University of Queensland

Overview

The University of Queensland (UQ) is a leader among Australia's universities and is recognised internationally as a premier research institution. Research Institutes and Centres of the University of Queensland include:

Health and Medical Biotechnology

  • Institute for Molecular Bioscience
  • Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
  • Queensland Brain Institute
  • UQ Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Australian Genome Research Facility
  • Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics
  • Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Integrative Legume Research
  • Centre for Biological Information Technology
  • Centre for Biomolecular Engineering
  • Centre for Biophotonics and Laser Science
  • Centre for Computational Molecular Science
  • Centre for High Performance Polymers
  • Centre for Integrated Preclinical Drug Development
  • Centre for Magnetic Resonance
  • Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • Centre for Nanotechnology and Biomaterials
  • Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
  • Centre for Medical Diagnostic Technologies in Queensland (MedTeQ)

Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology 

  • Advanced Wastewater Management Centre
  • National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology
  • Centre for Marine Studies

Agricultural Biotechnology

  • Centre of Excellence for Integrative Legume Research.

Two commercialisation companies, Uniquest (www.uniquest.com.au) and IMBcom (www.imbcom.com.au) manage UQ's intellectual property in biotechnology.

Main business focus/
Listing by sector:

  • Research Organisation

Contact Details

Contact personProfessor Max Lu
Job TitleSenior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research
City/SuburbBrisbane
StateQueensland
Emailm.lu@uq.edu.au
Phone+61 7 3365 7277
Fax+61 7 3365 2680
Websitehttp://www.uq.edu.au

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