiated health benefits to consumers.

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Botanical Resources
 

Forty per cent of the world’s pyrethrum is grown and harvested by Botanical Resources Australia (BRA) in the stunningly scenic north-west of Tasmania.

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Wallaby Milk contains powerful weapon against human superbugs

Researchers from the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) have discovered an antimicrobial compound 100 times more effective than penicillin in killing antibiotic resistant ‘superbugs’,
Minister for Agriculture, Bob Cameron, announced recently.

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Taking the Sneeze out of Rye Grass

Relief may be close for the more than two million Australians who suffer from seasonal allergies to the pollen of perennial ryegrass, a crop widely grown in Australia and elsewhere
as a feed or forage crop for dairy cattle and other animals.

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