Farewell, congratulations, and good luck to Rosie Hicks, ANFF’s inaugural CEO
Rosie Hicks, ANFF CEO, has decided to move on to her next chapter after nearly 12 years at the helm of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF).
She will take up the position of CEO of the recently formed Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) on 15 April 2019.
Images from a farewell event held at MCN can be seen above.
Vote for your ANFF-VIC Image of the Year
A strong list of contenders has been whittled down to 5 finalists for the ANFF-VIC Image of the Year, following an internal shortlisting process.
Now it’s time for the public to have their say and help decide the best image to come out of the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication in 2018, and who should take home the $200 cash prize.
In the captions to the images in the slide deck above is a link to a tweet. Choose your favourite image and then cast your vote by retweeting or liking the corresponding tweet.
Make sure you follow @nanomelb to keep track of the results.
The winner will be announced on 26 March 2019.
Deadline approaching: San Francisco Landing Pad
The Defence Innovation Hub has put a call out for an exciting opportunity to register for a new Government initiative that is part of the Australian Government’s Defence Export Strategy.
Austrade has partnered with the Australian Defence Export Office (ADEO) and CSIRO, to deliver a market-entry program for dual civilian and defence use start-ups/scale-ups at the San Francisco Landing Pad.
The Landing Pads program provides market-ready startups and scaleups with potential for rapid growth a cost-effective option to land and expand into major global innovations hubs around the world.
Landing Pads provide market-ready startups and scaleups with:
– a ninety-day residency in a co-working space to help them grow their business by facilitating in-market business development, introductions to investors and mentor networks and strategic partnership opportunities
– business services and in-market learnings from local and international experts
– access to a curated community that supports Australian entrepreneurs who want to go global via shared insights and collaboration opportunities, and
– assistance post residency with business advice to help them continue to grow their business.
Applications close on 8 March 2019. To find out more about the landing pads program visit www.australiaunlimited.com/landing-pads
