Tag: Cicada Innovations

Australia’s future depends on systems, not silos

Posted on   |  by Sally-Ann Williams
The National Reconstruction Fund is about to deploy $15 billion into the types of deep technologies capable of safeguarding our future economy. Yet this $15 billion is just the...

Cicada takes charge of Sydney’s next biomedical incubator

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Cicada Innovations will run a new biomedical incubator at the Westmead Health and Innovation District after landing a $7.8 million grant from the New South Wales government. The long-running...

Hunger to solve global challenges fuels deep tech innovation

Posted on   |  by Nicole Bittar
The power of deep tech is in “solving the world’s most wicked problems, rather than a problem of convenience”, according to Cicada Innovations chief executive Sally-Ann Williams.  Transformation depends...

Early-stage commercialisation package backed by industry

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A $390 million early-stage commercialisation initiative designed to ready homegrown SMEs and startups for future investment through the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund has been widely praised by industry...

What’s wrong about the startup ‘valley of death’

Posted on   |  by Sally-Ann Williams
It’s a myth that tech startups will face just one ‘valley of death’ over the course of their lives. For decades the tech startup valley of death has been broadly...

‘Shifting spectrum of sunlight’ to boost plant growth

Posted on   |  by Jennifer O’Brien
The story of LLEAF, which stands for luminescent light emitting agricultural film, began at the University of NSW when Dr Alex Falber invented novel light shifting dyes, according to...

NSW semiconductor bureau locked with unis, CSIRO

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A $6 million semiconductor bureau to be established in central Sydney will provide local companies with services and connections into the booming global market as part of a state...