Fifteen grants totalling $28 million were announced on Thursday through the Defence Innovation Hub, including one to Geelong-based Carbon Revolution to develop world-first wheels for Chinook helicopters.
Innovation can be defined as the creation of value through implementing new or enhanced products, services, processes, technologies, or organisational methods and business models.
With all the talk in business and government about innovation, entrepreneurship and start-ups these days, what about quality?
Melbourne’s Monash University has launched Monash Food Innovation in a major new commitment to apply research to co-create innovations with industry. Monash took over Mondelez International’s regional food innovation centre in 2016, and has been busy expanding the operation and integrating it with the university’s diverse research disciplines. Mondelez had made its centre available to…
The federal government has announced $35 million in funding for the new Future Food Systems Cooperative Research Centre which will bring together industry and public sector researchers. The centre was announced in March but the funding, which will be matched by $150 million from the private sector and last for 10 years, was not announced.…
Forum member viewpoint by Iain Wicking After now reading two decades worth of Australian Government innovation reports, ‘Groundhog Day,’ a story about being damned to both chronic and acute déjà vu, comes to mind. The plot of the cult 90s film involves Bill Murray playing an obnoxious TV weatherman who is cursed to relive the…
As we are approaching one of the busiest seasons of the year, it would be quite easy to assume one of the main things on your mind would be to clear the order book and get as many jobs out the door as quickly (and efficiently) as possible. Whilst undeniably an important part of job-shop success, it doesn’t tell us the whole story – you still have to explore new opportunities towards long-term growth whilst leveraging the flexibility that makes your organisation what it is in the first place.
Nova Systems is growing its global reach after winning a $25.9 million Norwegian defence contract to support a maritime helicopter program.
Alpha HPA‘s leadership reshuffle Chemical company Alpha HPA announced on Monday that Rob Williamson is stepping into the role of Managing Director, with Rimas Kairaitis moving from the role to serve as serve as Executive Director and Chief Commercial Officer. Chairman Norman Seckold said, “We are very pleased to optimise these key roles as we…
Australia has clear defence industry priorities including developing a local drone manufacturing sector. Here Dr Peter Layton examines Defence’s recent drone purchases, and asks why then, do we buy overseas made drones and not the best value or most advanced ones at that? In late February the Minister for Defence Industry launched the Defence Industry…