DARWIN INNOVATION HUB Business

SINGAPORE AND NORTHERN TERRITORY PARTNER THROUGH MOU TO ACCELARATE SPACE TECH

The Territory is shooting for the stars as the NT Government and the Darwin Innovation Hub sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cap Vista Pte Ltd, the strategic investment arm of the Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency, and Singapore Space & Technology Ltd (SSTL) on 19 November 2020. The MoU will enable the NT...

DARWIN INNOVATION HUB Business

UNLOCKING THE TREASURE CHEST

In the past five years the Northern Territory has quietly developed the foundations of a vibrant innovation ecosystem. A highlights reel would show you companies such as SPEE3D creating new innovations in 3D metal printing and advanced manufacturing and other up-and-coming start-ups, such as Corrosion Instruments and Universal Site Management,...

October Business Month Business

POST-COVID: SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION BECKONS

Many business owners experienced immediate shocks to revenue. And as the pandemic continues, Australia looks set to face more uncertainty collectively. But through this hit to confidence, many businesses pivoted quickly to work in new ways and across new channels. Australian business owners have supported their employees, continued to keep...

Charles Darwin University Education

OUR UNIVERSITY LEADS BY EXAMPLE

About 1000 of the shields are to be delivered to Royal Darwin Hospital. The university’s initiative is another demonstration of how Territorians have, in many ways, set not just a national but global example of how to respond to the coronavirus crisis. Only a few cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in the Territory; there was no community...

Darwin Innovation Hub Business

NT DELIVERY PARTNER OF THE ENTREPRENEURS’ PROGRAMME

Emma Nesbitt, General Manager of the DIH will be responsible for managing the roll out of this exciting program in the Top End. “The program will provide more support for Territory business through mentorship, grant funding and expert advice from some of the best specialist advisers in Australia. That means faster economic recovery, more...

CONOCOPHILLIPS Business

INNOVATION WAY FORWARD AT DARWIN LNG

One of those areas is in relation to the fast and accessible manufacturing of crucial parts required by Australia’s energy resources sector. Through a partnership with Charles Darwin University (CDU), NERA (National Energy Resources Australia) and technology developer SPEE3D, Darwin LNG has been involved in a collaborative project to support a...

Department of Trade, Business and Innovation Business

TAKE A MOMENT FOR NAB ADVICE

NAB Business Moments will be one of the highlights of October Business Month, the NT’s premier business event. The program is still being finalised, but it is likely to follow a format that has proved successful throughout Australia – panel discussions on the four stages of business: Starting Out, Growing, Managing and Securing the Future....

Department of Trade, Business and Innovation Business

CREATING JOBS

Applications for the $89 million Local Jobs Fund are open for NT businesses to get projects investment-ready, undertake detailed feasibility studies, leverage private sector finance and investment, and reach financial close. The co-investment fund is aimed at creating more local jobs and accelerating major and significant projects in the...

Department of Trade, Business and Innovation Business

TRADIES WELCOME

Organisers fear tradesmen and women mistakenly feel that OBM is a bit of a tie and canape affair. But nothing could be further from the truth. The Department of Trade, Business and Innovation knows that more than 99 percent of Northern Territory businesses are small or medium sized – and a hugely important sector are the traditional trades....

Department of Trade, Business and Innovation Business

ELISHA’S HAPPY TO TAKE ADVICE ON HOW TO GROW

They signed up for the world-class Business Acceleration Program, an initiative of the Northern Territory Government, hosted by the Darwin Innovation Hub and delivered by the Australian Centre for Business Growth. The intensive program helped Elisha, Richard Oppusunggu and Bill Kmon “gather their thoughts” about the direction of their...

Charles Darwin University Business

TECHNOLOGY NEXUS

“There’s a tremendous knowledge base at the university and we can use that for everyone’s benefit,” says Dr Rebecca Murray, who heads a CDU research, trades and industry group called the Advanced Manufacturing Alliance. The Alliance was set up to explore the possibilities provided by the LightSPEE3D, a 3D metal printer invented by...

Darwin Innovation Hub Business

PASPALIS VENTURE CAPITAL PROVIDES A BOOST TO NORTHERN TERRITORY START-UPS

The Paspalis Innovation Investment Fund (PIIF) has begun building its track record in 2019 with some world-class investments and projects at the Darwin Innovation Hub. Harley Paroulakis states, “This is a fantastic advanced manufacturing technology. I’ve faith that SPEE3D can take this Territory-born technology to the world.” “Hats...