INNOVATE™ Adelaide

Innovations of the World

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

We are proud to present to you INNOVATE™ Adelaide (2022). A celebration of the city’s most exciting innovations and its entrepreneurial ecosystem.  Our first edition focuses on the ideas, the innovators and visionaries that are redefining the City of Adelaide, South Australia’s capital. Adelaide has earned an enviable reputation for creating and manufacturing world-class products and services across key industries and sectors, with innovation at the heart of everything. INNOVATE™ Adelaide showcases an exciting city in transformation and perfectly illustrates the immense creative collective that is to be found in our city. The stories within the publication have been carefully chosen to help you navigate this thriving hub of entrepreneurship and innovation, offering you a glimpse into the future.

INNOVATE™ Adelaide, is a premium AR-enabled coffee table book, that captures the companies that have made it possible.

Brought to you in collaboration with April Hobbs Media, INNOVATE™ Adelaide celebrates the companies and individuals that are actively working at building a better tomorrow for all. It is a true honour to now share these stories with you through this stunning book, which we hope you’ll enjoy. Welcome, to South Australia, discover Adelaide!

Featured Thought Leaders

Featured Thought Leaders

Featured Innovators

Featured Innovators

TAV SYSTEMS

EXPORTING HIGH-QUALITY E-BIKE TECHNOLOGIES TO THE WORLD

TAV is an E-Bike startup based in Adelaide, Australia, that was incorporated in April 2020. Supported by the Government of South Australia and Flinders University under the program called Supporting innovation in South Australia, TAV’s mission is to export Australian-built E-Bike technologies to global brands, foster local innovation, and deliver...

MY MODULAR

15-YEARS AGO, A VISIONARY ELECTRICIAN IDENTIFIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVOLUTIONIZE ELECTRICAL INSTALL

MyModular is a South Australian based modular and prefabricated electrical solutions provider. Our success stems from our relentless pursuit of change and exceptional delivery. With over 10 exciting innovation projects in progress, we are poised for domestic and international expansion. Through strategic investments in capability and capacity, we are primed...

CROPIFY

ELIMINATING SUBJECTIVE TESTING OF PULSE AND GRAIN CROPS

CHALLENGEGlobally, grain and pulse crops are classified to determine the grade of a crop. This grade determines the financial return to the seller / farmer. The classification process currently consists of approximately 53% subjective and 47% objective testing. Subjective testing leads to disputes and a lack of confidence in the...

NUMEDICO

THIS ADELAIDE-BASED MEDTECH START-UP HAS FOUND GLOBAL RECOGNITION

THIS ADELAIDE-BASED MEDTECH START-UP HAS FOUND GLOBAL RECOGNITION WITH MORE EFFICIENT, SAFER AND AFFORDABLE DRUG DELIVERY METHODS. SPACE RESEARCH FOR REAL-WORLD PROBLEMSPushing the boundaries of medical research all the way into orbit, Numedico’s latest business venture is a partnership with satellite infrastructure provider ResearchSat to explore newmethods to administer medication....

NEUMANN SPACE

Innovating locally to deliver global leadership in Space Mobility

Introducing Neumann SpaceFounded in 2015, Neumann Space is an Australian-owned company that provides world leading propulsion systems for spacecraft. The company’s origins are itself a story of innovation. It’s Chief Scientist and Founder, Dr. Patrick “Paddy” Neumann, developed the technology during his PhD for a plasma propulsion system that uses...

HEX 20

BRINGING SPACE CLOSER

HEX20 is an Australian space company that specializes in providing cost-effective platforms, advanced sensor technologies, and customized hardware for the SmallSat and CubeSat markets. The company aims to design and develop state-of-the-art, scalable platforms and subsystems for small satellites. Their products are derived from flight heritage programs, focusing on creating...

BADER AERO

PAVING THE WAY TO FLY GREEN

Bader Aero is revolutionising the way pilots learn and continue to fly by producing advanced zero emissions aircraft. As a proud South Australian based company, Bader Aero is building safe, sustainable and environmentally friendly light aircraft. They are a leader in the fastpaced aviation industry with their light aircraft platforms,...

CITY OF CHARLES STURT

IS RECOGNISED AS A VIBRANT, LIVEABLE AND BUSINESS- FRIENDLY CITY WITH A DIVERSE AND ADVANCED ECONOMY

Charles Sturt is a great place to invest, with a thriving hub of activity, education and employment opportunities. Located in the heart of Adelaide’s west, the City of Charles Sturt is home to over 124,000 residents and 105 different cultures, who enjoy the diverse experiences and cultural richness the City...

SA POWER NETWORKS

Flexible energy resources key to a low carbon future

South Australia is going through an exciting energy transition in which it is leading the world in the race to achieve a net-100% renewable energy system – a target that is likely to be achieved before 2030. The State has moved quickly to harness its significant wind and solar resources...

FIVECAST

Enabling A Safer World

Fivecast is an Australian company based in Adelaide that has gone global capitalising on artificial intelligence and machine learning to uncover insights across the surface, deep and dark web, and help their customers enable a safer world. Whether it’s fraud detection, human trafficking or counter terrorism, the bad guys aren’t...

SAGE

CREATING A SMARTER FUTURE, BETTER WORLD

SAGE is a specialist industrial digitalisation services provider, combining the best thinking with world-leading technology to deliver the best outcome. SAGE’s specialist businesses – SAGE Automation, Nukon, Skills Lab and Embedded Expertise – work with organisations to deliver strategy and horizon phasing, automation of industrial operations, data-driven business transformation, training...

CareApp

THIS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED, AWARD-WINNING PLATFORM CONNECTS AGED CARE RESIDENTS

When the time came for her granddad to move to a nursing home, Allison Nikula was worried. She was an occupational therapist in charge of 440 care workers in Adelaide, but the thought of putting her own kin in an institution more than 800 kilometres away in Geelong made her...

FLUX

NURTURED BY FARM LIFE DURING HIS FORMATIVE YEARS, JORDY DISCOVERED A WORLD OF INTRIGUING CHALLENGES

Fuelled by his innate curiosity and determination, Jordy fearlessly embraced the role of problem solver, eager to make a tangible difference in the agricultural landscape. Fueled by a deep-rooted passion for sustainable farming practices, Jordy founded Flux Robotics, an agri-tech startup poised to be the next step change in agriculture....

Stone & Chalk Group

Is the largest innovation community in Australia.

Since its inception in 2015, Stone & Chalk’s mission has been to transform Australia into a sustainable, technology-driven economy. As a not-for-profit, purpose-driven, and sustainable organisation, Stone & Chalk works to support startups, scaleups, corporations, and governments through every stage of their innovation journey. The Stone & Chalk capital G...

BIOCINA

HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE MICROBIAL PDNA AND MRNA DEVELOPMENT AND CGMP MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS

BioCina Pty Ltd. is a global end-to-end biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), focused on the development and clinical and commercial manufacture of microbial, pDNA and mRNA biological products. BioCina’s mission is to combine world-class science with efficient and cost-effective delivery, to enable their clients to bring their therapies...

INOVOR TECHNOLOGIES

A company of passionate Australian engineers and scientists creating exciting technology to improve and protect Australian’s way of life.

Founded by Dr. Matthew Tetlow in 2012, the company is working at the cutting edge of technology, building spacecraft as well as space traffic management and “smart” Earth observation services as part of Australia’s nascent space industry. “I have always loved looking at the moon, the stars and the planets,...

Saber Astronautics

Like any fantastic idea, it begins with a passion and a drive to do what you love whilst making the

The idea was to make space not only a democratised playing field, but to reduce the barriers to entry, not dissimilar to driving a car, or playing a video game. Founded in 2008, Saber Astronautics is a leading space asset management company focused on mission operations, space traffic management, and...

CITY OF SALISBURY

THE ECONOMIC HEART OF NORTHERN ADELAIDE

The City of Salisbury covers 158km2 and stretches from Valley View in the south to Edinburgh in the north, St Kilda in the west and Salisbury Heights in the east. It contributes $8.65 billion to the State economy and nearly 61,994 jobs. Significant employment hubs are located in: • Vicinity...

BELLBERRY LIMITED

SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND ETHICS

ADVANCING RESEARCH THROUGH PHILANTHROPY Established in 2004, Adelaide’s Bellberry Limited continues to transform the way medical research is undertaken with its unique model for Human Research Ethics Commitees (HRECs). Traditionally HRECs are attached to universities and hospitals to undertake scientific and ethics reviews of any human based research associated with...

DEFENCE TRAILBLAZER

THE SA ‘TRAILBLAZER’ DRIVING DEFENCE INNOVATION

Dr Sanjay Mazumdar: The SA ‘trailblazer’ driving defence innovationIn 2022, South Australia reinforced its reputation as the nation’s “defence state” when the University of Adelaide established the Defence Trailblazer for Concept to Sovereign Capability in partnership with the University of New South Wales. Now, this ground-breaking research commercialisation program has...

CONSUNET

BUILDING THE CYBER AND SPECTRUM SECURITY FUTURE

CONSUNET IS ON A MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE ‘INVISIBLE ENABLER OF MODERN WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES’ It’s not something we consider when we pick up our smart phone or turn on the car radio, but our modern lifestyles would not be possible without the Electromagnetic Spectrum (spectrum). Our industries, healthcare services, safety...

eBOTTLI

WE CARE ABOUT YOUR OPERATIONS- eBottli is a flexible, easy-to-use mobile solution that provides instant visibility of your operations

Nathalie Taquet has worked for 15 years in scientific research and her last position at Nestlé Skin Health was a trigger for her desire to create innovation. She identified the importance of the provenance of chemical compounds and their traceability. She and her husband decided to leave France for Australia...

FCT FLAMES

Creating flames that inspire, from Adelaide to the World

FCT Flames specialises in the design, manufacture, and operation of spectacular flame effects for ceremonial and high-profile sporting events, including the Olympic Games. Billions of people around the world have seen their work, making their man-made flame effects the most watched in history. The Sydney Olympic torches? FCT Flames.The Olympic...

LOT FOURTEEN

DEFINED BY INNOVATION POWERED BY COLLABORATION

Lot Fourteen is Adelaide’s globally connected innovation district and home to world-leading organisations including Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft. At Lot Fourteen, the community shares the capacity to be curious, leading to new realisations. By embracing this new era of progress across space, defence, cyber, hi-tech and creative industries...

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The Publisher

April Hobbs

British-born April Hobbs has the type of lived experience of a thoroughly modern world traveller. April has lived and worked in the major economic powerhouses of London, Barcelona, Istanbul, Dubai and everywhere in between. With 25 years corporate sales and marketing experience, April is accustomed to leading high performance teams and is passionate aboutelevating brands.... click to read more

The Publisher

April Hobbs

British-born April Hobbs has the type of lived experience of a thoroughly modern world traveller. April has lived and worked in the major economic powerhouses of London, Barcelona, Istanbul, Dubai and everywhere in between. With 25 years corporate sales and marketing experience, April is accustomed to leading high performance teams and is passionate aboutelevating brands.... click to read more

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