Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy (CAB)
Queensland University of Technology
Formerly known as Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities
The Centre brings together a unique mix of expertise in plant biotechnology, industrial chemistry, synthetic biology, process engineering and commercialisation creating a continuum from research and development through to field trials through to real-world research outcomes to help feed the world sustainably and develop cleaner, greener bioproducts.
- Website
- https://research.qut.edu.au/cab
- Organisation type
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- University research centre
- Number of research staff
- 20-100 research staff
- Address
- Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane QLD 4000
Strengths and capabilities
- Plant biotechnology
- Plant genomics
- Biorefining and bioproducts
- Industrial biotechnology
- Synthetic Biology
- Process engineering
- Future foods
- Soil productivity
- Robotics and AI
- Crop resilience
- Agrifood Systems
Facilities and major equipment
- Physical Containment (PC2) Laboratories;
- Molecular Biology Laboratories;
- Plant Tissue Culture Laboratories;
- Chemistry Laboratories
Lead researchers
- Distinguished Professor James Dale—Officer of the Order of Aust, Elected Fellow of ATSE, Qld Great, Time Magazine Top 25 Inventions of 2014
- Professor Peter Waterhouse—Fellow of Australian Academy
- Professor Ian O'Hara—Appointed to State/National/International Reference Group - Biofutures Industry Reference Group
Key science sectors
More information about the sectors this centre is involved in:
- Advanced manufacturing
- Biotechnology
- Energy
- Engineering
- Environment and nature
- Food and agriculture
- Social sciences
- Tropical
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