AgriBiotech & Biosecurity Summit

Addressing the future of agriculture, biosecurity, and sustainability through biotechnology.

The AgriBiotech & Biosecurity Summit 2025

The AgriBiotech & Biosecurity Summit is a leading event dedicated to tackling the urgent demands on agriculture in an era of rapid population growth and rising living standards.

With the challenge of producing more food using fewer resources while facing increasing climate and biosecurity risks, biotechnology is driving new ways to safeguard food systems and strengthen resilience.

Advances in agricultural biotechnology are moving quickly from research to real world application, from diagnostics that enable rapid detection of threats to technologies that protect crops and livestock at scale. These innovations are positioning agribiotech and biosecurity as a growing force within the global life sciences sector, with strong momentum projected through 2030.

The Summit will showcase how biotechnology is reshaping the future of agriculture and biosecurity through innovation, translation and cross sector collaboration.

The AgriBiotech & Biosecurity Summit 2025

About the summit.

Co-hosted by CSIRO and Agriculture Victoria Services, the AgriBiotech & Biosecurity Summit will be held on Thursday 23 October 2025 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, as part of the AusBiotech International Conference 2025.
 
This full-day event will unite industry leaders, researchers, investors, and innovators to explore the latest biotechnological advances.
 

Complementing the core conference program, the Summit will provide medtech and broader life sciences participants a collaborative forum to explore how their technologies and experience in diagnostics, digital platforms and manufacturing can be applied to agricultural biosecurity challenges, creating shared pathways and opportunities for future growth.

 
The program will centre on four key themes:
  1. Diagnostic & Detection Technologies: Enabling Early Response and Risk Management
  2. From Lab to Field: Deploying Next-Generation Defences
  3. Scaling up for Impact
  4. Investing in the Future of AgriBiotech & Biosecurity
 
Attendees can expect insightful keynote presentations, dynamic panel discussions, and brief research showcases that highlight cutting-edge R&D.
 
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