The Plant Protein Atlas Initiative will use targeted ‘omics technologies, including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and phenomics (with the NCRIS-enabled Australian Plant Phenomics Facility) to guide and support progress in genetic and agronomy research towards the optimisation of pulse crops for protein harvest and processing, underpinning an ongoing effort in developing a quality Australian plant protein production industry.

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science (CIPPS) is a national research centre funded through the Australian Research Council's Centres of Excellence scheme. CIPPS' vision is to discover new proteins and peptides from Australia's diverse flora and fauna, decode their biological functions, and develop new proteins and peptides to address challenges in health, agriculture and industry. Together with industry partners and international collaborators CIPPS are working to unleash the power of peptides and proteins for the benefit of humankind. CIPPS is developing research and outreach programs to promote peptide and protein science, and is deeply committed to nurturing the next generation of researchers.<br />For more information on the Centre please look at their website https://cipps.org.au/<br />Bioplatforms Australia establishes ongoing partnerships with Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence (ARC CoE). These large programs generate varied data resources that have potential for reuse by the research community.<br />These datasets are under embargo with moderated access to allow for the prioritisation of the activities of the relevant Centres. The length of embargo is defined with the project leads in view of releasing the datasets for public access in due time, fulfilling the remit of Bioplatforms Australia (enabled through NCRIS).<br/>If any of these datasets presents interest to you, please contact us through help@bioplatforms.com and we will assist with communication to the project lead(s) to discuss potential collaboration and data access at their discretion.

The fungal kingdom sits taxonomically separated from plants and animals. They have unique characteristics including structure, metabolites, nutritional properties and ecological functions.<br\> Globally, currently 148,000 species of fungi are recognised, the majority in the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota. The vast majority of the total estimated 2.2-3.8 million fungal species, over 90%, are currently unknown to science. The majority of the knowledge on the species in Australia stems from alignment of species commonly thought to have originated, or be analogues to northern hemisphere fungal species. Australian mycologists have attempted to study native fungi relying primarily on classical morphology, which has often led to the incorrect identification of taxa or identification by alignment to northern hemisphere taxa. <br /> <br />The generation of omics data will enable the discovery of native fungal functions that may provide new avenues for emerging industries, in particular for native foods or to demonstrate provenance of foods, biologically active discoveries, biomaterial engineering, land restoration, waste management and circular economies. Additionally, characterising organisms, substrates and growth environments could accelerate the development of fungal based products or processors while, simultaneously, benefitting basic microbiological science and the engineering of biological systems.

The Plant Pathogen ‘Omics Initiative is a national collaborative project, which aims to generate high quality molecular reference data for plant pathogens in Australia to support fundamental research and development in plant protection and contribute to an effective national biosecurity surveillance system.

The Australian Grasslands Initiative is a national collaborative project, which aims to identify mechanisms of adaptation in grasses to Australia's diverse range of soils and climates.

The Threatened Species Initiative (TSI) will create a national library of genomic data to support decision-making for biodiversity conservation.

The Australian Amphibian and Reptile Genomics Initiative is a national collaborative project that that will facilitate research using genomics approaches towards a more thorough understanding of evolution and conservation of Australia’s unique native Amphibians and Reptiles.

The Genomics for Australian Plants Initiative is a national collaborative project, which aims to develop genomic resources for the Australian plants community.