Falling Walls Global Call is open! Until 30 April 2025, researchers, innovators, and science communicators from around the world are invited to nominate or apply for the Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year. Learn more and apply: falling-walls.com/global-call/

Apply by 30 April Cicada x Tech23, Australia’s largest deep tech festival, in Sydney on 10 Sep. Startups tackling global challenges can showcase their innovation, build critical partnerships and join a community of deep tech leaders cicadainnovations.com/cicada-x-tech23

If you're building a Disability Tech startup in disability, health or ageing, apply now for the Remarkable 16-week accelerator. Remarkable is looking for startups that are post-product and post-revenue and ready to grow, but if you're pre-revenue, you can still apply by 15 May.

Apply by 9 May for the Australian Youth Innovation Challenge 2025 🌏✨ with the theme: Digital Transformation for Environmental Sustainability If you're aged 13–30, showcase your ideas and pitch to industry leaders, investors, and mentors. diversityinnovation.io

Applications close on 11 May for Elevate, a fully-funded, 2-day intensive focused on grains sector innovation, backed by GRDC. Run by Cicada Innovations from 3–4 June, this in-person workshop is for innovators working in seeds, soil health, agtech & more. info.cicadainnovations.com/grdc-elevate

Applications close on 11 May for the final round of the Global Connections Fund Bridging Grants 2025, supporting collaboration between Australian researchers or SMEs and partners in Korea, with a focus on robotics, quantum, biotech and renewables. atse.org.au/what-we-do/gra…

The Biomedical Industry Innovation Booster & Commercialisation Bridge Grants are open for applications. These support WA startups & scaleups in the health & medical life sciences industry to develop and commercialise biomedical innovations. Apply by 22 May wa.gov.au/government/ann…

Join the NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN) for a powerful day of insights, inspiration and networking with Australia's top women leaders in sensing innovation at the 2025 Women in Sensing Summit. 🗓 Thursday 15 May 2025 📍 The Collider, Haymarket, Sydney nssn.org.au/upcoming-event…

Got a bold idea to prevent, diagnose, monitor or treat #diabetes or its complications? Applications are open for the ACADI HealthTech Innovation Challenge 2025. Pitch your innovation to a panel of experts for seed funding up to $30,000. Apply by 25 Aug medicine.unimelb.edu.au/research/acadi…

West Tech Fest has opened EOIs for the Team WA Mission to Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) 2025, connecting WA’s brightest startups and ecosystem leaders with global investors, founders, and partners. westtechfest.com.au/wtf-switch-mis…

Apply by 11 June for the Techstars Tech Central Sydney accelerator. Backed by the NSW Government, this program supports early-stage Aussie founders across AI, deep tech, software, fintech, healthtech & more. Startups get US$120K investment. techstars.com/accelerators/t…

🚀 Queensland’s Ignite Ideas Fund (grants.services.qld.gov.au/service-detail…) and Ignite Spark Program (grants.services.qld.gov.au/service-detail…) close soon! These support innovation-driven QLD SMEs to bring new products & services to market, strengthen key industries, diversify the economy, and create new jobs.

On 20 May, join Sydney Ideas: Critical minerals: The global race for resources. An expert panel will unpack the role of #CriticalMinerals in the #CleanEnergy transition and future technologies, exploring the geopolitical, community & environmental impacts. sydneyideas.swoogo.com/criticalminera…

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𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰 - 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Our May newsletter for research orgs is out now: mailchi.mp/gemaker/may-20…. Find #commercialisation funding, training, events, competitions, awards and more. View more & subscribe: gemaker.com.au/resources/what…

Check out Unlocking Series A: Tips for Navigating Your First Major Round. Hosted by LegalVision in Sydney on 27 May, this helps founders understand investor expectations and the key legal steps for a successful raise, and includes Q&A and networking. eventbrite.com.au/e/unlocking-se…

The Australian Medtech Manufacturing Alliance (AMMA) has launched the Pathway to Market – Medtech Capability Uplift Program to help local medtech SMEs bring their products into hospitals and health services across Victoria—and beyond. Apply by 30 May. Program starts on 3 July.

The Western Australia's Innovators of the Year Awards are back—offering a $280,000+ prize pool to celebrate local innovation and entrepreneurship. 📅 Applications close 11 June, except Young & Government Innovators which close on 25 July. wa.gov.au/organisation/d…

Discover the 11 high-potential research ventures—from drug development breakthroughs to clean energy innovations—that have completed CSIRO's ON Accelerate at their showcase in Melbourne on June 5. Register at comms.innovation.csiro.au/pub/pubType/EO…

Paladin Space has unveiled a world-first reusable collector for #space debris. Developed at the UniSA’s Innovation & Collaboration Centre, the ‘Triton’ payload captures multiple debris for in-orbit #recycling—cutting costs and reducing space junk. unisa.edu.au/media-centre/R…