We are engineering microbial cells for the improved production of proteins and oils, and then performing bioprocess development and fermentation scale-up.
The alternative
protein ecosystem
Robert Speight
Researcher- Host institution: Queensland University of Technology
- Position: Principal investigator
- Discipline: Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Chemical engineering, Microbiology
- Alternative protein type: Fermentation
- Collaboration opportunities: Industry partnership, Joint research, Providing guest lectures, Sharing equipment or facilities, Technical consultation
- Hiring for: Graduate students, Postdoctoral fellows, Research staff, Undergraduate students
- Lab equipment: Biochemistry equipment (purification/separation/HPLC/GC/MS), High-throughput screening equipment, Microbiology equipment, Microscopy equipment, Pilot plants, Sequencing equipment, Standard molecular biology lab equipment (DNA/RNA/proteins/cells)
- Pilot equipment: Fermentation
- Region: Asia Pacific
- Technology focus: Bioprocess design, Feedstocks, Host strain development, Target molecule selection
- Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia