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Vaxxas biomedical expertise to boost Griffith microtech

Queensland Biotechnology startup, Vaxxas has formed a new partnership with Queensland Micro and Nanotechnology Centre (QMNC) at Griffith University to help boost nanotechnology commercialisation.
Vaxxas hold patents over one of the world most exciting biotechnology products, the Nanopatch™, which is a safer, more reliable and durable delivery system for vaccines than needles. QMNC is one of Queensland’s most advanced laboratories, previously focussing on new technologies in energy storage and distribution.
The agreement with Griffith sees a Vaxxas micro-manufacturing specialist employed full-time within the manufacturing laboratory at the Nathan campus, building precision-machined parts and equipment for Vaxxas.
The exchange of resources, rather than money, is not new within the industry, though at a University it usually involves research, rather than technical expertise.
The deal was brokered by the University’s commercialisation office, Griffith Enterprise and is part of a broader advanced manufacturing drive Griffith has been developing over the last five years.
Director of QMNC, Professor Nam-Trung

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How to land that grad job

By Tonya Evara, marketing student at Griffith Business School
So, you’ve graduated. Congratulations! You’ve just returned from your solo Contiki trip around Europe and you’re wondering: now what? Perhaps the hangover has worn off and you’ve been scouring Seek for months, living off Mi Goreng noodles?  Or maybe you’re in the final few semesters of university and praying for the light at the end of the tunnel?
Well, I’ve got both good and bad news for you. The good news is: Generation Y is the most educated generation in Australian history. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), in 1976 only 5% of young adults had a bachelor degree or higher qualification compared to more than a quarter (26%) in 2011.
The bad news: all of these gradates means you’ll be graduating into a highly competitive job market. A report from Graduate Careers Australia in 2015 shows that 68.8% of recent grads were able to secure a full-time job within four

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Women’s Rugby Sevens evolution has arrived

The inaugural Aon Women’s University Sevens Series (Aon Uni 7s) was officially launched at Macquarie University in Sydney today (Thursday), hailing the evolution of Women’s Rugby Sevens in Australia with the five-week tournament to kick off on August 25.
Off the back of Australia’s gold medal success at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, women and young girls have been flocking to Rugby Sevens right across the country to join one of the fastest growing women’s sports worldwide.
FIND OUT MORE: Griffith announces squad for inaugural Series
Australian Rugby Union CEO Bill Pulver and members of Australia’s gold medal winning side, alongside the next generation of Aussie Sevens players launched the competition with their respective University teams in Sydney today.
The Australian Women’s Sevens squad has been distributed among the eight teams, alongside the next generation of rugby talent who are embracing the possibility of realising their Olympic dream.
A first for Australian sport
In an Australian sporting

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