Tag: Cathy Foley

‘Vegemite economy’ spreads innovation investment too thin

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia can only retain its competitive advantages in innovative technologies like quantum and photonics if the nation specialises and scales its priority sectors, according to chief scientist Dr Cathy...

Powerful speakers readied for The Capability Papers

Posted on   |  by David McClure
Australia’s chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley will deliver a lunchtime keynote address to The Capability Papers launch forum at Old Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday, an event that...

InnovationAus Awards 2023: Last day for nominations

Posted on   |  by James Riley
We are down to the wire, the final day for accepting nominations for the 2023 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence. You have until midnight tonight, Monday 19 June, so get...

$55m in quantum industry grants to flow from 2024

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Nearly $55 million worth of quantum industry grants will start flowing from next year through a new national growth centre and challenge programs, as the government looks to seize...

InnovationAus Awards 2023 entry deadline looms

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The final deadline for the InnovationAus Awards for Excellence 2023 is just two weeks away, and we are looking for the nation’s best entrepreneurs, innovators and research translation heroes....

Awards 2023: Patrons Cathy Foley and David Thodey return

Posted on   |  by James Riley
With the deadline for nominations and entries to the InnovationAus Awards for Excellence just one week away, we are delighted to announced that Australia’s Chief Scientist Cathy Foley and...

$16m innovation challenge to build bushfire resilience

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new $16 million innovation competition co-designed by the Minderoo Foundation has been launched by global not-for-profit XPRIZE to drive development of bushfire detection and rapid response technologies. The...