ATSE congratulates our Fellow Professor Andrew Wilks, for receiving, alongside his long-time collaborator Dr Chris Burns, the 2024 Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation.
Dr Elaine Saunders FTSE is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, author, inventor, a supporter of women in STEM, an advocate for Australian innovation and a trusted adviser on a range of advisory panels to government, industry and academia.
Nearly one billion people go hungry every day. And a significant amount of food is lost due to pests and diseases. Use of improved varieties, integrated pest management (IPM) and good agricultural practices (GAP) can help ensure good plant health – which is critical to achieve the SDGs by 2030.
A report released today outlines the challenges Australia and the world need to overcome to avoid being thrust back into a pre-antimicrobial age where simple infections are deadly and some surgeries are too risky to perform.
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