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Alfred Deakin Professor Colin Barrow, Deakin University’s Chair in Biotechnology, will lead a multi-million-dollar research program in the new $270m Marine Bioproducts Cooperative Research Centre (MB-CRC).
Transforming fish skin into collagen for wound healing, food or cosmetics, or harvesting omega-3 from micro-algae for food supplements, fish food and pharmaceutical products are just some of the expected applications of a major Deakin research program that aims to seed new advanced manufacturing industries and help transform Australia’s emerging marine bioproducts sector into a sustainable and globally competitive industry.
Alfred Deakin Professor Colin Barrow, from Deakin’s Faculty of Science, Engineering and the Built Environment, will lead the Innovative Bioprocessing Technologies research program – one of three research programs in the Marine Bioproducts Cooperative Research Centre (MB-CRC) recently announced by the Minister for Industry, Science and Technolog
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MoU signing strengthens Deakin and Hanwha partnership
Deakin University and Hanwha Defense Australia have strengthened their partnership by signing a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Founded in 1952, Hanwha Corporation has grown to become South Korea’s largest defence company. It has established a formidable reputation for research and development across aerospace, fintech and clean energy, areas that align with Deakin’s strategic priorities and its research and commercialisation expertise.
The MoU was signed on 6 May at the Waurn Ponds Campus – home to Deakin’s Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI) – by Deakin Vice-Chancellor Professor Iain Martin and Hanwha Defense Australia Director of Strategy and Business Development, Mr Tim Pickford. The agreement will drive collaboration between Deakin and Hanwha in modelling and simulation, machine learning applications and human performance.
Infosys inks strategic Deakin University partnership
Infosys inks strategic Deakin University partnership
Will establish the Infosys Living Labs concept at Deakin s Geelong campus.
Deakin s Geelong Campus Credit: Deakin Uni
Global digital services and consulting partner Infosys has joined forces with Deakin University to develop a strategic action plan for research, innovation and skill development across the ICT and digital services sector.
The collaboration also includes the establishment of Infosys’ Living Labs concept at Deakin’s Geelong campus in Victoria.
Living Labs will offer innovation-as-a-service to clients and partners by bringing together expertise in business, technology and design, and will also be submitting a proposal to the Victorian Government for co-investing in the venture.
iTWire Wednesday, 05 May 2021 11:15 Infosys, Deakin University team up for strategic engagement in research, innovation and skill development Featured Deakin University, Geelong waterfront campus
Indian outsourcing giant Infosys has joined forces with Australia’s Deakin University to develop a strategic action plan for research, innovation and skill development.
Under the collaboration, the organisations will work together, combining their strengths in emerging technologies and design to innovate at scale.
The collaboration was formalised this week by Professor Iain Martin, President and Vice Chancellor, Deakin University and Ashok Mysore, Vice President and Regional Head – Delivery and Operations, Infosys, who signed an agreement at the University’s Burwood campus in Melbourne.
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A new research building officially opened by the Governor-General, His Excellency David Hurley, will establish Deakin as the first university in Australia equipped to handle zone 4 classified, secret-rated defence research.
Located within the Geelong Future Economy Precinct at the University’s Waurn Ponds Campus, the $18million building will extend the capacity of Deakin’s Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI) to build on its industry-leading research and development in the fields of motion simulation, robotics and haptics, defence systems, and modelling and simulation.
Now equipped with a Zone 4 capable classified secret-rated space, Deakin will become the first university in Australia to provide a highly secure research environment suitable for the Department of Defence and the defence industry.