French companies Viseo and Total Eren will establish new headquarters in Victoria, creating 65 new technology and innovation jobs.
Tim Pallas, minister for economic development, says Viseo and Total Eren
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$250m Vic government growth fund for SMEs
The Victorian state government will establish a $250 million Victorian Business Growth Fund for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to help them access capital and create jobs to grow the Victorian economy.
Treasurer
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Women in Industry Awards 2019: All the winners
The Women in Industry Awards were held at The Park, Albert Park, on June 6, in Melbourne. With nearly 200 attendees from a diverse range of industries, it was a great night that celebrated the achievements
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Maryborough manufacturer expanding locally to target new markets
Maryborough’s supplier to the Australian building industry, Hyne Timber, is commencing construction and advanced manufacturing glue laminated timber plant with support from the Queensland State Government.
Minister
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New digital innovation hub opened in Ballarat
A new dedicated digital innovation hub has been opened at Federation University’s Flecknoe Building, providing a space for entrepreneurs, startups, technology specialists and researchers to collaborate
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New medical technologies research centre set up in Victoria
The Federal Government is providing $4.1 million to support a new research training centre in Victoria to develop artificial intelligence (AI) applications for medical technologies and expert training.
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CSIRO launches ASEAN presence with Singapore node
Australian science and technology will be front and centre in the ASEAN region as Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, formally launches its presence in Singapore today.
The announcement coincided
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Two contracts signed for military drone development
The federal government has signed two contracts to further develop the Australian Defence Force’s unmanned aerial system (UAS) capabilities.
Defence minister Christopher Pyne said the Defence Innovation
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CSIRO appoints two industry figures to leadership positions
The CSIRO has created two new leadership roles, placing a focus on establishing further collaboration between science and industry.
Ilona Charles has been appointed to the role of Executive Director, People,
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SA appoints Chief Entrepreneur
The South Australian government has appointed Nova Systems chairman Jim Whalley as the state’s first Chief Entrepreneur, as part of its effort to build a new “support model” for entrepreneurs
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New scorecard measures NSW performance
The NSW government has developed a first-of-its-kind report to measure the state’s innovation and productivity performance and compare NSW to other states and similar international economies.
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WA provides innovation grants to local SMEs
The Western Australian government has announced 23 local businesses as the winners of the 2018 Innovation Vouchers Program.
The program, an initiative of the state government’s New Industries Fund,
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Victorian Innovation Hub launches in Melbourne
Victoria has a new home for innovation with the official launch of the refurbished Goods Shed North, which brings together leading startups across a range of sectors including medtech, agtech, fintech
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MTPConnect launches Western Australian Node
The Medical Technology, Biotechnology, and Pharmaceutical (MTP) Industry Growth Centre (MTPConnect) in conjunction with the Western Australian Government and The University of Western Australia (UWA),
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Strengthening ties with Singapore on trade and innovation
Minister for Jobs and Innovation, Michaelia Cash, is visiting Singapore from 3 to 6 June to promote Australia’s industry, innovation and science sectors, exchange ideas on how to best support job
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Victorian economy growing, engineering a key driver
According to a press release by the Victorian state government, the latest ANZ Stateometer report released today shows Victoria’s economic activity is gathering pace due to strong public and private
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Aussie student’s shrimp bioplastic a big splash in USA
When 15-year-old Angelina Arora started investigating bioplastics almost two years ago, she never imagined her investigations would earn her world-wide attention.
Now, Angelina and her shrimp bioplastic
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QLD gov to boost manufacturing support
The Queensland state government will reinvigorate the policy agenda to support manufacturing in Queensland as part of the government’s response to a Queensland Productivity Commission report into the
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Austal acquires metal tech company ElectraWatch
Austal USA announced this week that it has acquired privately held ElectraWatch, Inc. in an all cash stock purchase. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to earnings and the business
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Vic gov launches new industrial innovation hub
The Victoria government has officially launched a new industrial innovation and accelerator hub, titled ManuFutures, at Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds campus in Geelong, to focus on advanced manufacturing
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