Scientists discover new phage therapy combination to combat antibiotic-resistance

Study led by Monash University scientists has found that a combination of phages and antibiotics may be far more effective against bacterial infections.

Industry-backed plan to navigate Australian biotech into the future

Australia’s biotechnology sector has united to launch a strategy for the Australian Biotechnology Industry

UNSW receives major crypto gift to fund open-source AI tool to prevent pandemics

Major crypto gift to fund UNSW’s open-source artificial intelligence tool to prevent pandemics

Universities blaze a trail to commercialise defence research

A bid, led by the University of Adelaide in partnership with the UNSW, has been endorsed to assist the country’s economic recovery under the Trailblazer Universities Program.

Non-invasive skin cancer treatment manufactured by ANSTO in Southern Sydney

The innovative, non-invasive therapy utilises the radioisotope Rhenium-188 and is applied only to the area requiring treatment, sparing healthy tissue.

ANSTO Live Event: Accelerating deep tech businesses

Join a live panel discussion examining the opportunities and challenges facing deep tech businesses across fields such as health, space, energy, the environment and advanced manufacturing. 

Plant-based patties, lab-grown meat and insects: how the protein industry is innovating

As demand for alternative protein sources grows, Australians are increasingly looking for options that are healthy, sustainable and ethically made.

Engineers Australia CEO receives prestigious Women in Industry award

Dr Evans was acknowledged as an outstanding engineer and trailblazer in her field.  

Engineering diamonds to unlock computing potential

Researchers will engineer the diamond computer chip that sits at the heart of diamond quantum computers.

space industry

Australia’s first national space mission central to budget 2022-23

Harnessing science and technology will deliver a strong economy with more jobs.

Rocketing Aussie space manufacturing into the future

A national network with a mission to advance local space manufacturing and future launches in Australia is being backed with $52 million from the Australian Government.  

$32m for groundbreaking projects combining industry and research 

Projects to develop an mRNA vaccine for bacterial infections and a device to treat heart failure share in more than $32 million in funding

Australian University Science: Big Science’s Big Ideas

In this issue, we explore how Australian University Science in the last two decades has built the scaffolding upon which our technology, health and engineering and applied sciences operate.

Four fundamental science success stories

From devices that allow patients to operate computers with their thoughts to revolutionising solar technology, here are fundamental science’s success stories.

Professor Ian Frazer AC explores the case for curiosity.

Basic science is far more than the translatable research outcomes it might enable. It is also the catalyst for significant advances in our social and economic wellbeing. 

Big Science’s Big Ideas: CRISPR. From Cancer to Covid

Building on fundamental gene technologies, Australian scientists have adapted a treatment for children’s cancer into a tool to target and suppress the virus that causes COVID-19.

Big Science’s Big Ideas: The Case for Blue-Sky Science

Translational research is seen as the end-point, but innovation, impact and income come as much — if not more — from fundamental science at Australian universities.

Big Science’s Big Ideas: Biology’s Monumental Evolution

From fundamental cellular studies in the 1950s, synthetic biology will become a multi-billion-dollar opportunity in coming decades.

5 reasons to switch to cloud hosting

Data is the new gold and digital innovation is re-shaping every facet of every business. Here are five reasons your organisation needs cloud hosting such as a Virtual Data Centre (VDC)

Research captures dynamic atomic interactions in a promising sodium ion battery material

Could sodium batteries be as good as lithium? Research undertaken by UNSW and ANSTO is providing insights into a promising material for sodium-ion batteries.

Aussie scrubs manufacturer puts sustainability and science at the forefront of medical wear

Australian designed, sustainable scrubs made from 48% recycled post-consumer water bottles.

Advanced technologies underpinning the space race

Register for the next ANSTO x Science Meets Business Innovation Series webinar exploring how advanced technologies drive Australia’s space industry.

Backing more Australian space companies to soar

A new toolkit that will make space missions quicker, cheaper, more accurate and safer is among a series of projects being backed by the Moon to Mars program.

$41.2 million to boost the next generation of women in STEM

The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering to elevate women’s leadership in STEM with $41.2 million investment by the Australian Government.