Tag: Cathy Foley

Australia’s quantum leap just got real: Chief Scientist

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
As quantum technologies promise to disrupt conventional computing and its underlying semiconductor industry, a Sydney company’s world first offers a chance for Australia to straddle the change while pushing...

Cathy Foley embarks on Quantum mission for Australia

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s chief scientist doesn’t want quantum to go the way of solar power in Australia, with relatively little return from a locally developed, globally transformative technology now present in...

‘Honeypot’: Chief Scientist backs local mRNA manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley has backed the domestic manufacturing of US-developed mRNA vaccines, likening the new capability as a “honeypot” which will have benefits beyond Covid-19 and...

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...