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Supporting Aboriginal startups and entrepreneurs

by Georgina Jerums | 7 May 2018

LaunchVic’s latest grant round – closing 24 May – aims to put Aboriginal entrepreneurs into the driver’s seat.

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Melbourne’s bid to make malaria history

by Georgina Jerums | 24 Apr 2018

We speak to Dr Leanne Robinson from the Burnet Institute and Dr Amanda Caples, Victoria’s Lead Scientist, about the eradication of malaria.

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ManuFutures: the “next generation of advanced manufacturing in Geelong”

by Editor | 18 Apr 2018

WATCH THE VIDEO: By being part of Manufutures – Geelong’s advanced manufacturing innovation & industrial accelerator – Flaim Systems can grow faster.

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A chat with…bionic eye trailblazer, Dr Lauren Ayton

by Georgina Jerums | 9 Apr 2018

We chart the rise of Dr Lauren Ayton, a 2015 Victoria Fellow recipient who is now a leading bionic eye researcher in New York.

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Melbourne on the cybersecurity frontline

by Georgina Jerums | 28 Mar 2018

We talk with CyberGym CEO Ofir Hason, whose company has helped to create jobs to help Victorian businesses fight cybercrime.

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A chat with…Cara Hadzig, Rural Women’s Award Victorian Finalist

by Georgina Jerums | 14 Mar 2018

Introducing Cara Hadzig from Murra Warra in the Wimmera, one of three Victorian finalists for the 2018 AgriFutures™ Rural Women’s Awards.

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New Victorian Hearing Aid Tech is music to all ears

by Editor | 7 Mar 2018

WATCH THE VIDEO: The Victorian Government is supporting local, world-first technology, giving Victorians better access to affordable hearing.

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Victoria’s technology revolution: Square Australia’s Ben Pfisterer weighs in

by Georgina Jerums | 2 Mar 2018

It’s official: our state is the country’s leading tech hub.

Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw smiling into the camera  

Indian biotech pioneer appointed second Victorian Business Ambassador

by Georgina Jerums | 23 Feb 2018

Introducing Victoria’s second Business Ambassador, Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.

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Victorian-developed vaccine to save thousands of child deaths per year

by Editor | 22 Feb 2018

Victorian-based scientists have discovered a new vaccine that protects babies from a potentially deadly rotavirus infection.

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Migrant entrepreneurialism the key to startup success

by Georgina Jerums | 14 Feb 2018

Migrant entrepreneurs are twice as likely to start businesses, according to a report in Harvard Business Review, for example Tesla and Kogan.

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Five minutes with … Marita Cheng, tech entrepreneur and the inaugural Victorian Government TechSchools ambassador

by Georgina Jerums | 9 Feb 2018

The 28-year-old – named Young Australian of the Year in 2012 – has garnered international acclaim for her robotics inventions.

Dr Amanda Caples  

Five minutes with … Victoria’s Lead Scientist, Dr Amanda Caples

by Georgina Jerums | 9 Feb 2018

Dr Amanda Caples, appointed as Victoria’s Lead Scientist in mid-2016, walks us through her career and shares her love for all things science.

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Five minutes with … Karl Redenbach, CEO and co-founder, LiveTiles

by Georgina Jerums | 31 Jan 2018

LiveTiles is opening its global innovation centre and Asia Pacific headquarters in the former manufacturing hub of Geelong.

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Taking Victorian cool climate wines to the world

by Editor | 25 Jan 2018

Victorian Government funding is helping to put Victorian regions on the international wine appreciation map.

Dr Amanda Caples poses with Ken Sherry, Anthony Hurst and David Whittam  

Gas report drills down into the detail

by Editor | 24 Jan 2018

The first update into a three-and-a-half-year study of Victoria’s gas reserves and resources is now available.

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Victoria leading the flock in biosecurity reform

by Editor | 24 Jan 2018

Victoria is strengthening its ability to control disease to underpin lucrative local and export markets by stepping up sheep traceability.

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More opportunities for life science entrepreneurs

by Editor | 24 Jan 2018

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is establishing a new Innovation Partnering Office with Monash University.

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