The solution to Australia’s innovation struggles lies in a “strategic middle ground,” between large-scale moonshot missions and spreading limited resources too thin across a multitude of sub-scale programs, according...
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An additional $20 million has been allocated to CSIRO’s SME Connect team to allow it to support the development of as many as 750 small to medium-sized businesses. The...
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CSIRO chief executive Doug Hilton has publicly defended the integrity of the national science agency and its scientists after Opposition leader Peter Dutton on Tuesday attacked the organisation over...
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The CSIRO has sold the employment company it set up for its Main Sequence Ventures Fund to members of the investment team so they can pay “market” rates for...
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With more than a century of experience and significant multidisciplinary expertise, CSIRO occupies the important and niche space of research translation in the Australian research ecosystem. Change is a...
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Realising Australia’s potential as an innovation leader is a concerted effort. Educators, mentors and program facilitators must help more researchers understand the power of their research — and use...
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The CSIRO on Tuesday revealed details on its new accelerator program for late-stage startups and small to medium-sized enterprises with innovative circular economy technologies. The national science agency is running...
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Research and development grants awarded through the CISRO’s Kick-Start program will now be accessible to larger small and medium-sized enterprises, with firms earning up to $10 million now eligible for...
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Research commercialisation remains a crucial pathway for the CSIRO to deliver for the Australian community, says newly appointed chief executive Doug Hilton, but it is not the only way...
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Leading marine scientist and conservationist Professor Emma Johnston has been appointed to the board of national science agency CSIRO. Professor Johnston, who is the deputy vice-chancellor (research) at Sydney...
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The national science agency has reclaimed most of the $200,000 it overpaid part-time board member David Knox, but some tax and super payments are still outstanding. Last month, the...
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CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall has used a speech to a global mining conference to argue both the value of the agency’s commercial work with the resources sector, as...
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National science agency CSIRO and fund manager Alphinity have teamed up to develop a framework for companies to assess artificial intelligence investment decisions from an ESG standpoint. The framework,...
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The CSIRO overpaid its board member and former gas and oil industry executive David Knox around $200,000 over three years, but is yet to determine the reason why or...