The VBC is an initiative of the Victorian State Government.
Members of the Consortium are:
This grouping brings together more than 70 researchers with advanced expertise in medicine, biotechnological, agricultural, and veterinary research, bioinformatics, statistics and computer science.
The Consortium conducts research in Bioinformatics and assists the performance of biological research within Australia by both academic and industrial users. It plays an important role in developing Australia's skill base in Bioinformatics through training postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows
Sited within existing biomedical research facilities, the Consortium brings together scientists engaged in "wet lab" research with computer scientists and statisticians. Personnel have been recruited from both within Australia and internationally to work on Consortium projects. They share their diverse expertise and knowledge to advance research across a range of fields. Personnel are located at two sites within Melbourne, the Clayton campus of Monash University and the Bundoora site of the Plant Biotechnology Centre, Agriculture Victoria.