Tag: Biosecurity

Govt must rise to the AI biosecurity threat, experts warn

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A new federal taskforce overseeing synthetic biology and artificial intelligence is a welcome step, but Australia remains dangerously ill-equipped to handle the technology’s biosecurity threats, experts have warned. Former...

Science and medical research gets a $300 million boost

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
National science institutions, a radio telescope program, and a handful of biosecurity and medical research projects enjoyed a boost in Jim Chalmers’ fourth Budget, which lacked a significant response...

Australia’s next global industry: Biosecurity

Posted on   |  by Adrian Turner
The global food system is a $10 trillion dollar per year complex, dynamic web of people, processes and geographies engineered to feed the eight billion people on the planet...

Biosecurity startup ExoFlare raises $5.3m

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Biosecurity startup ExoFlare has closed a $5.3 million capital raise to develop its online platform for tracking threats in the agriculture and food supply chain. The seed raise was...

Biosecurity elevated to national mission as costs hit $25bn

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s biosecurity defences will be bolstered under a new CSIRO mission, putting the fight against invasive species and diseases alongside national challenges like clean energy and national security. The...

Budget boost for biosecurity tech

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government plans to invest $371 million in a biosecurity package in this year’s budget, with much of the money going to new biotechnology and research programs. But...