Canberra scientists strive to make wastewater more sustainable
Canberra-based Membrane Transporter Engineers (MTE) uses component knowledge gathered from studying plants to recover water, nutrients, metals, and minerals from liquid wastes.
The Canberra web designers who aren’t afraid to be friends with their competitors
Meet Jenny Power and Sarah Oates, two female website developers who take a collaborative approach to their businesses.
Minister for Business Tara Cheyne on Canberra’s uncharted territory
Canberra’s Minister for Business, Tara Cheyne, shares where Canberra is headed on innovation and its unchartered territory.
Remembering Peter Dawson: 21 February 1936 – 12 October 2022
The Moore Street Journal pays tribute to the late Peter Dawson, author of Creative Capital.
New management for the Capital Angels networking group
Campus Plus has been appointed to manage Capital Angels. The first meeting for 2023 will be held at the Canberra Innovation Network on 19 April.
Leader of the Pack
Sonia van den Berg is on a quest to help people become more comfortable with riding and with motorbike maintenance. She’s also a role model for women who love riding.
How a morning coffee led to one of Canberra’s fastest-growing cyber tech companies
From coffee to cofounders: Samuel Spencer and Lauren Eickhorst founded Aristotle Metadata five years ago and , and have built it into an international cyber business.
Vale Professor Ann Margaret Harding AO (18 May 1958 - 30 January 2023)
Professor Ann Harding was a groundbreaking economist and the founder and director for 16 years of the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, NATSEM, at the University of Canberra.
Multicultural Canberra is good for business
The 2023 National Multicultural Festival, which will be held from 17 to 19 February, will be three times larger than the last event in 2020. With the recent passing of the Multicultural Act 2022, Canberra’s ability to attract and retain talented, and promote multicultural business, is growing.
Vale Denis Page
Campus Plus CEO and Cofounder Nick McNaughton pays homage to the champion of the Canberra business community, Denis Page.
Olympic psychologist Dr Kirsten Peterson on why grit is not enough
In her book When Grit Is Not Enough, Olympic sports psychologist Dr Kirsten Peterson provides insights on how high-performers can adapt to change, failure and uncertainty.
It’s an opportune time: Dr Andrew Leigh MP on why it’s a great time to be doing business in Canberra
Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury and Federal Member for Fenner (ACT), chats with Nick McNaughton about why it’s an opportune time to be doing business in Canberra.
Canberra’s fintech entrepreneur and mobile money pioneer
Local fintech mHITs Rocket Remit, the winner of the ACT Chief Ministers Export Awards for 2022 in the eCommerce category, was the first in the world to demonstrate instant cross-border money transfer via mobile money.
Liftoff: Skykraft launches satellites into space
Skykraft successfully launched five satellites on 4 January - and operational testing is going well.
Canberra as an Innovation Powerhouse
Campus Plus CEO and Cofounder Nick McNaughton provides an overview of Canberra’s innovation ecosystem past, present and future.
Miiroko: the Japanese-Australian startup revolutionising haircare
Sustainable hair colour company Miiroko, founded by Yuki Saito and Claire Chesterton, is a Canberra-based startup making it easier for consumers to have salon-quality hair colour at home.
The Canberra nutritionist who says it’s okay to eat bread – and Christmas cake
Meet Canberra nutritionist and Canberra Business Woman of the Year 2022 Kate Freeman, whose revolutionary approach to food and wellbeing is innovating in the traditional nutrition space.
Australia's angel investor of the year: Professor Tim Hirst
Professor Tim Hirst was recently named Australian Angel Investor of the Year. We chatted with him about becoming an infectious diseases expert (before COVID made it trendy), and how he chooses startups.
Canberra’s space satellites
Canberra: the home of Australian satellites that will change how aircraft can be tracked around the world.
Learning from the Pain: Canberra startup Brain Changer helps people live pain-free
After living with chronic pain for a decade, Tina McIntosh decided to find a solution. And when she did, her expert medical team was so impressed with it that she decided to found a startup. Today, Brain Changer is helping people live pain-free lives.