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  • Livestream: The Engine, MIT

    online Western Australia, Australia

    Tuesday 18th April, Breakfast Session 7 – 8.30am The Engine, built by MIT, is a venture firm investing in the next generation of Tough Tech: a transformative and broad approach applying cutting edge technology to solve challenges in human health, climate change, and advanced systems and infrastructure. By transforming the foundations of industry, we unlock massive… Continue reading Livestream: The Engine, MIT

    Lean Startup First-Timers: Getting Started with Customer Development!

    This introductory "Getting Started" meeting is for founders (and potential founders) who are first-timers to Lean Startup Perth (or those who wish to get a refresher on Lean Startup). It's best for you to attend one of these meeting before attending a "Getting On" meeting (although it's not required). Hello Perth Founders and Friends, Have… Continue reading Lean Startup First-Timers: Getting Started with Customer Development!

    DEADLINE: Incite Awards

    online Western Australia, Australia

    Want to get your tech known in WA, across Australia and around the world? Need an industry mentor to help you create the perfect “pitch” your innovation? Looking for investment and industry / network opportunities to grow your tech? If you answer YES to any of this, then you should join the Awards! The INCITE… Continue reading DEADLINE: Incite Awards

    Iron Ore Circuit Hackathon

    online Western Australia, Australia

    In collaboration with Southern Ports, ICP is proud to work alongside Innovation Cluster to deliver an exciting Iron Ore Circuit hackathon. This hackathon is a week-long virtual & on-site event designed to bring together students, programmers/developers, industry professionals, researchers, scientists and creative technologists to work collaboratively in cross-discipline teams to find innovative ways to improve… Continue reading Iron Ore Circuit Hackathon

    DEADLINE: Clinical Entrepreneur Program

    online Western Australia, Australia

    Translate your healthcare ideas into impactful real-world solutions Starting May 2023, AUSCEP aims to equip entrepreneurial clinicians with the skills and networks to transform your ideas into products and businesses that benefit the clinical care of patients — both in Australia and around the world. The program will be delivered over 12 months with 8 regular… Continue reading DEADLINE: Clinical Entrepreneur Program

    Event Series Morning Startup

    Morning Startup

    Riff 45 St Georges Tce, Perth, Australia

    Morning Startup - Perth - where people talk about startups. If you're involved in a startup, or thinking about starting one, chances are you can learn from others that are doing and thinking the same. Morning Startup is a fortnightly morning catchup where founders, potential entrepreneurs and others in the startup community (VCs and Angels… Continue reading Morning Startup

    Supercharge your Startup

    Riff 45 St Georges Tce, Perth, Australia

    Details Entrepreneurship is not always a smooth path, and setbacks and failures are an inevitable part of the journey. But what separates successful entrepreneurs from the rest is their ability to fail forward - to learn from setbacks and use those lessons to grow and thrive. As Henry Ford once said 'The only real mistake… Continue reading Supercharge your Startup

    Free

    Flow interactions with seaweed and implications for offshore aquaculture

    This webinar will provide a background to offshore seaweed aquaculture including an Australian perspective, the biophysical effects arising from interaction with waves and currents and an overview of current projects in offshore seaweed aquaculture. We’ll touch on the opportunities for cultivating macroalgae in the open ocean, required adaptation to high energy environments along with the… Continue reading Flow interactions with seaweed and implications for offshore aquaculture

    Lean Startup Regulars: Getting On with Customer Development!

    This "Getting On" meeting is for founders (and potential founders) who understand the Lean Startup with Customer Development approach (and have preferably attended one of the "Getting Started" meetings). It's about supporting founders taking a Lean Startup with Customer Development approach for their startups. Hello Perth Founders and Friends (aka Perth Starters), Have you got… Continue reading Lean Startup Regulars: Getting On with Customer Development!

    DEADLINE: Premier’s Science Awards Applications

    online Western Australia, Australia

    Applications for the 2023 Premier's Science Awards are now open and will close at 10:00AM (AWST) on Thursday 27 April 2023 The Premier's Science Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding scientific research and engagement taking place in Western Australia. Winners will be announced at the Premier’s Science Awards ceremony in September 2023. WA scientists, researchers, STEM tertiary students and… Continue reading DEADLINE: Premier’s Science Awards Applications

    The Office of Defence Industry Support (ODIS): Learn How to Become a Defence Industry Supplier

    Melville Cockburn Chamber of Commerce Unit 9/11 Wentworth Pde, Success, Western Australia, Australia

    Learn How to Become a Defence Industry Supplier with ODIS. Hear from our guest speaker, Greg Blycha (Defence Business Advisor) on How to become a defence supplier, Why get accredited? What to expect (the process) and the support available to SME's. The Office of Defence Industry Support (ODIS) provides a seamless experience for small and medium… Continue reading The Office of Defence Industry Support (ODIS): Learn How to Become a Defence Industry Supplier

    DEADLINE: Plus Eight Accelerator Program Application

    online Western Australia, Australia

    Our accelerator program is designed for local startups who are ready to scale on a domestic and global level, fast. Since launching in 2017, the program has invested over $2M in startups, and facilitated an additional $16M in follow-on investment and has a portfolio valued at $106M. While 2023 is set to be bigger than… Continue reading DEADLINE: Plus Eight Accelerator Program Application

    Upskilling Workshop: Problem-Solving Techniques for use in Data Science

    Co.Lab by Liberty Level 8/125 Murray St, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    If you're a data science student, graduate or working in the field and wanting to refine and develop your problem-solving skills and create compelling business presentations, then this workshop is perfect for you. Led by experienced technology trainers from Visagio, this hands-on session will equip participants with universal problem-solving techniques and their real-world applications by data… Continue reading Upskilling Workshop: Problem-Solving Techniques for use in Data Science

    Free

    Innovation Cluster: REGIONAL VENTURES: SOUTH WEST INNOVATION SERIES: Workshop 1 – IP for Entrepreneurs

    Event description Facilitated by Mark Pullen from Westmark IP, and joined by local entrepreneur Nathan Omodei from The Leisure Collective, which owns surf and coastal lifestyle brands ‘Creatures of Leisure’, ‘OTIS Eyewear’, ‘Sito Shades’ and ‘Layday’, this interactive workshop will focus on the IP challenges faced by startups when protecting new ideas. Don’t miss this… Continue reading Innovation Cluster: REGIONAL VENTURES: SOUTH WEST INNOVATION SERIES: Workshop 1 – IP for Entrepreneurs

    Girls in ICT Day

    Innovation Central Perth Level 2, Building 216, Curtin University, Bentley, WA

    International Girls in ICT Day is a global movement encouraging girls and young women to pursue science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) education and careers. Cisco are excited to collaborate with Innovation Central Perth (ICP) to celebrate the occasion, providing an event at Curtin University that will explore the vast opportunities for women in… Continue reading Girls in ICT Day

    Free

    WA MTP Sector Spotlight Series ft. Alcolizer Technology

    Ground Floor Auditorium 6 Verdun Street, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

    Our monthly series is an opportunity for representatives from across the MTP sector to connect, collaborate and learn about upcoming opportunities, and hear the stories and successes of WA organisations developing health and medical innovations. Join us over light refreshments each month at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. This month’s event will feature… Continue reading WA MTP Sector Spotlight Series ft. Alcolizer Technology

    Free

    DEADLINE: R&D Tax Incentive

    online Western Australia, Australia

    The research and development (R&D) tax incentive aims to boost competitiveness and improve productivity across the Australian economy by: encouraging industry to conduct R&D that may not otherwise have been conducted improving the incentive for smaller firms to undertake R&D providing business with more predictable, less complex support. The research and development (R&D) tax incentive… Continue reading DEADLINE: R&D Tax Incentive

    Entries Open: Australian Technologies Competition (ATC)

    online Western Australia, Australia

    The Australian Technologies Competition (ATC) is a premier growth and awards program for innovative Australian technologies with global growth potential. ATC seeks to identify and accelerate Australian technology 'scale-ups' across more than a dozen sectors/applications including clean energy, fintech/regtech, medtech, critical technologies (Web3), advanced manufacturing, social impact, and more. Successful entrants will have access to… Continue reading Entries Open: Australian Technologies Competition (ATC)

    jHub Defence Innovation Livestream

    CERI Level 1/22 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands, WA, Australia

    Live Stream Event: Unlocking Disruptive Innovation Capabilities for Defence   Join us for a live stream event at CERI to learn more about how London based jHub Defence Innovation’s diverse team of military, civilian, and contractor staff is unlocking novel and disruptive capabilities for Defence through opportunity-led and user-centred approaches. During the live stream event,… Continue reading jHub Defence Innovation Livestream

    Midland Small Business Workshop – Surviving and Thriving

    Stafford Court unit 4/8-12 Stafford St, Midland, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    Do you need help to brainstorm, describe and visualise how your business makes money, who your customers are and how you deliver value to them? Through the Australian Government's Workforce Australia for Business Entrepreneurship Facilitator Program, in collaboration with Innovation Cluster, the City of Swan invites its registered small businesses to attend a free workshop… Continue reading Midland Small Business Workshop – Surviving and Thriving

    Free

    Applying for Grants Workshop

    WOTSO Mandurah 22 Ormsby Terrace, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia

    Empower your business to thrive. Join our free workshop to demystify the grant application process. Creating long-term support infrastructure that empowers Peel businesses and industries to thrive is essential for the economic resilience of the region. This includes ensuring accessibility to government tender opportunities and providing support to increase capability and capacity for successful participation… Continue reading Applying for Grants Workshop

    ANFF-C webinar series: Manufacturing for Startups

    online Western Australia, Australia

    Experts from various sectors will discuss all considerations for early-stage companies that want to manufacture products. ANFF-C is pleased to announce that Department of Education First Assistant Secretary for Research Dom English and Assistant Secretary Carolyn Shrives will present the second webinar of ANFF-C’s ‘Manufacturing for Startups’ seminar. Mr English and Ms Shrives will provide… Continue reading ANFF-C webinar series: Manufacturing for Startups

    Free

    A SME’s Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice

    Deloitte Brookfield Place, Tower 2/123 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    Are you an Australian manufacturer of medical devices, medicines or biologicals? If so, you are no doubt aware that your manufacturing licence requires compliance with the relevant code of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Join us for this unique event where we will explore the basic principles behind Good Manufacturing Practice and ISO 13485, and hear… Continue reading A SME’s Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice

    Innovation Incentives and your IP – getting it right

    online Western Australia, Australia

    Presenter: Matt McCarthy | Senior Manager | Global Investment and Innovation Incentives (Gi3) | Deloitte Tax Services Pty Ltd In many cases, R&D activities will produce intellectual property. Understanding the implications of IP development and protection decisions on the availability of the Australian R&D Tax Incentive could result in access to critical cash flow. The R&D Tax Incentive is… Continue reading Innovation Incentives and your IP – getting it right

    Social Enterprise Forum Co-Design Workshop

    online Western Australia, Australia

    The WA Social Enterprise Council (WASEC), in partnership with Impact Seed, is hosting the first ever WA Social Enterprise Forum over two days in August 2023! This event will bring together hundreds of sector leaders across a diverse array of social enterprises, industry, community services, government, philanthropic, intermediaries, impact investors, and industry/peak bodies. We want… Continue reading Social Enterprise Forum Co-Design Workshop

    Free

    Lean Startup First-Timers: Getting Started with Customer Development!

    This introductory "Getting Started" meeting is for founders (and potential founders) who are first-timers to Lean Startup Perth (or those who wish to get a refresher on Lean Startup). It's best for you to attend one of these meeting before attending a "Getting On" meeting (although it's not required). Hello Perth Founders and Friends, Have… Continue reading Lean Startup First-Timers: Getting Started with Customer Development!

    Event Series YHub Coffee & Connect

    YHub Coffee & Connect

    Y.hub 1/128 Yanchep Beach Road, Yanchep, Western Australia, Australia

    Yhub Coffee and Connect. Listen as Little Biz shares their top tips on how to make your website look great AND do what it’s supposed to do - get you more clients and help you grow! Yhub Members: 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 Non Members: $𝟐𝟎 (you get brekky, unlimited coffee and co-working for the day) Come along on… Continue reading YHub Coffee & Connect

    $20
    Event Series Social Enterprise Forum Co-Design Workshop

    Social Enterprise Forum Co-Design Workshop

    online Western Australia, Australia

    The WA Social Enterprise Council (WASEC), in partnership with Impact Seed, is hosting the first ever WA Social Enterprise Forum over two days in August 2023! This event will bring together hundreds of sector leaders across a diverse array of social enterprises, industry, community services, government, philanthropic, intermediaries, impact investors, and industry/peak bodies. We want… Continue reading Social Enterprise Forum Co-Design Workshop

    Free

    REGIONAL VENTURES: SOUTH WEST INNOVATION SERIES: Workshop 2: Board Models for Entrepreneurs

    Event description This is an interactive session with facilitator Craig Hook from Strategic Intent presenting board model considerations and discussion.  Tom Young from Perth building technology company uDrew will reveal his experiences of the Board creation process. The workshop will be held 1pm - 4pm followed by networking drinks. Includes afternoon tea. This workshop is presented… Continue reading REGIONAL VENTURES: SOUTH WEST INNOVATION SERIES: Workshop 2: Board Models for Entrepreneurs