Tag: Cathy Foley

Cathy Foley on Australia’s next stage in quantum research

Posted on   |  by Rachael Bolton
Creating a commercial landscape that will build investor confidence will be a key focus of Australia’s National Quantum Strategy, according to its architect, Australia’s chief scientist and renowned physicist,...

Businesswoman Kathryn Fagg is the new CSIRO chair

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Freshly-minted Science and Technology minister Melissa Price has appointed Kathryn Fagg – one of Australia’s most experienced company directors – as chair of the national science agency, the Commonwealth...

Synthetic biology a $27b opportunity: CSIRO

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Sustained investment and research translation could make synthetic biology a $27 billion per year industry and add 44,000 jobs in Australia by 2040, according to the national science agency,...

Jim Rabeau is the CSIRO’s new quantum tech chief

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The CSIRO’s newly established Quantum Technologies Future Science Platform has found its first director with the appointment of Dr Jim Rabeau, the former Sydney University professor and deputy director...

Cathy Foley, uni VCs warn on translation risks

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s chief scientist and university vice-chancellors have urged caution in the latest COVID-19-driven push by governments to commercialise research, warning it must not come at the expense of fundamental...

Indigenous boost through Women in STEM grants

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Eight organisations have shared in nearly $2 million in federal funding as part of the federal government’s Women in STEM and entrepreneurship program, including three initiatives encouraging young indigenous...