Tag: research

Canadian quantum firm links up with Macquarie Uni

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Canadian quantum computing outfit BTQ Technologies has partnered with Macquarie University on advanced quantum algorithms and secure communications research. The strategic partnership, announced on Tuesday, will look to integrate quantum...

The invisible enemy: Driving healthcare-related infections to zero

Posted on   |  by Angus Dixon
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) represent a critical challenge in modern healthcare systems worldwide.  These infections, contracted by patients during medical treatment, contribute significantly to global morbidity and mortality, claiming approximately...

Ian Meredith: Charting a course to global markets

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
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...

AnteoTech scores first-ever ARENA battery manufacturing grant

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has awarded its first battery development and manufacturing grant to Brisbane-based AnteoTech to commercialise its unique component technology for lithium-ion batteries. Announced on Tuesday,...

RDTI growth outpaced Industry dept projections by $860m

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The value of Australia’s research and development tax incentive exceeded Industry department estimates by almost $860 million last financial year as companies flocked to the scheme for relief amid...

R&D ‘languishing’ despite lift in government spending

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government expects to lift overall spending on R&D by almost $650 million this financial year, outpacing sluggish R&D spending growth in the private sector, according to new...

ANU research and innovation staff caught in austerity plan

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian National University’s research and innovation arm will lose more than 10 per cent of staff as part of a major cost-saving restructure designed to cut salary cost by...

Private sector research contracts hit $1bn for first time

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s public research institutions landed more than $1 billion worth of private sector research contracts for the first time in 2023, according to an annual survey by Knowledge Commercialisation...