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Invest Victoria is the Victorian Government's investment attraction agency, fostering long term economic prosperity by enabling business opportunities and job creation for Victoria.

Invest Victoria offers investors a range of free and confidential professional services and support through their global network.

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Victoria’s free public WiFi and future plans

by Invest Victoria | 6 Sep 2017

Free public WiFi has been made available in Melbourne city centre including Bourke St Mall and on platforms at Melbourne's city train stations.

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Plattar creates a launchpad for augmented reality

by Invest Victoria | 30 Aug 2017

Once seen as an expensive gimmick for early adopters, augmented reality is now mature enough to be a genuine enabling technology.

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Afterpay and Touchcorp merger paves the way for international expansion

by Invest Victoria | 14 Aug 2017

Victorian fintechs Afterpay and Touchcorp have merged, and are now taking their innovative shop now, pay later service global.

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Cynata brings forward stem cell breakthroughs

by Invest Victoria | 2 Aug 2017

An Australian regenerative medicine company is part of a growing revolution by developing an exciting new stem cell-based therapeutic technique.

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Monash’s medical engineering delivering real outcomes

by Invest Victoria | 2 Aug 2017

The Monash Institute of Medical Engineering is delivering real medical breakthroughs and partnerships between researchers, hospitals and industry.

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Victorian medical emergency company Medical Developments International emerges as global leader

by Invest Victoria | 1 Aug 2017

A Victorian emergency medicine company has risen to become a global leader, thanks to its range of respiratory medications.

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World-first cancer breakthrough has genesis in Melbourne

by Invest Victoria | 1 Aug 2017

A new method of fighting cancer by supercharging the body’s own immune system being developed in Melbourne, with trials on patients already underway.

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Melbourne start-up iSignthis enters Europe

by Invest Victoria | 27 Jul 2017

Melbourne-based iSignthis is fast earning a global reputation for enhancing online payment security.

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Regional Victoria, the Transformation of All Things and KPMG

by Invest Victoria | 27 Jul 2017

In regional Victoria, cities like Geelong are looking to the Internet of Things to potentially reinvent themselves.

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Bosch Australia and the Enabling of All Things

by Invest Victoria | 27 Jul 2017

Victoria’s traditional strengths in engineering are proving a strong basis for innovation in the Internet of Things.

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Global leader Aconex continues to be an industry game changer

by Invest Victoria | 27 Jun 2017

Leading global tech solution company Aconex continues to be a game changer in the construction industry after nearly two decades.

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The rise and rise of Fender Katsalidis Architects

by Invest Victoria | 25 Jun 2017

Melbourne firm Fender Katsalidis Architects is famous for shaping the city’s skyline. Now, it’s reaching new heights of its own.

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Creating a closer startup community high on LaunchVic CEO’s agenda

by Invest Victoria | 10 Jun 2017

Supporting startup founders through quality education programs, creating a more vibrant ecosystem is an important goal for LaunchVic CEO Kate Cornick.

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Melbourne technology company Conduct uses Human Centered Design to improve lives

by Invest Victoria | 30 May 2017

The Melbourne-based company is committed to design and service innovation and strives to create solutions that ultimately improve people’s lives.

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BioCurate sparks university medical research partnership

by Invest Victoria | 30 May 2017

BioCurate is the sum of the two medical research behemoths of the University of Melbourne and Monash University.

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Melbourne company SportsTG sparks digital heartbeat

by Invest Victoria | 26 May 2017

Melbourne-based company SportsTG provides cutting-edge digital solutions to the amateur and professional sporting industry in Australia.

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Universal Biosensors slashing diagnostic times through technology exported to the world

by Invest Victoria | 26 May 2017

Global partnerships with Johnson & Johnson and Siemens Healthineers have placed Universal Biosensors as a world pioneer in medical research.

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Melbourne architecture firm ARM Architecture to give the Opera House a major makeover

by Invest Victoria | 21 May 2017

The firm has been selected as the lead consultant in the refurbishment of Sydney Opera House’s largest internal space—its Concert Hall.

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