Infosys, a global consulting, technology and next-generation services company, has announced plans to open three Innovation Hubs across Australia by 2020, with focus on educating Australian students in areas like machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), user experience, cyber security, digital platforms, big data and cloud. The company has also committed to create up to 1,200 new … Continue reading Infosys to open three innovation hubs across Australia by 2020 →

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced an agreement with the South Australia government that could help deliver energy storage projects in the state. The South Australian government this week announced its $50 million Grid Scale Storage Fund (GSSF) which offers funding to help accelerate the deployment of new grid-scale energy storage infrastructure assets … Continue reading ARENA supports development of new energy storage projects in SA →

A University of Melbourne researcher has led the successful development of an organic, non-combustible and lightweight cladding core – a product that was previously thought to be impossible to create. Typically, lightweight cladding is made from organic, carbon-based, composite materials like plastic, but these materials by their nature are combustible. Non-combustible materials like steel, ceramic … Continue reading Fire-resistance cladding developed by University of Melbourne researcher →

The Federal Government is providing $3.1 million over five years to set up a new research training centre at the University of Melbourne that will advance clinical trials and testing. Through organ-on-a-chip and bioprinting enabling technologies, the ARC Training Centre for Personalised Therapeutics Technologies aims to improve selection of new medicines for progress to clinical trials and … Continue reading New research centre to help accelerate drug development →