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IPAS Researchers Secure Major Funding in AEA Innovate Grants

IPAS researchers have achieved significant success in the first round of the Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Innovate Program, with two of The University of Adelaide’s six awarded projects led by members.
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Praxis Partners With University of Adelaide Scientists to Deliver Camouflaged Tactical Solar Modules

Praxis Labs (Praxis) and members of the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) at the University of Adelaide are developing a new generation of camouflage photovoltaic solar modules, with funding from Defence Trailblazer. The project will demonstrate the first prototype of a ‘Camouflaged Tactical Solar’ module to support the energy resilience of Defence systems.
Theia Medical Wins Heart Foundation Catalyst Grant to Advance Cardiovascular Innovation

Congratulations to the innovative Theia Medical Pty Ltd, founded by Associate Professor Jiawen Li, and her exceptional team on being awarded one of the inaugural Heart Foundation Catalyst Partnership Grants. This program is designed to fast-track groundbreaking solutions that will help achieve heart health for all Australians by 2050.
Theia Medical Secures $1 Million MTPConnect TTRA Devices Grant

Congratulations to Associate Professor Jiawen Li, IPAS member and founder of Theia Medical Pty Ltd, on securing $1 million in funding through MTPConnect’s Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) Devices Investment Program.
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IPAS at BIO 2025 in Boston

IPAS Director, Professor Mark Hutchinson, represented the University of Adelaide at BIO 2025 in Boston, the world’s largest biotechnology convention.
Associate Prof Katharina Richter wins the InDaily SA 40 Under 40 Discovery Award

A/Prof Katharina Richter won the InDaily SA 40 Under 40 Discovery Award. This award celebrates the passion, vision and achievements of South Australia’s young entrepreneurs and leaders. "Superbugs are predicted to kill 10 million people annually by 2050, but biomedical researcher Katharina is leading a team to change that."
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TeraGlo expands collaboration to advance space sensing capability

TeraGlo has confirmed its commitment to advancing sensing in Space by signing on additional work with the University of Adelaide’s Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS), supported by funding from the Defence Trailblazer’s Advanced Innovation Fund. The project will enable the development of a sovereign platform for Quantum Artificial Intelligence based Material Sensing (QAIMS) based on Novel Fluorescence (NF).
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Real World Impact - IPAS Research Leads to Sovereign Timing Technology for Australia

This milestone marks the successful translation of foundational research at the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) into a commercial product supporting Australia’s sovereign capability in advanced timing.
Standing-Room-Only at IPAS Seminar

In a highlight of this year’s IPAS seminar series, Dr Nick Nardelli from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA, delivered a packed seminar on Enabling Scalable Quantum Networks with Classical Stabilization Techniques last Thursday.
Potluck 2025 - A Bigger, Bolder Celebration of Culture and Connection at IPAS

IPAS’s Science Network Committee (SNC) hosted its annual Potluck Lunch, and this year’s event was bigger than ever! With more participants, more dishes, and even more energy, the gathering once again brought our diverse community together in a shared celebration of culture, connection, and collaboration.
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