Science Victoria - February 2023

Science is not a cost. It is an investment in the future. Former Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb sees a vibrant future for Australia, if we are up for the investment and effort to get there.

Breakthrough Victoria is bridging the "early risk capital" gap to transform extraordinary university research into life-changing businesses that could revolutionize everything from Alzheimer's diagnosis to advanced manufacturing.

By modernising funding rules to make it easier for researchers to work with international partners and private companies, Australia can turn its world-class science into game-changing innovations that boost the entire nation's future.

How a critical funding crisis is threatening the future of Victoria’s world-leading medical research and what can be done to save this vital sector

We look at the organisations and precincts that are helping Victoria drive and adopt new technologies

Iron is essential for human health and performance – but only in the right amount, neither too little nor too much. Melbourne-based FeBI Technologies is developing a fast, sensitive, accurate, affordable blood test. And it employs quantum sensing.