Cicada Innovations chief executive officer Sally-Ann Williams. Source: Twitter.
Aussie deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations is set to continue delivering a free training program for biotech and medtech professionals and academics, in partnership with New South Wales Health.
The partnership marks a continuation of the NSW Health Commercialisation Training Program, which is designed to unearth and fast-track development of innovative new tech in the healthcare sector.
The idea is to both improve patient outcomes and provide additional opportunities for emerging NSW medtech startups.
Having already helped in the creation of 19 businesses over six years which have raised more than $77 million in funding combined the scheme will now continue for another four years.
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A solid plan to get skilled immigration and more local experts flowing into the tech sector; clearer definitions and more regular payments of research and development incentives; fewer bureaucratic roadblocks; and a stronger embrace of science and renewable energy.
These are among the items leaders in Australiaâs tech and innovation industries are asking of the government ahead of Tuesday nightâs federal budget.
Paul Stovell of OCtopus Deploy, Atlassianâs Mike Cannon-Brookes. Square Pegâs Paul Bassat and Cicada Innovationsâ Sally-Ann Williams have plenty of ideas about how the government can help fuel innovative local companies.Â
Much of the big ticket tech items expected in the Treasurerâs speech were unveiled late last week under a new $1.2 billion digital economy strategy, but industry leaders who spoke to
Why Australia must urgently rethink its approach to space
Australia will miss out on its piece of the celestial pie if we continue to allow fragmentation between government, industry, investors, and entrepreneurs.
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The global space economy is valued at a whopping $US420 billion ($539 billion).
But Australia will miss out on its piece of this proverbial celestial pie if we continue to allow fragmentation and silos between government, industry, investors and entrepreneurs when it comes to the business of space.
As it stands, Australia currently contributes a measly 1 per cent to the global space sector. But if we wish to achieve the Australian Space Agency’s goal of tripling the size of our space economy from $4 billion to $12 billion by 2030 – and create 20,000 new jobs in the process – then we must urgently rethink our approach to space.