Author: Mish

The Australian bioeconomy market is more than medicine

Posted on   |  by Professor Sakkie Pretorius, Distinguished Professor Ian Paulsen and Thom Dixon
Synthetic biology is high on Australia’s critical technology list. Yet one suspects it’s potential is pigeonholed in the medical applications queue while the wider opportunities lie unrecognised. Granted, mRNA...

Putting a laser focus on dual-tech opportunities

Posted on   |  by Professor Miftar Ganija
The Defence Strategy Review released earlier in 2023 states that the threats Australia faces in the Indo-Pacific region include economic, military and climate change. It is noteworthy then, that...

Fostering mission-driven industry excellence

Posted on   |  by Dr Nigel McGinty and Professor Tanya Monro
The Manhattan Project has been in the spotlight through the movie Oppenheimer. It was a mission-driven race that sought strategic competitive advantage. This was a project on a massive...

SME micro-partnerships can underpin AUKUS success

Posted on   |  by Sarah Pavillard
Earlier this year, I launched a white paper, Micro-Partnerships in the Age of AUKUS, at the Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Maryland in the United States as part of the Team...

Sovereign capability in AI is a national security issue

Posted on   |  by Professor Anton van den Hengel
The AI revolution arrived later than I expected but has had a more immediate impact than I had imagined too. I remember the moment I realised just how transformative...

Accelerating Defence innovation: The strategic imperative for change

Posted on   |  by Professor Emily Hilder and Professor Tanya Monro
Australia is in an ever evolving and challenging strategic environment made increasingly uncertain by rapid technological development. This has been clearly spelt-out in the Defence Strategic Review published earlier...

Directed energy weapons are no longer science fiction

Posted on   |  by Matt Jones
In 1977, Star Wars extensively used directed energy weapons either from spaceships or the iconic lightsabre, later referred to as the “laser sword”. Nearly 50 years on, contemporary circumstances...

In pictures: Merrymaking at the 2023 InnovationAus Awards

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The who’s who of Australian innovation gathered in Sydney on November 1 to celebrate a selection of the country’s best innovators at the 2023 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence. Held...