From Trash to Treasure Most people recoil at maggots. But the team behind a Sydney start-up company see them as tiny environmental powerhouses capable of cleaning up the planet’s dirtiest problems.

At #EntoZyme, a biotech spin-out from #MacquarieUniversity, black soldier flies (Hermetic illucens) are being genetically engineered to chew through waste streams that stump even the most advanced recycling systems.

👉 Read the full story now: coesb.com.au/from-trash-t...

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🚀 Meet Our Centre Startups: EntoZyme with Dr Maciej Maselko @synbionaut.bsky.social

#EntoZyme is transforming sustainable #wastemanagement and #biomanufacturing industries with the use of transgenic Black Soldier Flies. 🪰♻️

Some footage sourced from #OpenPlanet

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From Lab to Launch: Synthetic Biology meets start ups in Brisbane - ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology What happens when cutting-edge science meets entrepreneurial energy? On 23 May, early and mid-career researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology’s (CoESB) Queensland node found ...

Great turnout at our #syntheticbiology #entrepreneurship workshop at Customs House Brisbane on 23 May! Special thanks to our speakers Dr Kate Tepper of #EntoZyme and Dr Dominik Kopp of #Numer8Bio and to the startup representatives who attended.

Check out our event report here: bit.ly/4jO2KN3