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Drug development biotech Gelomics wins the Australian leg of KPMG’s Global Tech Innovator competition

Simon Thomsen - August 15, 2024 2 MIN READ

Brisbane biotech Gelomics will represent Australia in KPMG’s Global Tech Innovator challenge after winning the local pitch competition. The startup, which grows human tissue in a petri dish for drug testing as an alternative to animal testing in pharmaceutical drug development, was selected from among five high-powered finalists chosen from 155 entries. The annual KPMG… Read more »

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KPMG’s High Growth Ventures wants to hear from startup founders about their mental and physical health as part of its annual checkup

Simon Thomsen - November 11, 2020 2 MIN READ

KPMG Australia’s High Growth Ventures is conducting its annual research into the physical and mental wellbeing of startup founders and is keen to hear from them as the sector prepares to gear up for 2021. Amanda Price, Head of High Growth Ventures, said the personal performance of founders is a major factor for the success… Read more »

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VC investment in Australian startups reached record $1.25 billion in 2018

Gina Baldassarre - January 17, 2019 2 MIN READ

Bookended by Canva’s $51 million unicorn-making round in January and Deputy’s $111 million Series B at the end of November, Australia saw venture capital investment in local startups reach $1.25 billion in 2018.

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A quarter of Australians experience high levels of stress at work: report

Gina Baldassarre - November 6, 2018 3 MIN READ

Almost two thirds of Australian workers believe that their employer investing in mental health and wellbeing would improve productivity, a report has found, while 55 percent believe it would reduce sickness and absenteeism.

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Record $849 million in venture capital invested in Australian startups in last financial year

Gina Baldassarre - July 16, 2018 3 MIN READ

Almost $850 million (US$630 million) of venture capital was invested in Australian startups in the 2017-18 financial year, a new record for the local ecosystem.