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Biotech start-up scores $1.25 million to develop therapeutic peptide drugs
2:01AM | Friday, 15 FebruaryA start-up launched by the ithree institute at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) plans to develop autoimmune drugs after receiving a $1.25 million investment from the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund.
Is your university on the money?
11:33PM | Monday, 26 NovemberIt’s well known that some universities have a heavier focus on entrepreneurship than others. But when it comes to funding prospects for student start-ups, does the university make a difference?
Brisbane youngsters win first Jumpstarter start-up competition
3:40AM | Tuesday, 12 MarchProjuce, a team of four young Brisbane developers, has won Jumpstarter 2012, a new Microsoft-backed competition to find the best tech start-up idea over the course of a weekend.
UniQuest clean tech start-up Brisbane Materials snags $5 million
9:53AM | Tuesday, 25 SeptemberClean tech start-up Brisbane Materials, which has emerged from research commercialisation firm UniQuest, has closed a $5 million Series A funding round as it seeks to scale up its R&D, manufacturing and marketing both domestically and overseas.
Dutch company Elsevier backs UniQuest start-up Leximancer
7:43AM | Thursday, 19 JulyA new search application developed by UniQuest start-up Leximancer is being piloted at the University of Queensland (UQ), via an online research platform from Dutch company Elsevier.
UniQuest start-up TenasiTech scores $1.4 million for its polymer technology
6:33AM | Thursday, 21 JuneMaterials science start-up TenasiTech will ramp up development of its polymer technology after securing $1.4 million in grants and equity capital from the Queensland Government and Uniseed.
UniQuest strikes US innovation partnership deal on behalf of UQ professor
6:11PM | Wednesday, 20 JuneA University of Queensland associate professor will collaborate with a US biotech company on an innovative biofuel production system, thanks to an R&D contract facilitated by UniQuest.
Start-up incubator ilab launches new grants, opens new premises
4:40AM | Monday, 30 AprilTech start-up incubator ilab is offering competitive grants of up to $50,000 for Queensland entrepreneurs, after opening its doors to new premises and programs today.
New Govt tool to assess commercial potential of uni projects
3:49AM | Saturday, 24 MarchThe Federal Government has launched a new market intelligence tool designed to help assess the commercial potential of university researchers’ projects.
Brisbane start-up Bilexys wins award in global start-up comp
3:42AM | Thursday, 22 MarchBrisbane start-up Bilexys has won the Pre-Revenue Track award in the $US200,000 Imagine H20 prize for water start-ups, held in San Francisco, receiving cash and in-kind services.
A pain treatment with bite
3:53AM | Thursday, 1 MarchSpider venom could soon be used to relieve chronic pain conditions.
University of Queensland start-up in the running for a US$200k prize
2:47AM | Wednesday, 22 FebruaryA start-up based at the University of Queensland has been named as a finalist in the $US200,000 Imagine H20 prize for water start-ups, run by US-based non-profit group Imagine H2O.
Australia’s top 10 female start-up entrepreneurs
5:27AM | Wednesday, 2 MayWhen it comes to women in business, Australia is lagging behind the rest of the world. Still.
Biotech start-up Spinifex gets $6.3m in funding
9:42AM | Monday, 12 SeptemberSpinifex, a biotech start-up, has received a $6.3 million funding boost to help it bring its nerve pain therapy to market.
UniQuest Trailblazer winners unveiled
8:48AM | Monday, 22 AugustUniQuest has announced this year’s winners of its $50,000 Trailblazer competition, with winning ideas ranging from a new therapy for bone cancer to a safer way to extract copper.
UniQuest to showcase biotech innovations
1:29AM | Wednesday, 11 JanuaryResearch commercialisation company UniQuest will showcase 50 innovations on behalf of Australian universities at an international biotechnology event being held in the United States later this month.
