Tag: Sally-Ann Williams

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...

Australia’s leading women in technology

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Technology Council of Australia chief executive Kate Pounder says there are long-term structural issues keeping the number of women in technical roles in the sector frustratingly low and outside...

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...

Ho Ho Ho: Our ultimate guide to Summer Reading

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In keeping with long-standing tradition and to get us into a Ho Ho Ho vibe for the Christmas break, I present to you the annual InnovationAus.com Summer Reading List....

In the room: Science and Commercialisation skills roundtable

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Two dozen representatives from Australian science, research, universities, defence, and investment attended Industry minister Ed Husic’s Science and Commercialisation skills roundtable. Convened by Mr Husic ahead of Prime Minister...

Science, research and the rise of Deep Tech startups

Posted on   |  by Sally-Ann Williams
For the first time in my living memory, we are seeing a growing global appetite for science and technology discovery driven by global disturbances such as the pandemic and...