Melbourne biotech Cartherics raises $15m for ovarian cancer stem cell trial
The funds will also advance Cartherics to target stem cell therapy programs for pancreatic, gastric, liver, kidney, and prostate cancers.
Shivaune Field
Shivaune Field is a business journalist with Forbes Australia reporting on tech and innovation. She has reported extensively in the U.S. and Australia across print, digital, television and podcast platforms. She regularly interviews founders, C-suite executives, leaders, entrepreneurs, and company builders. Before Forbes, Field was a journalist with Bloomberg Media based in Los Angeles covering innovation and the business of media and entertainment. She spent 16 years living in California and recently returned from Arizona where she reported on the 2024 US election. Field writes for the bi-monthly Forbes Australia magazine and Forbes.com.au. She covers Google, Amazon, OpenAI, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, and Netflix among many other companies. She is the editorial lead for Forbes Women in Australia.
How will the Australian economy be impacted by the US election?
Trump is promising to hit China with new tariffs. If elected, experts say the Australian economy will be hurt by restrictions on trade.
Matilda Migration lands $1 million to automate visa process
Matilda’s co-founders Damian Png and Niamh Mooney say Australia’s visa application process is ripe for disruption. AfterworkVentures, Wollemi Capital, EverywhereVC, Co-ventures, and Startmate agree.
Here’s what Australians do and don’t love in the workplace
Location, work-life balance, purpose, and a strong team get a thumbs up, according to a Seek study of Gen Z. Unimpressive ESG commitments, high-stress levels, and limited career progression get the thumbs down.
NSW man arrested over global ‘Ghost’ platform used by underworld
The platform has been used to traffick drugs, launder money, and order killings, according to the Australian Federal Police.
There are 16 million students and professionals in Australia. 15m of them are on LinkedIn
20 years after being founded in a Silicon Valley garage, LinkedIn has become an invaluable platform for professionals around the globe. Australian country manager Matt Tindale talks exclusively to Forbes Australia about driving engagement in the highly-penetrated Australian market.
Why value engineering could hold the key to Australia’s construction constraints
Knight Frank’s chief economist says there is opportunity for those who can ‘value engineer’ construction constraints. He also sees prospects in build-to-sell, build-to-rent, and Brisbane.
How Redactive AI is helping $2.5bn PEXA implement AI responsibly
The founders of Redactive AI were approached to build a chatbot that could double the productivity of each PEXA employee. The catch was it had to be done using AI in a ‘purposeful, responsible’ manner. Here’s how Redactive made it happen.
How Ed Craven is changing Australia’s ‘trophy home’ real estate
Tracey Atkins from Forbes Global Properties reveals how young tech entrepreneurs Ed Craven and Scott Farquhar are changing the high-end property game, and what’s afoot in residential real estate across the country.
Zeller founder Ben Pfisterer on banking on a Melbourne unicorn
Founded in the early days of the pandemic by former Square Australia Country Manager Ben Pfisterer, Zeller quickly became one of Australia’s fastest startups to achieve unicorn status. Rooted in Melbourne, the company has just launched its latest payments terminal.