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Issue 151 | 29 April 08 |
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People & Company News Showcasing Innovation in South Australia event Playford Capital participated in AusIndustry's "Showcasing Innovation in South Australia" event at the Festival Centre on 9 April 2008. Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, announced a Commercial Ready Grant to Playford's latest investee company, Reproductive Health Science Pty Ltd. Reproductive Health Science is pioneering a safer method for embryo screening. Other Playford Capital portfolio companies exhibiting at the showcase were high powered ultrasonics company Cavitus Pty Ltd, online water broker Waterfind Pty Ltd and web analytics company Maxamine Inc, which was recently acquired by Accenture. More on the event. SmartCompany's SA-Grown Global Player Some of our best home-grown digital entrepreneurs are global players. The US market for information technology and digital media is an order of magnitude larger than Australia, and each year attracts a few dozen Australian entrepreneurs willing to chance their hand in this highly competitive market. This year among the top 10 stand-outs listed by www.Smartcompany.com.au is Dr Stephen Kirkby, co-founder and chief executive of Maxamine, a company that provides testing and optimisation services to help companies improve the marketing effectiveness of their websites. From its inception in May 1997, he took the company into Europe and the US, eventually leading to its sale to Accenture in February this year. Maxamine was a Playford investee company. Full top 10 list & story here. Chief Scientist for South Australia
Former Commonwealth Chief Defence Scientist and head of the Defence Science
and Technology Organisation, Dr. Ian Chessell, has been appointed as South
Australia’s new Chief Scientist. MORE SA COMPANY NEWS...... Petrosys Boosts Profile in Oil-Rich CIS Region
Global mapping guru Petrosys will raise its profile in one of the most
oil-rich regions of the world after appointing Fugro-Jason as a business
partner for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Read more
here NSW deal South Australian developer PowerHealth Solutions has been awarded a contract to provide performance management and costing software for all hospitals in the NSW Health Department's eight area health services. www.powerhealthsolutions.com Nutrimetics Extends Hostworks involvment Marketing giant Nutrimetics has increased its demands on hosting specialist Hostworks in order to handle the large number of orders it receives for cosmetic products in the last days of each month. www.hostworks.com.au
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As part of the 2008 Australian Innovation Festival, a forum will be held outlining how Brisbane-based CT Healthcare grew from a consumer need to a globally commercialised product. More details here. You will find out why CT Healthcare came to Adelaide service providers, Proen Design, Flinders University and InVenture Partners for help and the part each provider played in assisting to commercialise its medical device. The presentation venue is Adelaide Oval and cocktails & networking follow. Registration EMDG Coaching Sessions - June, August & September 2008 The Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme is a key Australian Government financial assistance program for aspiring and current exporters. Administered by Austrade, the scheme supports a wide range of industry sectors and products, including inbound tourism and the export of intellectual property and know-how outside Australia. Export Grant Coaching Sessions are holding coaching sessions to help you understand EMDG and prepare your application. Adelaide dates are 26 & 31 June, 28 August & 25 September. Visit EMDG on www.austrade.gov.au/exportgrants/coaching for more details and to register. 2008 Bridge to the US - Australia and New Zealand, 27 May 2008 Join ANZA Technology Network CEO Viki Forrest, mentor Steve Anderson, & the ANZA team for a fun, fast-paced and powerful Silicon Valley-style networking session. Also sign up for a free 30 minute one-on-one with Viki and Steve, two seasoned innovative execs with years of first-hand cross-Pacific business experience, to discuss your company & your US market questions. Register here for the event from 5.30 to 7.00pm at the Hilton Adelaide. Business Owners Coaching Program & Better Business Series - May 2008 The Department of Trade and Economic Development (DTED) offers a Business Owners Coaching Program to help South Australian business owners develop their management and business skills. Visit the website here. DTED also present Better Business Series workshops in May 2008. They are free of charge to help existing small businesses achieve successful growth and profitability. Incorporating three-hour workshops on a range of topics, this series is a valuable source of information and insight provided by experienced business operators. More details
National Quality Conference -
Adelaide 19-22 October 2008 AOQ Software SIG - 13 May 2008 The next event is "Achieving Quality Requirements" on Tuesday, 13th May 2008 5.30 to 7.30pm at Adelaide University Research Park – Thebarton Campus Parking: Northern Car park Room: Building 16 (Behind Einstein's Café). Events calendar
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Grants & Awards
2008 Telstra Business Women's Awards Nominations are now open for the 2008 Telstra Business Women's Awards. The competition is free to enter and there are five categories recognising women in all sectors of business. Winners receive a share of a $200,000 national prize pool. To nominate visit www.businesswomensawards.telstra.com or call 1800 817 536. 2009 ATSE Clunies Ross Awards Nominations are now open for the 2009 ATSE Clunies Ross Awards, one of the pre-eminent awards for scientists, technologists and innovators across Australia. Closing date for applications is 30 June 2008. Award criteria and nomination forms are available on the Clunies Ross website at www.cluniesross.org.au or ph (03) 9340 1202. Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalists Congratulations to the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalists in the Central Region. See the list here. Keep track of the latest issues around the program over 2008 by visiting Ernst & Young’s EOY online newsletter
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