Tag: RMIT University

Breakthrough Victoria backs next wave of researcher-founders

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Three university graduates have been named as inaugural fellows in Breakthrough Victoria’s pre-seed funding program, which will distribute up to $150,000 each to 50 researchers developing commercial ventures. The...

Sharath Sriram named WA’s new chief scientist

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Accomplished nanotech researcher and RMIT University commercialisation leader Sharath Sriram has been named Western Australia’s new chief scientist — its first new top science advisor in more than a...

Red flags or not, AI regulation must look to the future

Posted on   |  by Professor Sherman Young
The federal government’s recently released interim response to regulating artificial intelligence is (understandably) short on detail, but appears to say all the right things in an attempt to balance...

Spinout ambitions for RMIT’s renewable refinery tech

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Leading catalytic renewables refinery researcher Professor Tianyi Ma is looking to commercialise his research team’s innovative techniques for hydrogen production and converting carbon dioxide into useful chemicals. Professor Ma...

The ‘electronic skin’ set to revolutionise aged care

Posted on   |  by Rachael Bolton
We take a look at Sleeptite, a contender in the Medtech and Biotechnology category of the InnovationAus 2021 Awards for Excellence, as well as a People's Choice Award finalist.

Former IBM research veteran to lead new RMIT AI centre

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
Juerg von Kaenel will head a newly launched RMIT University Centre for Industrial AI Research and Innovation after a 36-year career at IBM where he most recently built its local...

Time for change: Health funding models

Posted on   |  by Dr Olga Kokshagina and Dr Gillian Vesty
There are growing calls from governments and the clinical profession to move toward a more individualised, patient-centric and value-based approach to health care. COVID-19 has highlighted the critical need...