Startups in action

Black man wearing Augmented Designs' product concept, which looks like a bluetooth over the ear headset.

Breaking the wall of deafness

Published on: 2 November 2020

The science breakthroughs of the year 1-10 November 2020: Falling Walls and Berlin Science Week

Five mindfulness tips from SDG Impactors' founder

Raising her voice to end poverty, inequality or tackle climate change, Runali Maniya’s startup SDG Impactors wants you to wear the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a t-shirt to Leave No One Behind.

Runali wearing t-shirt with SDG colours representing the 17 UN goals

A ‘Wear to be Aware’ startup raising awareness of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Published on: 26 October 2020

Raising her voice to end poverty, inequality or tackle climate change, Runali Maniya’s startup, SDG Impactors, wants you to wear the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a t-shirt to Leave No One Behind.

Ariel playtesting the newest edition of Go Extinct!

Teaching evolution through gaming: UQ alumna secures license agreement

Published on: 12 October 2020

UQ alumna Dr Ariel Marcy (Doctor of Philosophy ‘20) has secured a licensing deal for her board game Go Extinct!. The deal with Genius Games, a US publisher of STEM-based educational board games, came right after a successful Kickstarter campaign.

People counting for COVID-19 and beyond: How one UQ startup responded to the pandemic

After the Australian Government put in place social distancing measures, Fiffy Solutions acted quickly and launched a capacity-monitoring solution in UQ Innovate’s makerspace.

From ilab to Techstars: one startup’s journey

Building a startup is a journey in itself. One that co-founders David Chaseling and Ryan Pousson embarked on when creating ParaSpace. But, how do you go from accelerating your startup at ilab to getting backed by one of the world’s best accelerator programs, Techstars, in Portugal?

Contactless doorbell making waves across Australia

Published on: 15 July 2020

University of Queensland and Ventures programs alumnus adapts to a new no-contact society with the world’s first commercially available contactless doorbell.

Dr Kok Leong Chong and Ian Ling smiling to camera - in the Global Change Institute

Clean slate: changing your startup in a pandemic

Published on: 11 June 2020

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

tony jojo smiling at the camera. he's wearing a red jacket

From startup to Head of Product Development: one student’s exciting venture in entrepreneurship

Published on: 29 May 2020

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.

Ashley Baxter and Phoebe Long smiling and laughing at one another.

Funds for the future: founder of compost monitoring device secures six figure sum

Published on: 26 May 2020

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.