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Advanced Manufacturing InnovationAus Awards

The ‘electronic skin’ set to revolutionise aged care

We take a look at Sleeptite, a contender in the Medtech and Biotechnology category of the InnovationAus 2021 Awards for Excellence, as well as a People's Choice Award finalist.

CSIRO spin-out Quasar is building world-leading satellite tech

25 October 2021 | by Rachael Bolton

One of the great joys of scientific innovation is looking at an existing technology and envisioning a completely novel application outside its original purpose. Quasar Satellite Technologies is a...

Australian Business Growth Fund makes first investment

7 October 2021 | by Staff Writer

Battery and electric vehicle technology company 3ME technology has been revealed as the first investment of the Australian Business Growth Fund, a joint partnership between the federal government and...

Bureau of Meteorology to open new space hub

6 October 2021 | by Staff Writer

The Bureau of Meteorology is set to open a space weather hub in Adelaide that will monitor events like solar flares, which can disrupt services like GPS for navigation...

InnovationAus 2021 Awards: Medtech and Biotechnology finalists

5 October 2021 | by Staff Writers

There has never been more attention on Australia’s medtech and biotechnology industry, with the COVID-19 pandemic shining a spotlight on the sector and its importance to the country’s health...

InnovationAus 2021 Awards: Advanced Manufacturing finalists

5 October 2021 | by Staff Writers

The spotlight was shone firmly on Australia’s advanced manufacturing sector late last year when Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a $1.5 billion manufacturing strategy. This included the $1.3 billion...

InnovationAus 2021 Awards: Wildcard category finalists

5 October 2021 | by Staff Writers

The InnovationAus 2021 WildCard Award celebrates unique and innovative Australian individuals and companies that are so unique and innovative that they don’t fit into the other categories. The category...

InnovationAus 2021 Awards: Energy and Renewables finalists

5 October 2021 | by Staff Writers

With every state and territory setting net zero emissions targets and billions of investment dollars flooding in, green technology and renewable energy is poised to disrupt almost every sector...

InnovationAus 2021 Awards: Food and AgriTech finalists

5 October 2021 | by Staff Writers

Food and AgriTech has been one of Australia’s most promising innovative sectors of the economy, with a rapidly growing startup ecosystem emerging around it. The food industry has been...

InnovationAus 2021 Awards: Cybersecurity finalists

5 October 2021 | by Staff Writers

The cybersecurity defences of many privately-run Australian companies have become a national priority, with the federal government set to soon pass critical infrastructure laws that would allow the government...