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Synchron beats a successful path from lab to market

Melbourne-based Professor Nicholas Opie has been a superstar exemplar among Australia’s deep tech entrepreneur researchers for more than a decade. Professor Opie is a co-founder of the brain-computer interface...

Online safety review lands on Rowland’s desk

An independent review of Australia’s online safety laws containing more than 60 recommendations for change has been handed to Communications minister Michelle Rowland. Former competition watchdog deputy chair Delia...

DFAT officials, contractors investigated over dodgy deals

Investigations have been launched into more than a dozen officials and contractors at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Australian Passport Office over its cowboy procurements. The probes...

Ian Meredith: Charting a course to global markets

Australia’s MedTech sector is a sleeping giant. National strengths in genomic medicine, digital health and precision medicine, along with lighthouses like Cochlear and a pipeline of promising startups, all...

Landmark NRF startup deals within weeks

The first investments from the Albanese government’s landmark $15 billion manufacturing fund will be revealed within weeks as part of series A or B raises of local startups. The National...

Govt urged to unshackle industry policy billions

The Albanese government is being urged to amend its investment mandates and risk appetites to channel more of its landmark industry support to research and deep technologies after analysis...

Textile recycling pioneer BlockTexx is our Australian Hero

Queensland-based tech firm BlockTexx has taken out the top honour at the InnovationAus 2024 Awards for Excellence, named the Australian Hero for its sustainable solutions assisting with the transition...

SportsTech VueMotion wins People’s Choice Award

Sydney tech firm VueMotion has been voted the People’s Choice winner at the InnovationAus 2024 Awards for Excellence for its platform that brings the tech used by elite athletes...

Lauren Barber takes home Innovation Leadership Award

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. ...

DroneShield is our Translation Hero

Sydney-based counterdrone pioneer DroneShield has taken out the Translation Hero award at the InnovationAus 2024 Awards for Excellence for its successful commercialisation of cutting-edge radio frequency AI technology.  The...

Nansen.io collects Software Award for zero-trust cloud

Canberra-based startup Nansen.io has won the Software Innovation gong at the InnovationAus 2024 Awards for Excellence for its zero-trust cloud storage solution assisting survivors of domestic violence.  The InnovationAus...

BlockTexx scores Manufacturing Award for textile recycling tech

Queensland-based tech company BlockTexx has won the Manufacturing Innovation Award at the InnovationAus 2024 Awards for Excellence for its pioneering recycling solution bringing a “fibre to fibre” future to...