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Biodiscovery
| Biodiscovery
is the sourcing of native biological material including
plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms to identify
bioactive compounds genes, enzymes and other proteins
that may be used for commercial purposes such as
pharmaceuticals and insecticides. AIMS has been involved
in biodiscovery for 15 years and has explored
Australia’s mega-marine biodiversity for attributes
with commercial application. The cornerstone of AIMS'
biodiscovery effort is its substantial marine bioresources
library. This collection, which is constantly
expanding through ongoing sample acquisition, has been
sourced from over 1,500 sites across Australia. |
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Australia is party to the
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and AIMS is committed to
ensuring that the acquisition and use of its collection is
compliant with this international law. This combination of legal
certainty with a biodiverse Australian marine collection curated
for biodiscovery is unique to AIMS.
In addition AIMS boasts world class
research
facilities to analyse samples, a fleet of research vessels to
support ongoing collection and recollection effort, plus a
multi-disciplinary team of scientists.
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AIMS seeks to
continue its practice of establishing strategic
collaborative links with outside partners, from industry,
academia and other government agencies and research
organisations. Such partnerships complement AIMS' own
capability and enhance its biodiscovery effort to
maximise the social, economical and environmental value
of the biodiscovery represented in its collection. |
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