30 stories to celebrate 30 years of success
19 Jan 2016
AusBiotech will publish 30 biotech success stories on its website, one a day, starting from 1 February and reaching a crescendo on 1 March 2016 with the launch of the 30th anniversary historic edition of the journal, Australasian Biotechnology.
AusBiotech marked 30 years since the industry organisation was founded as the Australian Biotechnology Association (ABA) on 28 December 2015. Fifteen years later (and fifteen years ago) in May 2001, the ABA became AusBiotech, after a vote at the 2000 AGM determined that the association should become an industry organisation.
The Inaugural President and Chairman of the ABA Council, Dr Martin Playne (CSIRO), also began the journal as the ABA Bulletin in May 1986. It later became the Australian Journal of Biotechnology in 1987 and then Australasian Biotechnology in 1992. Dr Payne continued as Editor for 18 years, retiring in 2004.
Members are invited to nominate success stories about companies, products or people to be featured on both the website and in the journal. Help us document the past 30 years, with your stories, and old photos of members or events are welcome too. Please send them to Chief Industry Affairs Officer, Lorraine Chiroiu (lchiroiu@ausbiotech.org).
This year will see a range of activities to celebrate the occasion, including a special edition of the journal, a gala luncheon event mid-year, the International BioFest 2016 in October - the largest ever gathering of life sciences in Australia.