QUT has been awarded a $125,000 Queensland Government grant to design bone grafts for the regeneration of skeletal tissue.
Science and Innovation Minister Ian Walker announced the investment under the 2014 round of the Queensland-Chinese Academy of Sciences (Q-CAS) Collaborative Science Fund.
The amount will be matched by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
QUT Professor Yin Xiao, who is leading the Immune Responses in Biomaterial Development project, said the funding would be used to develop biomaterials that could be used to grow bones and avoid immune rejection for bone grafts.
Professor Xiao said the project was a joint collaboration within the Australia-China Centre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (ACCTERM), which was established at QUT in 2013.
Funding was also been allocated to a University of Queensland study into Sweet Sorghum for Valuable Sugars.
Mr Walker said the purpose of the Q-CAS Fund was to undertake collaborative research projects in scientific areas with the greatest potential to benefit both Queensland and China.
"Both projects highlight the ongoing innovative scientific and technical collaboration that will deliver future economic, social and environment benefits for Queensland and China," he said.
The Q-CAS Fund was established to support joint research by scientists in Queensland and at the prestigious Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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