Tag: The Industry Papers

Solving Australia’s commercialisation dilemma

Posted on   |  by Bronwyn Le Grice
One of the most cited comments on Australia’s STEM industries is our strength in science, and our lack of strength in commercialisation. This claim is not without foundation. In...

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...

The true cost of Australia’s ‘silver tsunami’

Posted on   |  by Kate Carnell
We are well-practised in navigating the predictable milestones – youth, puberty, parenting – and we’re becoming more familiar with menopause and mental health. However, when it comes to dying...

Synchron beats a successful path from lab to market

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Melbourne-based Professor Nicholas Opie has been a superstar exemplar among Australia’s deep tech entrepreneur researchers for more than a decade. Professor Opie is a co-founder of the brain-computer interface...

HealthTech needs an international roadmap for local success

Posted on   |  by Ben Constable
Just as a savvy startup founder would position her novel product offering against a market unmet need, confirmed with objective market data, so we in Australia’s healthcare innovation ecosystem...

Biochar carbon removal as an industry superpower

Posted on   |  by James Stewart and Michael Hallam
Industrialising the production of biochar could place Australia in a unique position to become a global leader in the permanent removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.  Biochar is...

Extended Reality tech is going off with a boom

Posted on   |  by Rhiannon Phillips, Emma Murtagh and Alanna Koh
Extended Reality (XR) is game-changing technology, and Queensland has the talent to become a global player in this booming industry. Over the past decade, the global use of XR...

Blueprint for a 3D-printed future for manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Simon Marriott, Dr Frank Wagner and Dr Matthew Young
Australian manufacturing finds itself at a pivotal moment, grappling with myriad challenges that have led to its contribution to GDP dwindling to a record low of 5.4 per cent....