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Collaborate to Innovate: Adelaide Kick-Off!

A new monthly meet-up for SA Innovators and entrepreneurs, organised by ECIC student Liam Darmody, kicks off this Thursday night at 6:30 pm. Liam is currently studying the Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and is running the meet-ups with the aim of bringing together a tribe of innovators for a collaborative-community experience. Don’t miss out on […]

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ECIC Student Heads $500m Not-for-Profit Success

Master of Applied Innovation and Entrepreneurship student Ashley Fenn set up Ethan Affordable Housing 3 years ago with the idea of creating more affordable rental housing in Australia. Ethan utalises the National Rental Affordability Scheme which offsets rental losses by contributing $9500 annually to property owners who lease a new home at 20% lower than […]

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Gig Tank Competition – Attn Students & Entrepreneurs

Chattanooga is the first city in the Western Hemisphere to offer 1 Gigabit per second fibre internet service to all of its residents and businesses. The fibre network that permits Gig service was installed by Chattanooga’s publicly-owned electric power system, EPB, to support the most advanced Smart Grid system in the nation. The Smart Grid […]

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ECIC Alumni Wins ClimateSmart Sustainability Award

Congratulations to the Buyequip team and Master of Science and Technology Commercialisation graduate Jamie Miller on winning the 2011 ClimateSmart Small Business Award. This award, presented by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, is given to a small business (with less than 50 employees) for achievement and leadership in adopting sustainability practices that reduce its environmental impact and […]

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University of Adelaide Team First Runner Up – John Heine Entrepreneurial Challenge

Congratulations to the University of Adelaide’s team South Australian Biofuels on coming First Runner Up at the John Heine Entrepreneurial Challenge last week. South Australian Biofuels were the overall winners of the 2010 eChallenge, and are now busy introducing their portable biofuel unit to the Australian market.

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eChallenge Team Wins Commercialisation Funding

2010 eChallenge team LEAPIN – Remote Access Control and Security Solutions have won Commercialisation Australia funding to the tune of $50,000 for their smart phone locking system — one of 23 inventions to receive an Australian Government grant from a total pool of $10 million.
On announcing the funding Innovation Minister, Senator Kim Carr, said: “We […]

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2011 ECIC Alumni End of Year Event

The ECIC Alumni end of year event was a great success with many people networking and reconnecting over a bit of Christmas cheer.
Our guest speaker was Richard Turner, CEO of Zen Home Energy Systems and Cleantech Entrepreneur of the Year (2010). Many thanks to Richard for a his insights into the path of a successful start […]

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ECIC PhD Poster Competition

The ECIC held its first-ever PhD poster competition on 2 November in the ECIC office. Seventeen students and researchers participated in the competition and produced some amazing posters summarizing and describing their research.
A wonderful turnout of students and ECIC staff enjoyed the viewing of the posters gallery, and the afternoon resulted in a good opportunity for students […]

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Adelaide Vinnies Needs Project Managers!

An opportunity for Project Management students to obtain real world experience and help out a great charity in the process!
Vinnies has just purchased a new warehouse/distribution centre/office complex at Wingfield, replacing the office/warehouse/s currently in use at Kidman Park. All warehousing storage, transport, sorting and small office functions need to be relocated to the new […]

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ECIC & Alumni End of Year Event

Dear ECIC and eChallenge alumni and friends,
The ECIC’s Director, Professor Noel Lindsay and ECIC’s Alumni President, Mr Simon Williams are delighted to invite you to the ECIC and Alumni End of Year Event on Thursday 1 December 2011.
This year’s Cocktail Event will include Guest Speakers;

Mr Richard Turner, CEO of ZEN Home Energy Systems – ‘The […]

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