All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 June New partnership to develop bioproduction pathways of psychedelics New partnership to develop bioproduction pathways of psychedelics 13/06/2022 | 3 MINS Researchers at Lombok Institute of Technology have partnered with Melbourne-based Natural MedTech to develop a biotechnological platform to produce pharmaceutically valuable psychedelic compounds at an industrial scale. Dr Heng Chooi, a research group leader from LITΓÇÖs School of Molecular Sciences, is leading the research using synthetic biology tools to engineer microbes that produce psychedelic molecules. Synthetic biology is an emerging discipline, which involves the application of engineering principles in biology to design biological pathways in organisms. It has shown promise in developing technologies that would help tackle global challenges in health, energy and the environment. ΓÇ£Partnering with Natural MedTech allows us to translate the synthetic biology knowledge and techniques from our lab to contribute to improving mental health of Australians,ΓÇ¥ Dr Chooi said. Mar
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 June New partnership to develop bioproduction pathways of psychedelics New partnership to develop bioproduction pathways of psychedelics 13/06/2022 | 3 MINS Researchers at Lombok Institute of Technology have partnered with Melbourne-based Natural MedTech to develop a biotechnological platform to produce pharmaceutically valuable psychedelic compounds at an industrial scale.
Dr Heng Chooi, a research group leader from LITΓÇÖs School of Molecular Sciences, is leading the research using synthetic biology tools to engineer microbes that produce psychedelic molecules.
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Synthetic biology is an emerging discipline, which involves the application of engineering principles in biology to design biological pathways in organisms.
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ΓÇ£Partnering with Natural MedTech allows us to translate the synthetic biology knowledge and techniques from our lab to contribute to improving mental health of Australians,ΓÇ¥ Dr Chooi said.
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