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In this August edition:

  • August Director's message
  • CEAT co-hosts International Business Connect
  • CEAT welcomes new Innovation Hub members
  • Quantum Brilliance secure ARC Linkage grant
  • Quantum Brilliance clears local barriers to raise $13 million in funding
  • Regrow raises $17 million in Series A Funding to scale carbon market monitoring
  • Agribusinesses found to be coping well with COVID
  • Federal Government makes Ag Visa a reality
  • Funding Opportunities
 

August Director's message

In the 2021-22 Australian Federal Government Budget announced in May this year, a $30,000 incentive was included for universities to create industry internships for their PhD students. Provided a student undertakes a three-month industry internship during the first 18 months of their PhD, their university would receive the incentive payment when the student graduates. While there are positive (e.g. possible influence the direction of a PhD project, to make it more industry aligned; gives more time prior to graduation for the student to build connections with industry) and negative (e.g. uncertainty about which industry area is best for a student; limitations in the students’ knowledge/skill-set) elements to requiring that the internship occur within the first 18 months, the incentive was nonetheless welcomed.

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CEAT co-hosts International Business Connect

On Wednesday 11 August, CEAT and the Canberra Business Chamber (CBC) hosted the International Business Connect event at the CEAT Innovation hub at The Australian National University. The event focused on the Australian agri-tech sector and the opportunities it holds as an export industry. The hybrid event was very well attended by delegates from embassies, CSIRO, ANU, CBRIN and business owners from the Canberra region, with short presentations being embedded into an evening of networking over appetisers and drinks.

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CEAT welcomes new Innovation Hub members

CEAT is pleased to announce a new addition to the CEAT Innovation Hub: Membrane Transporter Engineers (MTE). MTE is the brain child of ANU Research School of Biology researchers Dr Caitlin Byrt, Dr Annamaria De Rosa and Dr Samantha McGaughey.

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Quantum Brilliance secure ARC Linkage grant

Earlier this month, CEAT Hub Members Quantum Brilliance announced that they had been successful in their application for the 2020 round 3 of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) Linkage Project grant. The project is worth around $2.2M . . .

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Quantum Brilliance clears local barriers to raise $13 million in funding

The company told InnovationAus the appetite for deep tech investment in Australia is improving but warned foreign investment barriers and a lack of government funding risked “smothering” the local quantum sector.

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Regrow raises $17 million in Series A Funding to scale carbon market monitoring

Regrow, a pioneering software company that is transforming the sustainable agri-food supply chain industry, announces the close of its $17 million oversubscribed Series A funding round with new investors Ajax Strategies . . .

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Agribusinesses found to be coping well with COVID

An annual Human Resources (HR) survey of agribusinesses has shown agriculture is well-placed despite COVID-19 challenges. The review revealed that  the outlook for the agricultural industry remains positive.

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Federal Government makes Ag Visa a reality

In a monumental commitment, the Federal Government has delivered on the National Farmers’ Federation’s long called-for Agriculture-specific Visa (Ag Visa) to provide real long-term workforce relief to Australian farmers.

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Innovation Connect - ACT Government

Innovation Connect is a matched funding program. For every dollar you invest between $10,000 and $30,000, the ACT Government will match it. Learn more.


2022 Science and Innovation Awards

Grant applications are now open for the 2022 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry! If you’re 18-35 and want to make a difference for Australia’s agriculture industries, this is your chance to apply for a grant of up to $22,000 to fund your project. Learn more.

 

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