The University of Queensland says the Queensland Government's decision to establish a $60 million Institute in Biomaterials and Nano Applications is further evidence the Smart State is taking shape.

Queensland Premier Peter Beattie announced at a biotechnology conference in San Diego in late June 2001 that his government would establish a nanotechnology centre of excellence with $20 million of public funding.

The new institute, which will create technologies by isolating individual atoms and molecules, involves a partnership with Queensland universities and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

It represents one of two logical stages of development for the State's growing biotechnology sector.

"The State Government initiative builds on the University's internationally recognised expertise, and it has applications across numerous disciplines including medicine, engineering, computing, environmental science and mining," UQ's Vice-Chancellor Professor John Hay said.

Associate Professor Matt Trau leading research into biomaterials (Photograph: Don Thompson)

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