SynBio Initiative

Partnerships
We're working with businesses across the world and welcome new opportunities.

We are actively seeking new partners for our community of researchers. Please contact Business Development Manager Julieanne Dougherty, julieanne.dougherty@anu.edu.au 0437 879 748.

Our partners

Our synbio start-ups based on the ANU campus include:

We are partners on the following major research initiatives: 

Ways to partner with ANU

ANU is open to collaborations at any scale, and can assist with sourcing funding through grants in Australia and internationally. For Australian businesses, R&D investments are usually tax-deductible. 

Some examples of ways to partner with ANU include:

  • Collaborative research projects that tap into the expertise of our plant scientists, chemists, engineers, computer scientists, medical researchers and social scientists (and more).
  • Development of commercial products and licensing of technology.
  • Delivery of executive education and professional short courses. 
  • Strategic collaborations that support broad engagement betweeen ANU and government, industry and research institutions. 
  • Partnering on tenders or major grant opportunities advertised by a third party. 
  • Assistance to start-up / spin-out new companies, including funding support.
  • Philanthropy 

We are currently seeking a commercial R&D collaborator for e-Cells, an efficient and cost-effective method for cell-free protein synthesis. This opportunity is for the technology to be further developed via a collaboration with an industry partner, in return for an end option/license to the technology. Please contact innovation@anu.edu.au to enquire. 

Contact us

The ANU Office for Business Engagement and Commercialisation provides experienced development support and advice on commercialisation and intellectual property, patent management, new ventures and entrepreneurship, major commercial research partnerships, and new research business opportunities.

Reach out to innovation@anu.edu.au, or contact Business Development Manager Julieanne Dougherty, julieanne.dougherty@anu.edu.au 0437 879 748 to discuss partnering with ANU on synthetic biology initiatives.