ASBC Program 2025

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Welcome! The Australasian SynBio Challenge 2025 Final Showcase is almost here. Join us on October 4–5 to celebrate the innovation, hard work, and brilliant minds driving the future of synthetic biology. We warmly welcome members of the general public to attend and witness our teams present their ideas.

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Free registration (with food!) Secure your spot now: Register on Luma

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About the Showcase

This relaunch year features six outstanding teams across Australia, plus our first community team.
Expect a synbio‑packed experience each day: academic‑style pitches, industry‑focused presentations, plenary talks by leaders, and expert panels bridging academia and industry.

Participating Teams

Monash University
University of Melbourne
Macquarie University
The Australian National University
The University of Queensland
Bioquisitive (community team)

Venue

Hosted by Monash University at the Woodside Building for Technology and Design. Location: G01, 101

Saturday, October 4

Event	Time
Arrivals and networking	10:00 am – 10:30 am
Official Welcome from ASBC Directors	10:30 am – 10:45 am
Keynote — Andrew Pask	10:45 am – 11:15 am
Morning tea	11:15 am – 11:20 am
Team 1 — MethaNo (pitch)	11:20 am – 11:25 am
Team 1 — MethaNo (presentation • 10 min + 5 min Q&A)	11:25 am – 11:40 am
Team 2 — Jadebox (pitch)	11:40 am – 11:45 am
Team 2 — Jadebox (presentation • 10 min + 5 min Q&A)	11:45 am – 12:00 pm
Plenary 1 — Surinder Singh — Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Agriculture & Chief Scientist, Nourish Ingredients	12:00 pm – 12:20 pm
Plenary 2 — Vivek Naranbhai — Associate Professor of Medicine, Monash University & Medical Oncologist	12:20 pm – 12:40 pm
Lunch	12:40 pm – 1:30 pm
Gold sponsor presentation:
Integrated DNA Technologies	1:30 pm – 1:50 pm
Team 3 — Bioquisitive (pitch)	1:50 pm – 1:55 pm
Team 3 — Bioquisitive (presentation • 10 min + 5 min Q&A)	1:55 pm – 2:10 pm
Plenary 3 — Ryan Cross — Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, WEHI	2:10 pm – 2:30 pm
Ecosystem panel

Kaylee Jones — Co‑Founder, Bare*ly Mylk
Ned Murdoch — Founder, EarthBrew
Brendan Kidd — Program Facilitator, CSIRO
Kailash Kumar Vinu — Co‑Founder & CEO, Actimo Labs
Surinder Singh — Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Agriculture | 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | | Plenary 4 — Joseph Brock — Lecturer, ANU & Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology | 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | | Final remarks (Day 1) | 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm |