In 2019, some intellectual property created through a research project at the Australian National University was spun out as a startup which might change how we all use computers....
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The story of LLEAF, which stands for luminescent light emitting agricultural film, began at the University of NSW when Dr Alex Falber invented novel light shifting dyes, according to...
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As the story goes, army veteran Tom Moore hatched the idea for WithYouWithMe (WYWM) – a veteran education and employment tech company – when he was attempting to transition...
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Data Zoo chief executive Tony Fitzgibbon will tell you his career didn’t begin in the data space – even though he has now become ultra-passionate about “solving the issue...
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When Western Australian tech firm DUG set out to create its own supercomputer network of data centres around the world, the company turned to its own R&D unit to...
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With the outstanding finalists for the 2022 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence now locked in, online voting is now open to the public to find a winner for the prestigious...
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A startup spun out of the Australian National University is looking to solve one of the world’s biggest environmental problems thanks to its plastic-eating enzyme that can make the...
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AbilityMap founders Mike Erlin and Kevin Chandler were trying to solve the same problem from a different direction. It was a decade ago when the pair first met, and...
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Talk to Xavier Orr for any length of time and you’ll soon discover he lives and breathes algorithms and artificial intelligence. In fact, his AI-driven invention – dubbed Hydrus...
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There is a fresh wave of optimism breezing through the industry right now, hard on the heels of the Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra. Last week was arguably...
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With the entry deadline approaching in less than two-weeks, the InnovationAus Awards for Excellence is driving to be a competition that both highlights the best and brightest people and...
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Australia’s chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley and business leader and David Thodey have returned to their joint role of Patron to the InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence. With the...
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The early bird entry deadline for the 2022 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence closes tonight, Monday May 9, at midnight, so if you’re doing something great, or if there is...
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If a picture tells a thousand words, then there was plenty going on at the inaugural InnovationAus Awards for Excellence 2021 on December 1. It was wonderful to have...