The University of Adelaide has been named as a winner in the Financial Review Higher Education Awards’ Research Commercialisation category for its partnership with QuantX Labs.
The University of Adelaide spin-out was founded on research by entrepreneurial physicists Professors Andre Luiten and John Hartnett from the University Adelaide’s Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS).
QuantX Labs is translating lab-based quantum technology into a suite of quantum timekeeping and sensing products that respond to a range of commercial needs, including civilian and defence communications networks.
It is currently maturing its technologies through several projects funded by the Defence Trailblazer’s Technology Development & Acceleration program.
Professor Luiten was featured in the Australian Financial Review on 20 August. He explained that open communication and speed to capability has been a key component of success in commercialising the technology.
“One of the real challenges for transferring complex deep tech out of a university is that much of it exists within the heads of the researchers as exotic know-how.” says Professor Luiten.
The Financial Review Higher Education Awards recognise and celebrate excellence in the Australian higher education sector. View the awardees in all categories here.
Read more about the win on the University of Adelaide’s website here.
