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  • The Next Generation of Responsible Innovators

    • 15 June 2023
    • Posted by: Ben Garrett
    • Categories: Event News, Feature, General News
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    rHack group photo

    Responsible innovation hackathons offer a platform for participants to contribute to meaningful solutions, develop their skills, and foster a responsible and ethical approach to innovation.

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  • How an Innovation Connect Grant recipient launched first in Australian carbon accounting

    • 5 May 2023
    • Posted by: Ben Garrett
    • Categories: Feature, General News, Innovation Connect Grant, KILN Incubator
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    She doubted she was the only business owner struggling with the administrative burden of addressing their footprint.

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  • Women in Innovation: Maddison McCoy, Nourish Ingredients

    • 1 May 2023
    • Posted by: Ben Garrett
    • Categories: Feature, General News, Women in Innovation
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    We interview women in our community about innovation and what drives them to make a difference in their industries. This week we spoke to Maddison McCoy, Project Coordinator at Nourish Ingredients.

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  • The local female-founded businesses that are keeping us healthy

    • 27 April 2023
    • Posted by: Ben Garrett
    • Categories: Feature, General News
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    Good health and wellbeing have never been more important, but the good news is there are plenty of locally founded female businesses keeping us healthy, right here in Canberra.

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  • Canberra Airport becomes a Gold Partner of CBRIN

    • 21 April 2023
    • Posted by: Petr Adamek
    • Categories: Feature, General News, Media Releases, Partner News
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    CBRIN and Canberra Airport announce partnership to support entrepreneurship and innovation in the Canberra region.

    As of 1 April 2023, Canberra Airport became a Gold Partner of the Canberra Innovation Network (CBRIN), providing financial support and in-kind resources to help grow the innovation ecosystem of the Canberra region.

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  • First Wednesday Connect Pitch List – April 2023

    • 6 April 2023
    • Posted by: Canberra Innovation Network
    • Categories: Event News, Feature
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    stock image of a person holding up a microphone with a speech bubble that reads First Wednesday Connect Pitch List

    If you missed First Wednesday Connect April, don’t worry! You can still check out the pitch list here and connect with local innovators!

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  • Women in Innovation: Dr Bronwyn Orr, Walk In Clinic for Animals

    • 3 April 2023
    • Posted by: Ben Garrett
    • Categories: Feature, Women in Innovation
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    In November 2022, we opened Australia’s first urgent care veterinary clinic here in Canberra. Called the Walk In Clinic for Animals, we operate in the space between daytime GP vet clinics and overnight emergency vet clinics.

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  • Female Founders ‘Cracking the Code with Transformative Ideas” Collaboration Lab

    • 27 March 2023
    • Posted by: Ben Garrett
    • Categories: Event News, Feature, Networking
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    The workshop brought together around 65 individuals, including key people from the ACT Government, researchers, members of the Legislative Assembly, tertiary and research institutions, businesses in various stages of growth and some people considering an entrepreneurial future.

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  • Women in Innovation: Beth Baldwin

    • 27 March 2023
    • Posted by: Ben Garrett
    • Categories: Feature, Women in Innovation
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    Women in Innovation:Beth Baldwin

    Tell us about what you are working on.
    As a copywriter I am always in and out of other people’s businesses, helping them best describe what they do. I love learning all about what makes a person tic, and how that impacts their business – could be the counselling certificate I studied a few years back! I then pride myself in being able to translate that into words that make them shine, and bring in their ideal customers.

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  • Meet the Coworkers: Shooby from Mude

    • 7 February 2023
    • Posted by: Ben Garrett
    • Categories: Coworking, Feature, General News, SME
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    7 years ago, Shooby Kandel,  co-founder of Mude, became a coworker at  the Canberra Innovation Network, CBRIN. That officially makes him one of the oldest coworkers in the space. Read more about his entrepreneurial journey!

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  • Where Are They Now: Adele Haussmann, Her Smile

    • 6 February 2023
    • Posted by: Canberra Innovation Network
    • Categories: Feature, General News, Women in Innovation
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    We interview women in our community about innovation and what drives them to make a difference in their industries. This week we spoke to Adele Haussmann from Her Smile. 

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  • This Innovation Connect Grant recipient wants to reverse national student writing decline

    • 2 February 2023
    • Posted by: Ben Garrett
    • Categories: Feature, General News, Innovation Connect Grant
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    Immersed in a PhD in linguistics at ANU, Charbel El-Khaissi was troubled by reports of Australia’s declining trend in school literacy levels.

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  • Gen Z in a Coworking Office: The Next Generation of Wave Makers

    • 31 January 2023
    • Posted by: Ben Garrett
    • Categories: Coworking, Feature, General News, Networking
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    The coworking office at CBRIN offers a unique and relaxed environment fostering a come-as-you-are attitude, where connections with a diverse group of people are just another part of the day.

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  • GRIFFIN Accelerator alumni and ICON Grant recipient Foremind is tackling the “she’ll be right” attitude towards mental health in the construction industry.

    • 31 January 2023
    • Posted by: Canberra Innovation Network
    • Categories: Feature, General News, GRIFFIN Accelerator, Innovation Connect Grant
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    In the past decade there has been a significant rise in awareness about the importance of mental health and suicide prevention, according to the World Health Organisation. Foremind’s Cofounders Joel Anderson, Brad Martin and Elizabeth Kirk noticed the construction industry was lacking when it came to proper support for workers in this area after using an Employee Assistance Platform that fell short.

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  • Canberra startup changing the world of 3D-printing

    • 17 January 2023
    • Posted by: Ben Garrett
    • Categories: Feature, General News, GRIFFIN Accelerator
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    Syenta is transforming the electronics manufacturing sector with a patented fabrication method that enables the 3D printing of multi-material electronics with fewer steps and less waste.

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