Startups in action

A new plant-based detergent startup has changed its business model to meet the growing hygiene demands during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Working in the world of startups wasn’t initially part of the plan for The University of Queensland engineering student, Tony Jojo. Tony believes his current success as Head of Product Development for audio technology startup, Audeara, started from his time with UQ’s accelerator program, ilab, and the opportunities it gave him.

From The University of Queensland ilab to smart-tech startup, a world-first composting device has secured a significant six-figure financial interest from investors.

Education technology start-up company Vygo, whose platform has just been selected by the Queensland government to give advice and support to international students, has got a growth spurt thanks to the COVID-19 crisis.

A missed train through rural China was the catalyst for UQ engineer and business students Isabelle Fleming and William Kirkwood to come up with the idea of a Chinese debit card.

Queensland-based Valiant Space has successfully test-fired the first commercially developed liquid-fuelled rocket engine in Australian history from a launch site north of Goondiwindi, Queensland.

Notorious for their poor diets, university students sometimes eat two-minute noodle meals as they seek to save time and money.

Thermal infrared counting technology developed by a University of Queensland entrepreneur is now being used in the University’s makerspace facility to monitor foot traffic.

The University of Queensland’s 2020 ilab Accelerator program has awarded $20,000 each to aspiring startups to help them launch.