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27th July 2025

MEDIA MATERIALS - Announcement of biotechnology / Peptide advance in Mineral Processing on 31 July 25, Parliament House Canberra

COEMinerals Media contact: Kim Stockham: kim.​stockham@​newcastle.​edu.​au /+61 (0)423 579 331


31 July 2025: Media Release — From Cancer Therapeutics to Critical Minerals Recovery — How Australian Scientists are Building Game-Changing Technology to Secure the World’s Critical Metals’ 

Fact Sheet/​Explainer

Prof. Chun-Xia Zhao interview and BRoll (7min interview + BRoll footage in lab)

  • Download MP4 file format On our YouTube Channel OR via Vimeo link to interview (7mins) and BRoll lab (no audio)
    • 0.00 — 7.15: Interview with Prof. Chun-Xia Zhao (vision and audio)
      • 0.00 — 0.31: Introduction
      • 0.31 — 1.06: Delving into the science answering: ​‘From medicine to minerals — how did that happen?’
      • 1.06 — 1.46: Why do you call peptides the ​‘DNA’ of genetic code of minerals?
      • 1.46 ‑2.42: How does the science work?
      • 2.42 — 5.12: What does your newly published research tell us about the potential of the peptide approach?
      • 5.12 ‑5.32: What are the next steps?
      • 5.32 — 7:11 Why should everyday Australians care about this
  • 7.11- 13.30 BRoll Lab footage with researchers working in the lab with technical equipment, test tubes, etc (no sound/​audio)
  • Find the Transcript here

Video Reel for socials

Researcher Photos, Images and Science Schematics

  • Connect to folder of images, schematics, photos and COEMinerals logo for download here
  • Captions for scientific schematics here

Interviewee Bios — Embargoed until 31 July 2025

About COEMinerals

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals (COEMinerals) is a national research centre, funded by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence funding scheme. The Centre’s diverse scientific team is addressing key industry and environmental challenges associated with mineral processing. COEMinerals is based at the University of Newcastle and comprises nine Australian universities, industry partners and international collaborators. Learn more at www​.coem​iner​als​.org​.au