New Report: Made & Grown — The Future of Food Biotechnology & Biomanufacturing in Australia
October 13, 2025 - 4 min read
A new report, Made & Grown – The future of food biotechnology & biomanufacturing in Australia calls on the Australian Government to act with urgency to capitalise on a once-in-a-generation opportunity to leverage Australia’s existing competitive advantage and build sovereign capability in food biotechnology and biomanufacturing.
Developed through a collaboration between Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA), ANU Agrifood Innovation Institute (AFII), Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), and the ANU National Security College (NSC), the white paper centralises the role of food security in safeguarding national security and positions food biotechnologies and biomanufacturing as critical to this objective.
The report is timely, coming as the Australian Government is actively developing the Feeding Australia national food security strategy, which just wrapped its first round of public consultation. This represents a unique window of opportunity to showcase how biotechnology and biomanufacturing can diversify and strengthen the resilience of Australia’s agrifood system.
The white paper builds on insights from the landmark Made & Grown – The Future of Food conference in Canberra in August 2025, which, notably, featured Martijn Wilder AM, Chair of the National Reconstruction Fund, as a guest speaker. It outlines 25 recommendations…
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