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Applications are now open for the long-term appointments to Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Advisory Board.

Assistant Minister for Education Anthony Chisholm has launched the inaugural showcase for a recycling and clean energy hub which will support more than 5,000 regional jobs and boost the Australian economy by up to $15 billion over the next 20 years.

A $3.9 million co-investment is set to transform Australia’s production of novel food ingredients. These ingredients will not only give consumers more choice on the supermarket shelf but will be made locally and be better for the environment.

According to a new report by CSIRO and Main Sequence Ventures, synthetic biology could underpin an Australian industry worth up to $30 billion per year and create over 50,000 new jobs by 2040.

Industry partner, Oxleigh, along with the SMaRT@UNSW centre have received funding to develop a novel process for recycling lithium-ion batteries. Could this be the next step to supporting a sustainable transport future?

TRaCE and Virescent Ventures are set to invest $1.6 million in UNSW Founders Climate 10x accelerator program.

This is the largest investment made to climate tech startups through an Australian accelerator program.

SMaRT@UNSW and Australian company Kandui Technologies are teaming up on an innovative project to tackle the dumping of bulky household waste like mattresses.

For every 70 patients worldwide, just one donor cornea is available. Through the Medical Research Future Fund, the Australian Government is investing $35 million to create an artificial cornea manufacturing facility at the University of Sydney.

Australian startup, SONIA, is setting out to reinvent roads in a sustainable and high-quality way using cutting-edge technology. Supported by university research, their project could significantly reduce emissions and energy use.

Eleven companies, including AMSL Aero, Bask Aerospace, and Ichor Autonomy, have secured contracts worth more than $1 million in total to develop prototype Uncrewed Aerial Systems.