Integrated Innovation Network
Driving business growth through innovation and entrepreneurship
The I2N fuels the success of innovators and entrepreneurs by connecting them to community, customers, coaching and capital. No matter your connection to the University, we help people develop their enterprise skills and impact potential, validate ideas and accelerate to market.
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I2N offers a range of opportunities designed to build your network and develop your enterprise skills. Find out how you can get involved and keep up with the latest news from I2N.
Upcoming events
Event • 21 May 2024 from 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Spill the Tea on an SDG: Human and Social Futures Edition
Discover insights on innovative spaces and challenges in Human and Social Futures, with a focus on SDG Goal 12.3
Event • 22 May 2024 at 5:00pm
Women in Innovation
Networking event celebrating women in innovation—connect, inspire, succeed!
Event • 3 Jun 2024 at 8:00am
Startup Stories - Leonie Cutts & Craig Browne
Hear the experiences of an entrepreneur and business owner – the highs, the lows, the wins, the mistakes, the inside story.
Latest news
News • 10 Apr 2024
Breaking the mould of stereotypical web3 auditing firms
Fletcher Roberts and Jock Haslam are the Co-Founders of Hashlock, Australia's leading Blockchain Cyber Security and Smart Contract Auditing Firm.
News • 9 Apr 2024
From Student to Space Innovator
Andreas Antoniades, a prominent figure in the space technology and startup domain, recently engaged with the University of Newcastle community at our Startups & Space event.
News • 8 Feb 2024
$438,000 funding to boost cleantech innovation in the Hunter
Local clean technology innovators will have more opportunity to bring their products to market with the NSW Government awarding $438,375 in funding for the University of Newcastle’s Hunter Cleantech Accelerator.
I2N startups and scaleups
Check out the stories of the innovators and entrepreneurs who have taken advantage of I2N events, programs and coworking to make valuable connections, build entrepreneurship capabilities and create new businesses.
Type Strong
Type Strong founder, Ryan Lecchi, is helping Type-1 & Type-2 diabetics live an active lifestyle without disruption.
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Compeat Nutrition
Daniel and Alicia Edge are cofounders of Compeat Nutrition, an online sports nutrition platform, aiming to take professionals out of the clinic and deliver the best performance nutrition advice anywhere, anytime..
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MGA Thermal
The idea of storing energy as heat is not new, but the metal blend MGA Thermal has invented is. It’s 1/10th the cost of materials of batteries and unlike batteries has the ability to store energy for over the longer term.
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Design Nuts
Kylie Burrett of Design Nuts (formerly Nuts and Bolts Design) believes that most people are capable of drawing in the same way most people are capable of reading.
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Diffuse Energy
Three UON Engineers have discovered a way to double the energy production of standard wind turbines and are charging through the commercialisation pathway for their research discovery.
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Hone
Three years ago, Antony Martin of Hone Agriculture and his team of 12 were just three PhD students in a sorghum field trying to breed the best version of the cereal grain for a biofuels project.
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Cloudsense
CloudSense Solution Architect, Hrvoje Tutman, is leveraging the I2N's links to University of Newcastle graduate talent to build his R&D team in Newcastle city.
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iSeeVC
Dr. Gary Ellem, Dani Lloyd-Prichard and their team at iSeeVC are revolutionising video conferencing by hosting digital conversations in virtual worlds
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Creatures and Co
Yolanda Surjan is the founder of RadVet, a startup which uses proven radiation therapy for humans and applies it to skin cancers for animals. Since 2017 RadVet has been delivering clinical trials for this radiation therapy to horses, cats and dogs in Sydney.
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Teledermatologist
Murray Corbett, Andrew Stace and Kesley Kernes are drastically reducing patient wait times and connecting remote communities to the services they need
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Virtual Intern
Virtual Intern founder, Tricia Martin, is moving the needle on her startup with Venture Mentor Service (VMS).
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Feedback Organic
Feedback Organic founder, David Sivyer, is solving food waste, one urban farm at a time.
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