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ANFF-Q clients awarded more than $5.3 million for new ARC Linkage Projects

ANFF-Q would like to congratulate our clients in securing funding for these exciting collaborative industry-partnered research projects in bioengineering and advanced materials design. Professor Amin Abbosh and his colleagues will team up with industry partner EM Solutions Pty Ltd to develop compact millimeter-wave terminal for LEO satellite communications to deal with the digital inequality facing rural and remote Australia. Professor … Read more “ANFF-Q clients awarded more than $5.3 million for new ARC Linkage Projects”

ANFF-Q clients awarded more than $4.6 million in funding via NHMRC Investigator Grants.

ANFF-Q would like to congratulate our clients on their successful National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grant applications: Dr Ruirui Qiao, who was awarded funding to improve the design of MRI contrast agents used in clinical diagnosis of diseases such as cancer (Project: Biocompatible Gadolinium-free contrast agents for molecular targeted MR imaging). Dr Changkui … Read more “ANFF-Q clients awarded more than $4.6 million in funding via NHMRC Investigator Grants.”

ANFF-Q clients awarded MRFF grant for breakthrough ovarian cancer project

Congratulations to ANFF-Q clients Dr Amirali Popat and Professor Yusuke Yamauchi on their successful collaborative Medical Research Future Fund ovarian cancer research grant. Led by Dr Carlos Salomon Gallo, the study will focus on circulating tumour markers encapsulated in small extracellular vesicles called exosomes, which mediate signalling between cells, to improve early ovarian cancer diagnostics. The study will deliver an aid for … Read more “ANFF-Q clients awarded MRFF grant for breakthrough ovarian cancer project”

ANFF-Q client elected to Australian Academy of Science

Congratulations to Professor Alan Rowan on joining the ranks of the nation’s top scientists as a newly elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science are among Australia’s most distinguished scientists, elected by their peers for ground-breaking research and contributions that have had clear impact. Professor Rowan is well known for his seminal work … Read more “ANFF-Q client elected to Australian Academy of Science”

ANFF-Q client awarded the Barry Inglis Medal on World Metrology Day

Congratulations to ANFF-Q Client Professor Warwick Bowen as the 2020 Barry Inglis Medal recipient, for his role in the development of quantum technologies and innovative practical solutions to the benefit of measurement science. The Barry Inglis Medal is awarded annually by Australia’s National Measurement Institute to recognise significant contributions to measurement science, research and leadership. Read more here…

ANFF-Q clients developing skin-deep sensing to predict COVID patient’s needs

A new sensor from QLD-based company, WearOptimo, could provide medical professionals with a tool to forecast which COVID-19 patients are on the path to severe respiratory distress allowing earlier, more appropriate treatment. The company’s device monitors the reaction of the body’s immune system to the disease. It measures levels of a protein called IL-6, an … Read more “ANFF-Q clients developing skin-deep sensing to predict COVID patient’s needs”

ANFF: Supporting the fight against COVID-19

ANFF is reassigning components of its equipment portfolio of 500+ fabrication tools to prioritise work essential to critical COVID operations. If you are working to fight the COVID-19 crisis, please contact ANFF to see if there’s anything we can do – assistance can be provided. ANFF is a Government-funded IP neutral environment spread across 20 … Read more “ANFF: Supporting the fight against COVID-19”

International network of nanotech created by ANFF and CMC

International agreement provides Australian and Canadian researchers with a broader network of fabrication expertise, more opportunities for collaboration, and access to advanced design capabilities. The Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) and CMC Microsystems (CMC) have signed an agreement which promises to increase opportunities for international collaboration, and to provide clients of both networks with easier … Read more “International network of nanotech created by ANFF and CMC”