US artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has committed a further $10 million worth of Claude API credits and signed additional research partners as a part of its global ‘AI for...
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Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to do physical biology work as it pushes its artificial-intelligence ambitions into the world of drug science. At a time when fears...
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The NSW government will invest $150 million in a new science and innovation fund to commercialise homegrown research and back the creation of new startups and scaleups with equity....
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The latest round of funding for mid-career researchers has topped $344 million — more than triple the typical amounts of previous years — and will enable almost 300 ambitious...
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Australia’s capacity to discover new drugs has received a boost with more than $10 million in new funding announced on Wednesday to expand the country’s premier small-molecule screening facility...
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A centralised office will be set up inside the federal Industry department to coordinate Australia’s participation in the world’s biggest research program, while expert advisers and advocates will be...
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Australian universities play an outsized role in the local innovation system compared to peer economies and should attract a larger portion of system funding to support that effort, UNSW...
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Defence scientists and Mitsubishi have claimed a successful demonstration of a world-first prototype laser system in South Australia, as the Japanese manufacturing giant tips $70 million into Sydney operations...
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More than $430 million in research grants have been awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council across 234 projects tackling some of Australia’s biggest health challenges. Announced...
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Australia and Japan have agreed to work closely on quantum technology development, including access to research infrastructure and industry partnerships, as Tokyo pours billions into the technology. The closer...
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Green energy startup Siltrax is heading to commercial trials with novel fuel cell technology following a research breakthrough it says could drop costs for future green hydrogen systems. The...
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The biggest reforms to Australia’s discovery research grants in decades will slash the number of schemes in half but fund hundreds more projects in a strategic effort to find...
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Twenty years ago, Australia made an unusually practical decision. Instead of expecting every university, government agency or company to buy and maintain its own expensive research equipment, we decided...
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The biggest upgrade to Australia’s frontline defence against deadly pathogens will begin within months, with new ultra secure biosecurity labs to be built and existing infrastructure upgraded at a...