We love it when our space startups collaborate! ResearchSat, part of our first Venture Catalyst Space cohort, has joined forces with one of our fourth cohort space startups Up&Up.
Both companies came together on the 12th of February to launch the Up&Up payload more than 30 kilometres into the sky, housing a GoPro, batteries and tracking equipment, as well as ResearchSat technology.
This all-important test allowed both companies to see if their cargo would survive the freezing temperatures of the stratosphere and achieve the desired mission goal.
For ResearchSat, the goal was to validate its bio payload systems to autonomously run microbiological experiments, especially the sensor suite of electronics and experimental hardware.
“The launch proved to our clients that our systems work, and we successfully captured data from the edge of space, start to finish,” ResearchSat co-founder and CTO Jibin Jeffrey Dhanaraj said.
“We were able to send up two experiments housed in our bio payload, integrated inside Up&Up’s own payload.
“Both experiments, one a yeast cell culture experiment and the second a drug delivery experiment, can now be replicated in a more advanced form for rocket launch missions.
“We will send up both experiments in a sub-orbital launch in October, where we can test what happens in a microgravity environment and collect valuable data for future drug delivery research.”
Adelaide-based startup Up&Up, which will officially join the ICC space program in March, has been developing its own technology and payload for the past 2 months.
Up&Up is a marketing and advertiser startup with a niche venture: capturing product videos at the edge of space.
“Our first launch saw us send up a solar garden light from one of our clients,” founder Austin Lovell said.
“Of course, we used this launch to test our video equipment and systems.”
“Our aim is to launch more products into the sky this year and capture breath-taking footage of these products hovering above the earth.”
The launch started in Mount Barker and finished in Gawler, with all equipment landing safely.
Up&Up, along with 9 other space startups will begin the 2022 Venture Catalyst Space program next week, March 1st.
Up&Up have developed their next payload design, found their first paying client and will be launching another mission within the next three weeks.
The Global Pathways Program is run by the ICC for those who wish to move to South Australia to accelerate their business via the 188e VISA.
The six-month program includes a permanent workspace in the ICC, access to university resources such as student internships, research and prototyping labs, marketing, legal and tax clinics, as well connections with industry experts. The program includes an optional three-month business acceleration component consisting of educational workshops, one-on-one mentoring sessions and pitch development support.
The ICC provides successful applicants with relocation support.
To find out more visit the Global Pathways Program page.
“Adelaide IT expert Samantha Glocker has raised $1.8m to fire up her new venture - Licorice AI - which is attacking the perennially painful task of IT support scheduling.”
Licorice joined the ICC in 2020 through the Venture Catalyst program.
Tickets are selling fast! Join our startup community at the ICC as we host CEO of Acclime, Blair Lucas. You’ll hear the trips and traps of expanding your company in America and how to navigate this mammoth mission.
“Demystifying the US market” is on April 1st. Catered lunch and drinks provided.
The ICC is excited to attend the highly-anticipated space forum next week! We’ll be showing off our Venture Catalyst Space program and space alumni to a huge space community of industry, government and corporate stakeholders, as well as other space companies!
Got a ticket? Come say hi!
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Tickets are still available for several SouthStart events. If you’re into all things innovation and entrepreneurship, then get along and join the startup community from Adelaide and across Australia.
Social Enterprise: An event for change
The Social Enterprise sector is growing rapidly, and momentum is building with Australia set to host the Social Enterprise World Forum later in 2022. Wicked Lab and Catalyst 2030, along with the UniSA-Yunus Social Business Centre and the Centre for Markets, Values and Inclusion, are running a free virtual event - ‘Social Enterprise Complexity & Systems Change Day’ on 15th March 2022.
Systems-led change and the complexity of wicked problems are key issues that the social enterprise sector is grappling. Join renowned presenters as they speak on a range of important topics. We look forward to you joining us on the day.
This event is the first in a series of Social Enterprise Complexity & Systems Change events that are being planned by the Australian social enterprise sector.
Find out more and secure a ticket here