How Australian scientists convinced yeast to make human proteins (and why that’s amazing)

Meet the startup that’s teaching yeast to become a health and beauty powerhouse – without harming a single animal in the process. Eclipse Ingredients has spun out of CSIRO with its sights set on a multi-billion-dollar opportunity to revolutionise how we access crucial health-beneficial ingredients across multiple industries, using nothing more than clever fermentation techniques.…

UQ biotech innovation partnership forges a second startup

A new startup aimed at discovering and developing anti-inflammatory disease medicines has been formed by The University of Queensland’s commercialisation arm UniQuest and global biotech company Molecule to Medicine (MTM), according to a statement released on Tuesday. Curlew Bio will leverage expertise from the Queensland Emory and Drug Discovery Initiative (QEDDI) and research developed by…