Innovation, Science and Technology

Our Business Advantage

Tasmania provides distinct advantages for innovative biotechnology businesses including:

• world-class research facilities and research base
• unique climate, biodiversity and unpolluted marine environment
• biosecurity advantages
• straight forward logistics
• network of collaboration and co-operation
• gateway to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean.

Tasmania's Biotechnology Capability

Tasmania has many geographic, climatic and demographic advantages which are beneficial for the biotechnology industry coupled with a strong public research based, these benefits provide Tasmania with an opportunity to be a global competitor in biotechnology, with niche strengths in:

• agriculture, forestry and environmental biotechnology
• aquaculture, marine, Antarctic and Southern Ocean biotechnology
• population genetics for human health biotechnology.

 

Tasmania's Biotechnology Strategy

BioVision Tasmania 2007-2015: Tasmania’s Biotechnology Strategy, was launched in June 2007. The strategy outlines actions aimed at growing the Tasmanian biotechnology industry including:

• Strategy 1 - Build Capability
  Promoting Tasmania’s capability in existing competitive niches and building industry competitiveness.
• Strategy 2 - Enhance Communication
  Improving communication between scientific, government and industry stakeholders and increasing community engagement.
• Strategy 3 - Access to Capital and Increase Collaboration
  Attracting and accessing new capital.
• Strategy 4 - Coordinate Approach
  Ensuring the efforts of stakeholders are coordinated and directed towards developing the Tasmanian biotechnology sector.

View more information on Tasmania’s Biotechnology Strategy.