# Brian Schmidt

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-03**: ARTIC Consortium Launched — The Australian Research Translation and Innovation Consortium is launched in Sydney, bringing together ARC Centres of Excellence, industry partners, and investors to improve research commercialisation.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Australia's $4B+ Research Spinouts: The Key to Space Tech Funding?
2026-08-03 02:14:37 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 4

Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt warns that Australia's space and defence technology pipeline depends on long-term funding for deep research. His op-ed highlights $4B+ in spinout valuations from quantum and photonics research—fields critical to next-gen space capabilities.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/aus-research-funding-space-tech

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