In a feat of reinvention, Geelong’s manufacturing background is being transformed by innovative research and development projects.
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Science and Technology
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Grey Innovation is turning academic research into life-saving companies
Grey Innovation is a commercialisation technology company that extracts big ideas and research projects out of Australian universities and hospitals.
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Melbourne tech startup Supp to help relieve hospitality’s biggest headache
Supp co-founder Jordan Murray and Kate Murray experienced one of the hospitality industry’s biggest pain points—finding and maintaining staff.
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Victorian-based online retailer Kogan deemed most mobile ready
Melbourne-based online electronics retailer Kogan has been deemed the most mobile ready Australian brand.
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Melbourne fintech Timelio helps SMEs to buy time
Small businesses can be caught out when dealing with corporate customers who demand generous payment terms, but a Melbourne fintech has the solution.
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Victorian wheelmaker Carbon Revolution gains traction after raising capital
Victorian wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution is on a roll after successfully raising capital in 2016, and is predicting growth in the years ahead.
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Gekko Mining Services
Gekko is a Victorian firm that is blazing an international trial in the rapidly growing mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector.
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Scientists in Melbourne crack carbon fibre code
Researchers in Victoria have launched a new manufacturing facility which they believe will produce the strongest, lightest carbon fibre in the world.
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University of Melbourne’s ‘sci-fi’ project set to save pharmaceutical industry millions
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have launched a groundbreaking project tipped to revolutionise how drugs are tested.
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Melbourne startup Assembly Payments wins big in fintech sector
Assembly Payments has taken the entire fintech industry by surprise.
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Melbourne women re-programming the IT sector
The global gender imbalance in the technology and digital industries has deprived many women of the chance to develop their full potential.
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MimicTec hatches a new prototype to transform poultry farming
Victorian startup MimicTec has developed a prototype that takes it a step closer to transforming how chickens are farmed in Australia and the world.
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Melbourne biotech company Opthea targets global eye health
A Melbourne company motivated to improve eye health is drawing on local scientific talent to make use of the multi-billion dollar biopharma industry.
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Melbourne researchers improve diabetes treatment with snails
The secret to better diabetes treatment may have been found in the most unlikely of places –– snail venom.
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Nation’s top innovators AgriWebb helping to create smarter farms
A fresh approach to usability and engagement is earning Melbourne startup AgriWebb industry accolades and loyal customers.
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Homegrown success brings new hope for Parkinson’s disease patients
Melbourne's leading minds at the Florey Institute partner with Global Kinetics Corporation to develop a world first piece of tech.
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Melbourne stem cell innovation paves the way for pain free futures for arthritis sufferers
Melbourne scientists are trialling a new stem cell treatment for arthritis that could improve quality of life of those suffering from the disorder.
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Rubicon Water—Taking on the world’s water challenges
Long before Australia’s water scarcity challenges of today. Victorian company Rubicon Water was already working on solutions.
