Hello and welcome to Innovation Bites - the podcast where we take a deep dive into the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. My name is Gavin Heaton and Innovation Bites is brought to you by Disruptors Co, recorded at Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. This episode we look back in time at some of the foundations of the ecosystem here in Australia and travel forward to the present day with our trusted guide and mentor, Peter Laurie. You can find Peter Laurie on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pjlaurie/ https://twitter.com/p ..read more

Welcome to the Innovation Bites #8 - July 2023. We’re recording from the Disruptors Co office at the Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We cover the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. This week: Innovation news headlines including: The CSIRO has created a free program to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) come up with new ideas to tackle plastic waste. This program will give SMEs the power to be creative and find solutions to this global problem. Startups that focus on quantum technology have been given $7 millio ..read more

Welcome to the Innovation Bites #7 - July 2023. We’re recording from the Disruptors Co office at the Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We cover the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. This week: Innovation news headlines including: Indigenous VC firm - First Australians Capital - secures $15 million in capital to invest in indigenous enterprises https://www.digitalnationaus.com.au/news/first-australians-capital-secures-15m-to-support-indigenous-entrepreneurs-597787 Hollywood actors go on strike over concerns about A ..read more

Welcome to the Innovation Bites #6 - July 2023. We’re recording from the Disruptors Co office at the Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We cover the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. This week: Innovation news headlines including: Bupa Ecodisruptive - https://www.bupa.com/sustainability/eco-disruptive-challenge Cut Through Ventures report - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cut-through-venture_cut-through-quarterly-q2-2023-australian-activity-7082104538257633280-WibK  We also interview: Polipedia: https://pol ..read more

Welcome to the Innovation Bites #5 - June 2023. We’re recording from the Disruptors Co office at the Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We cover the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. This week: Innovation news headlines including: Industry Growth Program consultation Climate Salad Industry Report The country of Tuvalu's Digital Twin Australia’s tech sector created 70,000 new jobs over the last 12 months. The Tech Council of Australia’s research report NSW Female founders program - applications open  ..read more

Welcome to Innovation Bites #4 - June 2023. We’re recording from the Disruptors Co office at the Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We cover the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. This week: NSW Government AI Guide refresh Courses AI Ethics https://www.innovationaus.com/businesses-offered-crash-course-on-ai-ethics/ Professor Doug Hilton - the new CEO of CSIRO https://www.innovationaus.com/doug-hilton-is-the-new-csiro-chief/ HydGene Renewables https://www.startupdaily.net/topic/funding/macquarie-uni-spinout-hydgene-rene ..read more

Welcome to Innovation Bites #3 - June 2023. We’re recording from the Disruptors Co office at the Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We cover the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. This week: Innovation news headlines including: Four week old startup Mistral AI raises $113m seed round CSIRO On Prime applications Join the TechFugees Meetup City of Sydney Reboot program The AI assisted Beatles Song Learn more about BearID  We also interview: Jarrod Ward from Ahurei - IP and commercialisation expert Anne ..read more

Welcome to the Innovation Bites podcast for the week ending 9 June 2023. We’re recording from the Disruptors Co office at the Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We cover the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. This week: Innovation news headlines including: Apple's new VR headset (check out BBC Technology Editor, Zoe Kleinman's tweet stream) CSIRO's free MedTech program for SMEs - Innovate to Grow NewsCorp's new innovation centre Entries now open for the InnovationAus Awards for 2023. We also visited the Digital Tran ..read more