Tag: Queensland

$7.7m remedy draws NZ biotech to Queensland

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New Zealand biotech BioOra will expand production of its next-generation cell therapies to Australia after winning a $7.7 million grant through Queensland’s Sovereign Industry Development Fund. The Wellington-based company...

PsiQuantum scraps Brisbane Airport plans, heads north

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
PsiQuantum has abandoned plans to build its stadium-sized quantum computing facility at Brisbane Airport, opting instead for a new site in the northern Brisbane suburb of Petrie better suited...

Qld’s new industry fund backs cutting-edge cancer treatment

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Queensland’s $181 million sovereign industry fund is backing projects manufacturing cancer treatment therapies and the state’s first semi-automated sterile fill and finish platform in its initial biomedicine investments announced...

New Qld innovation fund targets farming productivity surge

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Queensland government has pulled the trigger on a new farming sector innovation fund, deploying $30 million through the state’s sovereign wealth manager with the aim of sparking an...

Qld govt scrambles to fix botched child safety IT system

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Queensland government will mobilise a 120-strong team of public servants to fix its botched child safety IT system after an independent audit revealed critical functionality was stripped out...

Queensland launches innovation strategy refresh ahead of Olympics

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Queensland government has started work on a new statewide science and innovation strategy, kicking off public consultation on a plan centered around capability, connections and commercialisation. The two-month...

Qld bypassed its own rules for $64m in industry grants

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Nearly $64 million in grants bypassed the prescribed assessment processes for one of Queensland’s largest industry development funds at the direction of government, the state’s auditor-general has found. The...

Qld biomanufacturing gets an $18m boost

Posted on   |  by Staff Writers
A Queensland facility for companies and researchers to translate research into new types of food and fuels has had one of its biggest upgrades in 15 years after state,...