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An app that supports grassroots sports through effective connection to sponsors has taken out first prize at a globally focused pitch night, hosted by The University of Queensland in collaboration with HYPE Sports Innovation, Ministry of Sport and Advance Queensland.

The University of Queensland’s student founders have returned from two days at Launch Festival Sydney 2019 – a celebration of entrepreneurship and innovation.

Twelve teams of aspiring entrepreneurs are one step closer to achieving their goal of startup success after being selected for The University of Queensland’s ilab Accelerator program.

Breakthrough artificial intelligence developed in Queensland could improve insulin dosing for diabetics and transform the way aeroplane engine wear-and-tear is monitored.

Queensland-based social entrepreneurs Bradley Clair and Nicholas Kamols founded PowerWells in 2017. The social enterprise provides electric light and mobile phone charging to people in remote communities.

Congratulations to UQ alumnus and molecular bioscientist, Alan Robertson won an all-expenses paid trip to Boston to attend North America’s foremost gathering of medical technology professionals at The MedTech Conference.

One of the largest startup conferences in Silicon Valley is coming to Australia – and The University of Queensland’s budding young entrepreneurs are getting ready to talk tactical growth, fundraising and scaling-up.

In April 2019, The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Entrepreneur in Residence, Ran Heimann, brought together ilab alumni and startup founders for an evening of networking and community building.

The night featured an in-depth fire side chat with ilab alumnus and current CEO and founder of GO1, Mr Andrew Barnes. GO1 is a corporate training platform for businesses to find, book and deliver training. The high-growth startup employs 200 people, and recently secured $30 million from Microsoft Ventures, M12.