Nov 7, 2024 · Australia has the potential to become one of the world’s leading suppliers of cancer-fighting cell therapy treatments, but our leadership must make some bold decisions if we are to take full advantage of this opportunity. Cell therapy involves administering live, healthy cells into a body to replace, repair damaged cells or eliminate cancer cells. Scientists have been researching cell ...

Oct 9, 2024 · The federal government’s Future Made in Australia tsar Senator Tim Ayres will deliver the opening keynote address at the 2024 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence, a reflection of the awards’ deep tech focus. Senator Ayres was appointed to the newly created role as part of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’ ministerial reshuffle in July. The Future Made in Australia agenda is a central ...

The InnovationAus Awards for Excellence 2024 celebrate the translation of Australian ideas and research into commercial success and social impact across a wide range of categories.

Oct 30, 2024 · Clinical nurse turned entrepreneur Lauren Barber has won the Innovation Leadership Award at the InnovationAus 2024 Awards for Excellence for her pioneering work founding and developing MedTech startup NeedleCalm. The InnovationAus 2024 Awards for Excellence were presented at a black-tie gala dinner at The Venue Alexandria in Sydney on Wednesday night.

Oct 22, 2024 · Artificial intelligence, hydrogen storage and waste reduction are among the 23 projects to share in $55 million of funding through the the federal govenment's cooperative research centres projects grants program. Industry and Science minister Ed Husic announced the 16th round of the CRC-P grants program on Tuesday, unlocking a further $90 million in cash and in kind contributions from the ...

The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has made a $25 million equity investment in South Australian IoT and satellite communications startup Myriota as part of a broader $50 million funding round. The fresh funds will be used to further develop the company’s network technologies and infrastructure, and to scale local manufacturing of its …

Dec 11, 2024 · Gilmour Space Technologies has completed the final wet-test of its Eris orbital rocket and pending final documentation from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, expects to nominate a launch for mid- to late January. The company completed the final wet test last weekend in which all liquid oxidisers were loaded onto the vehicle under full countdown dress rehearsal conditions.

Jan 9, 2025 · Experts in advanced manufacturing have been added as industry advisers to the Albanese government’s flagship commercialisation and scale up program as its grants begin to flow to local startups. Industry minister Ed Husic on Thursday announced the addition of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and industry group AusBioTech as a partner organisation for the government’s $392 million ...

Jan 19, 2024 · The Industry department has a new head of division for manufacturing and industry in Tara Oliver, who moves over from her role as general manager for the research and development tax incentive branch. Ms Oliver has overseen the R&D tax incentive branch since August 2022 and has previously served as the managing director of the government's Behavioural Economics Team within the Department of ...

Oct 1, 2024 · Deakin University has opened Australia’s first dedicated hydrogen fuel cell research and development centre, giving researchers and industry access to prototyping and fabrication infrastructure. Opened on Tuesday, the Hycel Technology Hub is based at the university's Warrnambool campus in Southeast Victoria and features a first-of-its kind testing station for hydrogen fuel cells with a power ...