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This month we joined with our friends at Canberra Innovation Network to host First Wednesday Connect, a monthly event which brings together the Canberra start up community to share ideas and encourage collaboration. The event is an opportunity for entrepreneurs, researchers and innovators to connect informally, and form the personal
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November was an important month for space enthusiasts, with the NASA Artemis 1 moon rocket being launched into Earth orbit, following a few months delay. The Artemis 1 mission will test a rocket and capsule system that is designed to take astronauts to the Moon for the first time in
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PPB Technology’s Cybertongue device will be available for sale from early next year. It enables simple and efficient testing of the quality and safety of ultra heat treated milk. Founder Stephen Trowell said the business this month commenced trials of an alpha version of the Cybertongue with UHT dairy processors
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Do you want to drive research to impact in agriculture and agri-technology? At the Centre for Entrepreneurial Agri-Technology at the Australian National University we’re looking for experienced and senior team players with established networks who can help to build engagement with industry and government, and translate research to impact. You
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Each year in October, I teach some of the lectures for one of the first-year biology courses at ANU – BIOL1009, Diversity of Life. Earlier in the course, students learn about the incredible array of life forms that occupy terrestrial, aquatic and marine environments. The course covers the timeline of
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The Master of Science in Agricultural Innovation at the ANU is the only degree of its kind in Australia. The degree equips students with a systemic understanding of farm and agri-food value-chains and the skills to integrate and adapt knowledge from different disciplines to design solutions to complex agri-food challenges.
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This month at CEAT, we welcomed Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Managing Director, Nigel Hart, and Head of Industry and Government Relations, Justin Crosby, to ANU to show off the University’s grains research and infrastructure capabilities. While they were on campus, Nigel and Justin spoke to ANU College of
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We were delighted to partner with our friends at Barn4 this month to host an online business connect event bringing together start-ups from the UK and Australia to share their experiences. Barn4 is an agri-tech incubator in Cambridge, UK, with a similar mission to the CEAT Innovation Hub. Its members
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The ANU has today launched a new Synthetic Biology initiative, bringing together a network of researchers who are applying synthetic biology capabilities to generate breakthrough foundational discoveries and create research impact for sectors including food and beverage, recycling and medical products. The initiative will also foster start-ups and collaborate with