The ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology (CoESB) is developing a vibrant bioeconomy based on Australia's strengths in agriculture. #CoESB www.coesb.com.auhttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mtuwkshn7s26✨ #CoESB26 Sponsor Spotlight ✨ We're pleased to welcome back @twistbioscience.com and @decodescience.bsky.social as our Platinum Sponsors of the CoESB Annual Conference 2026! Together, they’re bringing you the daily Barista Coffee Cart - the best start to a full day of conferencing!25 Aug 2026 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuwkshn7s26https://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mtssz7dnrk23We returned to Sydney Science Trail at the Australian Museum, showcasing synthetic biology themed books and games we made, and sample products from our Centre startups and affiliates. We demonstrated how synthetic biology can enable a more sustainable future. 🌱🌏 @arc-gov-au.bsky.social24 Aug 2026 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtssz7dnrk23https://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mtikc7sljc2hThe winners of the inaugural @arc-gov-au.bsky.social CoEs Creative Communication Competition have been announced! 2 of our members won prizes in the Drawing/painting/ sculpture category. Judges 1st Prize - Rashika Sood's 'The Reef Remembers' People's Choice - Jennifer Adami's 'Elli the E. coli'20 Aug 2026 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtikc7sljc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mtfte4s2i22k🧬 Science Week is underway and our brilliant volunteer outreach team led by Dr Brodie Gillieatt of Macquarie University is having some great conversations about synthetic biology with children and adults alike. ✨ Thank you to our team of volunteers! @arc-gov-au.bsky.social19 Aug 2026 03:52 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfte4s2i22khttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mtbpvmhkqk27The winners of the inaugural @arc-gov-au.bsky.social Centres of Excellence Creative Communication Competition have been announced! 🥳 The People's Choice in the Comic/Graphic Novel/Zine category is Jasperine Phetchareun for 'From Waste to Wonders'. 🔎 Check it out here: bit.ly/4zr5YPy17 Aug 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbpvmhkqk27https://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mtalnesstc2k✨ We're excited to announce our fifth keynote speaker for #coesb26, Prof @gavinhthomas.bsky.social! Gavin is a Prof. at the Department of Biology at the @york.ac.uk ac.uk, UK. We're looking forward to hearing from Prof Thomas soon! 📅 Registration opens this week! @arc-gov-au.bsky.social17 Aug 2026 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtalnesstc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mswii2ji322eWe sponsored a session with Lauren Reinhardt of North Shore Speech Therapy at last week's @arc-gov-au.bsky.social Centres of Excellence Professional Staff Forum 🗣️💬 She reviewed our outreach products, including our card game Remediate!, and gave us a masterclass in storytelling for kids.13 Aug 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswii2ji322ehttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3msuktlnjj227Last week our Professional Team presented at the @arc-gov-au.bsky.social Centres of Excellence Summit! Sessions on strategy, research comms, finance, and a showcase of our synthetic biology card game Remediate. Great to share knowledge and finally meet colleagues we usually only email!12 Aug 2026 07:04 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuktlnjj227https://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3ms5svd2lo22sGreat to be part of today’s #ARTIC Workshop in Sydney, focused on strengthening Australia’s research translation ecosystem. Our Director shared Research Translation Highlights from our Centre. In 5 years, we've spun out 12 startup companies that have collectively raised $230m in venture capital.03 Aug 2026 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms5svd2lo22shttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3ms57bxedx22dEntries have now closed to the @arc-gov-au.bsky.social Centres of Excellence Creative Communication Competition. The People's Choice vote is now open until 14 August. We received 16 entries from our Centre - time to show them some love. 🥰 scienceart.com.au/voting/ https://scienceart.com.au/voting/03 Aug 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms57bxedx22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mrvvd32ucs2t📹 Highlights from our recent Biotech Entrepreneurship Workshop held at Macquarie University in partnership with @macsys.bsky.social. What an amazing day! @arc-gov-au.bsky.social31 Jul 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvvd32ucs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mrqzb4gcec2tCentre members - the CoESB 2026 Grant Writing Retreat is filling up fast! 📝 3 days at Voco Kirkton Park, Hunter Valley: 1:1 mentoring with 3 expert grant mentors, peer feedback, dedicated writing time. Rego closes Fri 7 Aug 2026 👉 forms.cloud.microsoft/r/YzeEeLR7VY @arc-gov-au.bsky.social29 Jul 2026 03:46 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqzb4gcec2thttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mrlq45gxos25Our Director Ian Paulsen gave the Plenary Lecture at the Yeast Products and Discovery '26 Conference in Brisbane last week. The talk covered his journey from a bacteriologist to yeast lover, including the Yeast 2.0 projects in his lab. 📸: Tim Macuga @arc-gov-au.bsky.social27 Jul 2026 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlq45gxos25https://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mrbmhgnwf225Applications to Superstars of STEM are now open! 🌟 Previous Superstars include our Centre's own Dr Laura Navone, Dr Paige Erpf and @taylorszyszka.bsky.social. Could you be next? More info: https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/what-we-do/superstars-of-stem/applicant-info/ @scienceau.bsky.social23 Jul 2026 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbmhgnwf225https://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mr7nklxwgs2bIn case you missed it - Our Director Ian Paulsen was the cover story for Good Weekend last weekend. 🌟 Thanks to @angusdalton.bsky.social for shining a light on synthetic biology! @arc-gov-au.bsky.social https://www.smh.com.au/national/first-we-read-dna-then-we-edited-now-we-re-learning-to-write-20260627-p60al5.html22 Jul 2026 06:02 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7nklxwgs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mr7j3sq2ac2fThis week we hosted a Biotech Entrepreneurship Workshop in Sydney, with @macsys.bsky.social. Researchers, founders, VCs and industry leaders came together for practical discussions on investment readiness, mentorship and translating science into commercial impact. 🎯 @arc-gov-au.bsky.social22 Jul 2026 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7j3sq2ac2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mqqme2lbus2k🦠 A gene resistant to one of our last-resort antibiotics has been found somewhere no one was looking: polluted sediment, not a hospital. Researchers at Macquarie University and The University of Sydney discovered mcr-12, the first ever to be found in an environmental setting. Story: bit.ly/4pwlchC https://bit.ly/4pwlchC16 Jul 2026 06:30 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqme2lbus2khttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mq43dhnjhs27@bskyhub.com Hi there, have estimated impressions disappeared from Post reports?08 Jul 2026 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq43dhnjhs27https://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mpwx3busw223We're pleased to announce Australian Genome Foundry and IDEA Bio as our Diamond Sponsors of the CoESB Annual Conference 2026 #CoESB6. 💎 Thank you both for your continued support! We can’t wait to see you in the Hunter Valley this December. @arc-gov-au.bsky.social06 Jul 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwx3busw223https://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mpkivs7yns2cExciting news for antifungal research and for translating great science into real-world impact. Congratulations to Centre researchers Professor Amy Cain @flamycain.bsky.social, Dr Hue Dinh and the team! 🎉 Read the story: https://www.coesb.com.au/exclusive-deal-to-advance-therapies-for-fungal-infection/ @arc-gov-au.bsky.social01 Jul 2026 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpkivs7yns2chttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mpgf7hqgss2qWe brought the case for sovereign biomanufacturing to Parliament House in Canberra last week, hosting parliamentarians, advisors, departmental officials and startup founders for BioMade in Australia, a national event on the future of the sector. @arc-gov-au.bsky.social https://www.coesb.com.au/the-compelling-case-for-biomade-in-australia/29 Jun 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgf7hqgss2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mp64533jys2aA great evening at Parliament House celebrating biomanufacturing in Australia with parliamentarians, ministerial staffers, industry partners and Centre researchers. More than 40 countries now have explicit national strategies for synthetic biology and biomanufacturing. Australia does not!26 Jun 2026 04:27 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp64533jys2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mny77xvwb222✨ We're excited to announce Associate Prof Emma Frow of Arizona State University as a keynote speaker at #coesb26! Emma's research focuses on the governance of emerging biotechnologies, and she has been studying and working alongside the synthetic biology community in the US and Europe since 2008.11 Jun 2026 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mny77xvwb222https://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mnj5ocdafc23📢 Attention Centre members! 📢 Entries are now open to the @arc-gov-au.bsky.social Centres of Excellence Creative Communication Competition. 🏆 Win up to $400 in gift cards! - Plus, bragging rights for life 🙌 📅 Entries close 31 July 2026 Enter now: scienceart.com.au05 Jun 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnj5ocdafc23https://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mngiyoo3uc2bResearchers from the Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology have secured $2 million in @arc-gov-au.bsky.social Linkage grant funds for projects spanning waste conversion, environmental conservation, and food security. Read the story: https://www.coesb.com.au/linkage-grant-success-for-synthetic-biologists/04 Jun 2026 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mngiyoo3uc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mndws6jrkk2tTwo research leaders from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology have been elected 2026 Fellows of The Australian Academy of Science – one of highest honours an Australian scientist can receive. ➡️ Read the story: https://www.coesb.com.au/new-fellows-in-synthetic-biology/ @arc-gov-au.bsky.social @science.org.au03 Jun 2026 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndws6jrkk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/arccoesb.bsky.social/post/3mmds26jpzs2qHuge congratulations to our Deputy Director Professor Aleksandra Filipovska and Chief Investigator Professor Nicki Packer on becoming Fellows of The Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au. 🎉🥳 @arc-gov-au.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 06:27 +0000at://did:plc:lnt5wsmawkcrmwol7kevmvfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmds26jpzs2q