From the CEO’s Desk September 2026
"Welcome to our September newsletter, and thank you to everyone who came out to Northgate for Queensland Manufacturing Month. It was great to have so many manufacturers in the building, seeing how our AI Adopt Centre helps businesses put AI to practical use.
I made the point to IndustrialDay recently that the capability to do so is already here. So the job now is helping it scale, and you can see that happening across this issue.
Microbio has moved into the second phase of our work together, ahead of a rollout to clinical sites in Europe. Vaulta, a long-term tenant here at Northgate, is a finalist in the Premier of Queensland's Export Awards. Winners are announced on 8 October, so fingers crossed for Dominic and the team.
We've also launched the Deep Tech Innovation Internship with Quantum Australia. Engineering students will work alongside our team on real problems brought to us by industry. That's how ARM Hub has always worked, starting with what industry needs and building from there. |
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| In two weeks, our Chairman Roy Green is hosting Minister Ayres for an event on industrial AI at UTS. We'll also be in Gladstone in October for the Gladstone Engineering Alliance's big annual conference, talking about adopting AI, the lessons we've learned from the more than 300 companies we've worked with across the country, and the risk of inaction. Next month we also head to the Gold Coast for AusBiotech. A lot of our work this year has been in medtech and health, Microbio included, so it's the right room for us to be in. Join our AI strategy workshop on 20 October, or come and say hello at the conference."
Prof Cori Stewart, FTSE Founder & CEO, ARM Hub |
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| | | Advancing Global Sepsis Trials with AI |
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 Queensland-based biotech start-up Microbio is working with ARM Hub to make sepsis detection faster and more accurate as they now progress into their second phase together.
In 2023, Microbio asked a critical question: can improved data management support global clinical trials? The answer was a platform that centralises, cleans and streamlines data to improve analytics and functionality.
The project’s second phase will support platform integration at clinical trial sites, and focus on feedback on usability and functionality. This stage precedes an upcoming rollout to European clinical sites, where teams will begin using the platform as the first step to record patient result information.
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| ARM Hub + Quantum Australia |
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 ARM Hub and Quantum Australia joined hands and hosted a Discovery Workshop to kick off the Deep Tech Innovation Internship (DTI2), a program built to bridge academic theory and real industrial application.
Held at ARM Hub, the workshop brought students from a broad range of engineering disciplines face to face with genuine industry challenges that don't come with a textbook answer. For us, the workshop marked our first step in a program designed to give students a genuine stake in industry-grade problems long before they set foot in the ground.
"The workshop exceeded my expectations. I admired the thoughtful way in which the students engaged with the problems and their peers from different disciplines to get a nuanced understanding of what industry was seeking and then to step through possible responses. Having experts from Queensland's universities share insights around current quantum applications was a great start: I learn something new every time I'm in the audience at a Quantum Australia event," said Allison Bambrick, ARM Hub Executive Manager. Read more EOI Form: Register Your Interest |
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| The Capability is Already Here |
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 ARM Hub CEO Professor Cori Stewart FTSE spoke with IndustrialDay for its recent infrastructure feature. Her assessment of Australian manufacturing came down to one key point: The foundations exist, the job before us now is to scale.
Manufacturers have moved past experimentation. They are increasingly asking what AI can do across the whole business, rather than inside one application at a time; connecting logistics, purchasing and production so the data works together.
"You can move between those silos and get those rarefied benefits that you weren't able to do before," Cori said.
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Female Founders Scaleup Manufacturing Program
This four-month program is designed to implement a technology adoption plan tailored to your business. The offer? Matched funding worth $25-50k to boost productivity, capability and capacity.
If your concept is ready to scale, get in touch with us! |
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| | | Vaulta is headed to the finals! |
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Long-term ARM Hub tenant Vaulta has been named a Finalist in the Small Business category at the 2026 Premier of Queensland's Export Awards.
The recognition acknowledges the company's work in Australian-manufactured battery technology, including its patented repairable battery casing and PlainView, an IoT and SaaS platform for battery monitoring, as they expand into international markets.
The Export Awards, run by Trade and Investment Queensland, recognize Queensland businesses for success in global markets.
Vaulta joins a group of finalists recognized across the program this year. Congratulations to Vaulta on this incredible milestone! Learn more. |
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| | | AI strategy workshop to AusBiotech week |
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The AusBiotech International Conference on the Gold Coast from 21 to 23 October, and we’re looking forward to seeing you there as an exhibitor. The day before, we're running a workshop for medtech and biomanufacturing leaders as part of Australia's Biggest Week in Biotech. What it is:
Transform Your Operations: AI Strategy for Medical and Biomanufacturing Leaders is a three-hour workshop on using AI across business operations, from demand planning to compliance. Participants work through real case studies, and leave with a strategy built for their own company. Who should attend: Commercial, operations and technology leaders at medical device and biomanufacturing companies who have the budget to act on AI and are ready to move past pilot projects. When: Tuesday 20 October, 2pm to 5pm
Where: Cohort Innovation Space, Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct
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| | | Apply for the AI Government Showcase |
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Australian SMEs with AI products and services have until 5pm AEST today to apply for a place at the AI Government Showcase 2026. The Digital Transformation Agency is hosting the full-day event in Canberra on Wednesday 11 November. It brings SMEs together with Australian Public Service leaders, policymakers and procurement teams, with a focus on moving government from AI adoption to practical implementation.
The DTA wants SMEs working in AI, data and machine learning, automation, GovTech, assurance, cybersecurity, integration and workforce tools. Successful applicants will hear by 25 September and pay $1,100 including GST to exhibit. Last year's event drew more than 600 attendees and 30 exhibitors. Places are limited. Apply |
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| | | Inside Advanced Manufacturing Tours |
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ARM Hub welcomed two tour groups this month as part of Inside Advanced Manufacturing, a Queensland Manufacturing Month program running from 1 to 11 September.
It was a pleasure to host manufacturers, designers and researchers at our Northgate facility on 4 and 10 September. Each group toured the site and then heard from Arm Hub's Michael Hunter and Charlotte Birkinshaw about AI Adopt. The team covered how businesses can find practical uses for AI in areas such as predictive maintenance, quality control and supply chain management, and what successful adoption involves. Visitors included ABGAL Liners & Covers, Green Steel, Van Leeuwen Pipe & Tube and the Australian Cobotics Centre.
Thank you to the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development for including ARM Hub in this year's program, and to everyone who came through. |
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Pooja Grover, Finance Business Partner
Pooja is an experienced accounting and business professional with over 15 years across finance, HR, contracts and compliance in Federal Government and private sector organisations. She has worked across defence, healthcare, mining, real estate and legal services, delivering strong financial management, governance and process improvement outcomes.
What made you choose ARM Hub? I chose ARM Hub because of its strong focus on innovation, collaboration and creating practical solutions that make a real impact. I was particularly attracted to the opportunity to work with a diverse team and contribute my finance and business experience in an organisation that supports growth and innovation.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself.
I love bringing people together! Whether it’s through work, family celebrations, travel, or events, I enjoy creating experiences where people connect and have a great time. I’m also a big fan of Indian music ,walking and culture — and I can never say no to a good Bollywood song!
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