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Kurraba signs first tenants for Sydney life sciences hub
Agricultural Technology

Kurraba signs first tenants for Sydney life sciences hub

Kurraba Group secures SmartLabs, IWG and Thermo Fisher Scientific for its ION life sciences precinct, advancing the AUD $490 million Waterloo project.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • 6 days ago

Global Stories

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Proofpoint opens Paris innovation centre for AI security
Data Protection

Proofpoint opens Paris innovation centre for AI security

Proofpoint opens Paris innovation centre to tackle AI security risks as it deepens European investment and expands its customer briefing hub.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Quantum Machines opens Delft R&D office after QHarbor deal
Data Analytics

Quantum Machines opens Delft R&D office after QHarbor deal

Quantum Machines acquires QHarbor and sets up a Delft R&D office to deepen its European quantum push and bolster control-layer software.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 2 days ago
EvoluteIQ appoints new chiefs after USD $53 million funding
Manufacturing

EvoluteIQ appoints new chiefs after USD $53 million funding

EvoluteIQ names Paul Maguire and Abhinaya S R to key roles as the Stockholm software firm looks to scale globally after USD $53 million funding.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
SAP buys Prior Labs to boost enterprise AI research
Data Analytics

SAP buys Prior Labs to boost enterprise AI research

SAP to invest more than EUR €1 billion in Prior Labs, creating a Europe-based AI research lab for structured business data.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Condor launches analytics suite for life sciences finance
Data Analytics

Condor launches analytics suite for life sciences finance

Condor unveils analytics suite for life sciences finance teams, plus plans for clinical finance AI agents after a USD $24 million Series A.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Dex raises USD $5.3 million seed round led by Notion
Human Capital Management

Dex raises USD $5.3 million seed round led by Notion

Dex, the London-based recruitment technology company, secures USD $5.3 million seed funding to expand its AI talent-matching service into the US.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 6 days ago
Jade Software revenue rises as profit falls after MADCAP
Software-as-a-Service

Jade Software revenue rises as profit falls after MADCAP

Jade Software posts 8% revenue growth to NZD $48.8 million as acquisition and investment costs drag profit lower in 2025.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 6 days ago
Check Point names Sherif Seddik as Chief Revenue Officer
Firewalls

Check Point names Sherif Seddik as Chief Revenue Officer

Check Point posts higher first-quarter profit and cash flow as it appoints Sherif Seddik Chief Revenue Officer amid a sales overhaul.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Research and Development (R&D) stories

British Business Bank backs Quantum Motion with GBP £40m
Quantum Computing

British Business Bank backs Quantum Motion with GBP £40m

British Business Bank deepens Quantum Motion wager with GBP £40 million as UK quantum start-up targets scalable silicon chips.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • 2 days ago
Canadian healthtech saw $900M VC funding decline in 2025
Health Technologies

Canadian healthtech saw $900M VC funding decline in 2025

MaRS says Canadian health tech faces a VC funding slump as China steps up, pressing Ottawa to improve procurement and scaling support.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Persistent, IIT Kharagpur launch AI innovation lab
EduTech

Persistent, IIT Kharagpur launch AI innovation lab

Persistent and IIT Kharagpur set up AI innovation lab to boost healthcare, education and finance research through industry-academia collaboration.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Canada to spin off photonics centre to attract capital
Hyperscale

Canada to spin off photonics centre to attract capital

Feds moves to turn its photonics fabrication centre into a commercial venture, aiming to draw private investment and keep strategic semiconductor work at home.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Independent Robotics wins $2.28m Canada contract
Edge Computing

Independent Robotics wins $2.28m Canada contract

Canada awards Independent Robotics a USD $2.28 million deal to trial natural-language control software for autonomous marine vehicles in Halifax.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 6 days ago
Online Oceans raises GBP £4 million in Seraphim deal
Robotics

Online Oceans raises GBP £4 million in Seraphim deal

Online Oceans secures GBP £4 million from Seraphim Space to scale autonomous surface vessels for maritime surveillance and defence markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 6 days ago
MAF Roda NZ automation grads flag careers amid retention pressure
Robotics

MAF Roda NZ automation grads flag careers amid retention pressure

MAF Roda NZ graduates warn of retention pressures as packhouse automation roles draw young engineers with hands-on work and responsibility.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • 6 days ago
UK cyber survey criticised over AI threat blindness
Data Protection

UK cyber survey criticised over AI threat blindness

UK cyber survey criticised as specialists say AI-driven attacks are outpacing business defences, with SMEs still weak on training, backups and response.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 9 min read • Last week