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The NSW government is offering tech “vouchers” worth up to $50,000 for research to tackle Covid-19 impacts

Simon Thomsen - August 5, 2021 2 MIN READ

The NSW government is offering to new funding schemes to help startups commercialise ideas to address impacts of Covid-19. The new $6 million R&D Fund targets innovative products developed by NSW businesses. Proposals to scale R&D products will be assessed by a panel of judges with expertise in commercialisation, venture capital, academia, government and industry.… Read more »

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Dumb luck has hidden Australia’s poor R&D investment record and it’s time to fix that

The Conversation - July 22, 2021 3 MIN READ

Australia’s long run of economic growth from the early 1990s to early 2020 inspired much boasting by incumbent politicians. But behind the hubris and headlines lies a less flattering story — about Australia riding a wave of dumb luck, with exports to China and relatively high levels of immigration masking mundane economic performance. The most… Read more »

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The 5 barriers the CSIRO found to innovation in Australia

Simon Thomsen - November 6, 2020 2 MIN READ

Australian companies face five key barriers to unlocking value in innovation in a new report from the CSIRO. Talking to private and public sector leaders, the Value of science and technology report by the CSIRO Futures team, identified a range of issues, including declining investment in innovation – despite the push into tackling Covid-19 in 2020… Read more »

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The government wants feedback on the R&D Tax Incentive – and you have just 10 days left to give it

Simon Thomsen - October 2, 2020 < 1 MIN READ

The Research and Development Tax Incentive (R&DTI) program is one of the most crucial yet fraught programs supporting the growth of Australian startups. The R&DTI helps offset some of the costs that businesses invest into eligible R&D and the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources is looking at reforms to improve how companies engage… Read more »

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The startup sector responds to a scathing report into the fraught R&D Tax Incentive

Simon Thomsen - December 13, 2019 4 MIN READ

Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has recommended a suite of reforms to how the beleaguered Research and Development Tax Incentive (R&DTI) in a report released yesterday. The program has caused alarm in the startup sector since the government announced changes to it in the 2018 Budget, looking to save $2.9… Read more »

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The federal government is offering $50,000 grants so you can take your idea global

Simon Thomsen - June 3, 2019 < 1 MIN READ

The Australian government is offering researchers and businesses up to take their products global under round four of its Global Connections Fund (GCF) Bridging Grants. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said the grants are designed to strengthen international partnerships between small businesses and researchers. “Connecting small and medium enterprises with the research… Read more »

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Here’s how the startup community is reacting to the Morrison government’s election win

Simon Thomsen - May 20, 2019 3 MIN READ

The Australian startup community has welcomed the return of the Morrison government following its surprise election win, despite the fact that the sector barely rated a mention from the Coalition during the campaign Alex McCauley, CEO of the peak national advocacy group for startups, StartupAUS, said he hoped the result would deliver “a period of… Read more »

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Labor wants to increase R&D investment to 3% of GDP in a decade

Simon Thomsen - May 8, 2019 3 MIN READ

R&D investment in Australia has now been in decline for a decade and sits below the OECD average Labor wants to increase the figure from the current 1.9% of GDP to 3% by 2030 Businesses collaborating with universities or CSIRO scientists will receive a 10% premium R&D tax incentive The proposal is expected to cost… Read more »

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NBN Co partners with University of Melbourne and UTS on research and development opportunities

Gina Baldassarre - May 1, 2018 2 MIN READ

NBN Co has announced partnerships with the University of Melbourne and the University of Technology Sydney focused on research and development (R&D).

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Melbourne cybersecurity startup Forticode raises $1.3 million from new R&D partner Pronto Software

Gina Baldassarre - February 27, 2018 2 MIN READ

Business management software provider Pronto Software has invested $1.3 million into Melbourne cybersecurity startup Forticode, and signed on to partner with the startup on the further development of its smartphone authentication system.

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New York-based logistics software startup GetSwift heading back to Melbourne to open global HQ

Gina Baldassarre - November 22, 2016 2 MIN READ

After 18 months in New York, logistics software startup GetSwift is heading back home to open its global HQ in Melbourne ahead of an ASX listing next month.

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Government launches Regional Collaborations Programme to encourage R&D across Asia Pacific

Gina Baldassarre - November 7, 2016 2 MIN READ

The Regional Collaborations Programme looks to encourage research organisations, universities, and ‘R&D intensive businesses’ to collaborate on new products with partners in the Asia Pacific.

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