❓ Hon. Kate Doust inquires about the government's plans for biotechnology incubators and initiatives in WA. Hon. Norman Moore responds by highlighting existing investments and future plans.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR
(1) Does the minister recognise the value a biotechnology incubator would have in supporting new high-tech businesses and research in Western Australia? (2) Does the government have a plan to facilitate the development of such an incubator; and, if not, why not? (3) What new biotechnology initiatives has the government implemented since taking office, and at what cost? Hon NORMAN MOORE
(1) Does the minister recognise the value a biotechnology incubator would have in supporting new high-tech businesses and research in Western Australia? (2) Does the government have a plan to facilitate the development of such an incubator; and, if not, why not? (3) What new biotechnology initiatives has the government implemented since taking office, and at what cost? Hon NORMAN MOORE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The state government recognises the value of incubators and has invested in incubators at Technology Park, Bentley and the State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre in Murdoch. Innovation Centre WA at Technology Park, Bentley currently houses a technology incubator that provides support to early stage and start-up companies. The Department of Commerce is enhancing the focus of, and service delivery at, Innovation Centre. The incubator will be a focus of this process. (2) The state government is funding $50 million towards establishing two state-of-the-art medical research hubs at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre in Nedlands and the new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch. The facilities will be valued at over $200 million when completed. These facilities, which will be under the management of research institutes, have sufficient space to allow for incubators. (3) The state government undertakes initiatives and funding in biotechnology through various line agencies including fisheries, agriculture, environment, health, and commerce. In the science and innovation portfolio specifically, this government has approved the allocation of funding for the following initiatives: $2.205 million for the McCusker Charitable Foundation; $1.5 million for the Computational Systems Biology Centre of Excellence, as part of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology; and $248 500 for the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. This government has endorsed the implementation of a biodiscovery legislative framework, and the drafting of a Western Australian bioprospecting act. This legislation will provide a standardised approach across the state to access and benefit from shared biological resources in Western Australia.
(2) Does the government have a plan to facilitate the development of such an incubator; and, if not, why not? (3) What new biotechnology initiatives has the government implemented since taking office, and at what cost? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The state government recognises the value of incubators and has invested in incubators at Technology Park, Bentley and the State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre in Murdoch. Innovation Centre WA at Technology Park, Bentley currently houses a technology incubator that provides support to early stage and start-up companies. The Department of Commerce is enhancing the focus of, and service delivery at, Innovation Centre. The incubator will be a focus of this process. (2) The state government is funding $50 million towards establishing two state-of-the-art medical research hubs at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre in Nedlands and the new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch. The facilities will be valued at over $200 million when completed. These facilities, which will be under the management of research institutes, have sufficient space to allow for incubators. (3) The state government undertakes initiatives and funding in biotechnology through various line agencies including fisheries, agriculture, environment, health, and commerce. In the science and innovation portfolio specifically, this government has approved the allocation of funding for the following initiatives: $2.205 million for the McCusker Charitable Foundation; $1.5 million for the Computational Systems Biology Centre of Excellence, as part of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology; and $248 500 for the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. This government has endorsed the implementation of a biodiscovery legislative framework, and the drafting of a Western Australian bioprospecting act. This legislation will provide a standardised approach across the state to access and benefit from shared biological resources in Western Australia.
(3) What new biotechnology initiatives has the government implemented since taking office, and at what cost? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The state government recognises the value of incubators and has invested in incubators at Technology Park, Bentley and the State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre in Murdoch. Innovation Centre WA at Technology Park, Bentley currently houses a technology incubator that provides support to early stage and start-up companies. The Department of Commerce is enhancing the focus of, and service delivery at, Innovation Centre. The incubator will be a focus of this process. (2) The state government is funding $50 million towards establishing two state-of-the-art medical research hubs at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre in Nedlands and the new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch. The facilities will be valued at over $200 million when completed. These facilities, which will be under the management of research institutes, have sufficient space to allow for incubators. (3) The state government undertakes initiatives and funding in biotechnology through various line agencies including fisheries, agriculture, environment, health, and commerce. In the science and innovation portfolio specifically, this government has approved the allocation of funding for the following initiatives: $2.205 million for the McCusker Charitable Foundation; $1.5 million for the Computational Systems Biology Centre of Excellence, as part of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology; and $248 500 for the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. This government has endorsed the implementation of a biodiscovery legislative framework, and the drafting of a Western Australian bioprospecting act. This legislation will provide a standardised approach across the state to access and benefit from shared biological resources in Western Australia.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The state government recognises the value of incubators and has invested in incubators at Technology Park, Bentley and the State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre in Murdoch. Innovation Centre WA at Technology Park, Bentley currently houses a technology incubator that provides support to early stage and start-up companies. The Department of Commerce is enhancing the focus of, and service delivery at, Innovation Centre. The incubator will be a focus of this process. (2) The state government is funding $50 million towards establishing two state-of-the-art medical research hubs at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre in Nedlands and the new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch. The facilities will be valued at over $200 million when completed. These facilities, which will be under the management of research institutes, have sufficient space to allow for incubators. (3) The state government undertakes initiatives and funding in biotechnology through various line agencies including fisheries, agriculture, environment, health, and commerce. In the science and innovation portfolio specifically, this government has approved the allocation of funding for the following initiatives: $2.205 million for the McCusker Charitable Foundation; $1.5 million for the Computational Systems Biology Centre of Excellence, as part of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology; and $248 500 for the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. This government has endorsed the implementation of a biodiscovery legislative framework, and the drafting of a Western Australian bioprospecting act. This legislation will provide a standardised approach across the state to access and benefit from shared biological resources in Western Australia.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The state government recognises the value of incubators and has invested in incubators at Technology Park, Bentley and the State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre in Murdoch. Innovation Centre WA at Technology Park, Bentley currently houses a technology incubator that provides support to early stage and start-up companies. The Department of Commerce is enhancing the focus of, and service delivery at, Innovation Centre. The incubator will be a focus of this process. (2) The state government is funding $50 million towards establishing two state-of-the-art medical research hubs at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre in Nedlands and the new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch. The facilities will be valued at over $200 million when completed. These facilities, which will be under the management of research institutes, have sufficient space to allow for incubators. (3) The state government undertakes initiatives and funding in biotechnology through various line agencies including fisheries, agriculture, environment, health, and commerce. In the science and innovation portfolio specifically, this government has approved the allocation of funding for the following initiatives: $2.205 million for the McCusker Charitable Foundation; $1.5 million for the Computational Systems Biology Centre of Excellence, as part of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology; and $248 500 for the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. This government has endorsed the implementation of a biodiscovery legislative framework, and the drafting of a Western Australian bioprospecting act. This legislation will provide a standardised approach across the state to access and benefit from shared biological resources in Western Australia.
(1) The state government recognises the value of incubators and has invested in incubators at Technology Park, Bentley and the State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre in Murdoch. Innovation Centre WA at Technology Park, Bentley currently houses a technology incubator that provides support to early stage and start-up companies. The Department of Commerce is enhancing the focus of, and service delivery at, Innovation Centre. The incubator will be a focus of this process. (2) The state government is funding $50 million towards establishing two state-of-the-art medical research hubs at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre in Nedlands and the new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch. The facilities will be valued at over $200 million when completed. These facilities, which will be under the management of research institutes, have sufficient space to allow for incubators. (3) The state government undertakes initiatives and funding in biotechnology through various line agencies including fisheries, agriculture, environment, health, and commerce. In the science and innovation portfolio specifically, this government has approved the allocation of funding for the following initiatives: $2.205 million for the McCusker Charitable Foundation; $1.5 million for the Computational Systems Biology Centre of Excellence, as part of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology; and $248 500 for the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. This government has endorsed the implementation of a biodiscovery legislative framework, and the drafting of a Western Australian bioprospecting act. This legislation will provide a standardised approach across the state to access and benefit from shared biological resources in Western Australia.
(2) The state government is funding $50 million towards establishing two state-of-the-art medical research hubs at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre in Nedlands and the new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch. The facilities will be valued at over $200 million when completed. These facilities, which will be under the management of research institutes, have sufficient space to allow for incubators. (3) The state government undertakes initiatives and funding in biotechnology through various line agencies including fisheries, agriculture, environment, health, and commerce. In the science and innovation portfolio specifically, this government has approved the allocation of funding for the following initiatives: $2.205 million for the McCusker Charitable Foundation; $1.5 million for the Computational Systems Biology Centre of Excellence, as part of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology; and $248 500 for the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. This government has endorsed the implementation of a biodiscovery legislative framework, and the drafting of a Western Australian bioprospecting act. This legislation will provide a standardised approach across the state to access and benefit from shared biological resources in Western Australia.
(3) The state government undertakes initiatives and funding in biotechnology through various line agencies including fisheries, agriculture, environment, health, and commerce. In the science and innovation portfolio specifically, this government has approved the allocation of funding for the following initiatives: $2.205 million for the McCusker Charitable Foundation; $1.5 million for the Computational Systems Biology Centre of Excellence, as part of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology; and $248 500 for the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. This government has endorsed the implementation of a biodiscovery legislative framework, and the drafting of a Western Australian bioprospecting act. This legislation will provide a standardised approach across the state to access and benefit from shared biological resources in Western Australia.
(2) Does the government have a plan to facilitate the development of such an incubator; and, if not, why not? (3) What new biotechnology initiatives has the government implemented since taking office, and at what cost? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The state government recognises the value of incubators and has invested in incubators at Technology Park, Bentley and the State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre in Murdoch. Innovation Centre WA at Technology Park, Bentley currently houses a technology incubator that provides support to early stage and start-up companies. The Department of Commerce is enhancing the focus of, and service delivery at, Innovation Centre. The incubator will be a focus of this process. (2) The state government is funding $50 million towards establishing two state-of-the-art medical research hubs at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre in Nedlands and the new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch. The facilities will be valued at over $200 million when completed. These facilities, which will be under the management of research institutes, have sufficient space to allow for incubators. (3) The state government undertakes initiatives and funding in biotechnology through various line agencies including fisheries, agriculture, environment, health, and commerce. In the science and innovation portfolio specifically, this government has approved the allocation of funding for the following initiatives: $2.205 million for the McCusker Charitable Foundation; $1.5 million for the Computational Systems Biology Centre of Excellence, as part of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology; and $248 500 for the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. This government has endorsed the implementation of a biodiscovery legislative framework, and the drafting of a Western Australian bioprospecting act. This legislation will provide a standardised approach across the state to access and benefit from shared biological resources in Western Australia.
(3) What new biotechnology initiatives has the government implemented since taking office, and at what cost? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The state government recognises the value of incubators and has invested in incubators at Technology Park, Bentley and the State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre in Murdoch. Innovation Centre WA at Technology Park, Bentley currently houses a technology incubator that provides support to early stage and start-up companies. The Department of Commerce is enhancing the focus of, and service delivery at, Innovation Centre. The incubator will be a focus of this process. (2) The state government is funding $50 million towards establishing two state-of-the-art medical research hubs at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre in Nedlands and the new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch. The facilities will be valued at over $200 million when completed. These facilities, which will be under the management of research institutes, have sufficient space to allow for incubators. (3) The state government undertakes initiatives and funding in biotechnology through various line agencies including fisheries, agriculture, environment, health, and commerce. In the science and innovation portfolio specifically, this government has approved the allocation of funding for the following initiatives: $2.205 million for the McCusker Charitable Foundation; $1.5 million for the Computational Systems Biology Centre of Excellence, as part of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology; and $248 500 for the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. This government has endorsed the implementation of a biodiscovery legislative framework, and the drafting of a Western Australian bioprospecting act. This legislation will provide a standardised approach across the state to access and benefit from shared biological resources in Western Australia.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The state government recognises the value of incubators and has invested in incubators at Technology Park, Bentley and the State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre in Murdoch. Innovation Centre WA at Technology Park, Bentley currently houses a technology incubator that provides support to early stage and start-up companies. The Department of Commerce is enhancing the focus of, and service delivery at, Innovation Centre. The incubator will be a focus of this process. (2) The state government is funding $50 million towards establishing two state-of-the-art medical research hubs at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre in Nedlands and the new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch. The facilities will be valued at over $200 million when completed. These facilities, which will be under the management of research institutes, have sufficient space to allow for incubators. (3) The state government undertakes initiatives and funding in biotechnology through various line agencies including fisheries, agriculture, environment, health, and commerce. In the science and innovation portfolio specifically, this government has approved the allocation of funding for the following initiatives: $2.205 million for the McCusker Charitable Foundation; $1.5 million for the Computational Systems Biology Centre of Excellence, as part of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology; and $248 500 for the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. This government has endorsed the implementation of a biodiscovery legislative framework, and the drafting of a Western Australian bioprospecting act. This legislation will provide a standardised approach across the state to access and benefit from shared biological resources in Western Australia.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The state government recognises the value of incubators and has invested in incubators at Technology Park, Bentley and the State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre in Murdoch. Innovation Centre WA at Technology Park, Bentley currently houses a technology incubator that provides support to early stage and start-up companies. The Department of Commerce is enhancing the focus of, and service delivery at, Innovation Centre. The incubator will be a focus of this process. (2) The state government is funding $50 million towards establishing two state-of-the-art medical research hubs at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre in Nedlands and the new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch. The facilities will be valued at over $200 million when completed. These facilities, which will be under the management of research institutes, have sufficient space to allow for incubators. (3) The state government undertakes initiatives and funding in biotechnology through various line agencies including fisheries, agriculture, environment, health, and commerce. In the science and innovation portfolio specifically, this government has approved the allocation of funding for the following initiatives: $2.205 million for the McCusker Charitable Foundation; $1.5 million for the Computational Systems Biology Centre of Excellence, as part of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology; and $248 500 for the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. This government has endorsed the implementation of a biodiscovery legislative framework, and the drafting of a Western Australian bioprospecting act. This legislation will provide a standardised approach across the state to access and benefit from shared biological resources in Western Australia.
(1) The state government recognises the value of incubators and has invested in incubators at Technology Park, Bentley and the State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre in Murdoch. Innovation Centre WA at Technology Park, Bentley currently houses a technology incubator that provides support to early stage and start-up companies. The Department of Commerce is enhancing the focus of, and service delivery at, Innovation Centre. The incubator will be a focus of this process. (2) The state government is funding $50 million towards establishing two state-of-the-art medical research hubs at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre in Nedlands and the new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch. The facilities will be valued at over $200 million when completed. These facilities, which will be under the management of research institutes, have sufficient space to allow for incubators. (3) The state government undertakes initiatives and funding in biotechnology through various line agencies including fisheries, agriculture, environment, health, and commerce. In the science and innovation portfolio specifically, this government has approved the allocation of funding for the following initiatives: $2.205 million for the McCusker Charitable Foundation; $1.5 million for the Computational Systems Biology Centre of Excellence, as part of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology; and $248 500 for the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. This government has endorsed the implementation of a biodiscovery legislative framework, and the drafting of a Western Australian bioprospecting act. This legislation will provide a standardised approach across the state to access and benefit from shared biological resources in Western Australia.
(2) The state government is funding $50 million towards establishing two state-of-the-art medical research hubs at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre in Nedlands and the new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch. The facilities will be valued at over $200 million when completed. These facilities, which will be under the management of research institutes, have sufficient space to allow for incubators. (3) The state government undertakes initiatives and funding in biotechnology through various line agencies including fisheries, agriculture, environment, health, and commerce. In the science and innovation portfolio specifically, this government has approved the allocation of funding for the following initiatives: $2.205 million for the McCusker Charitable Foundation; $1.5 million for the Computational Systems Biology Centre of Excellence, as part of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology; and $248 500 for the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. This government has endorsed the implementation of a biodiscovery legislative framework, and the drafting of a Western Australian bioprospecting act. This legislation will provide a standardised approach across the state to access and benefit from shared biological resources in Western Australia.
(3) The state government undertakes initiatives and funding in biotechnology through various line agencies including fisheries, agriculture, environment, health, and commerce. In the science and innovation portfolio specifically, this government has approved the allocation of funding for the following initiatives: $2.205 million for the McCusker Charitable Foundation; $1.5 million for the Computational Systems Biology Centre of Excellence, as part of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology; and $248 500 for the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. This government has endorsed the implementation of a biodiscovery legislative framework, and the drafting of a Western Australian bioprospecting act. This legislation will provide a standardised approach across the state to access and benefit from shared biological resources in Western Australia.
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