Why Copper Matters More Than You Think | Leigh Staines (Banksia Minerals)

Описание: Cicada x Tech23: Australia’s biggest deep tech event
As the biggest deep tech event in the country, Cicada x Tech23 is not just a showcase but a movement. A movement to champion 23 visionary founders, connect them with the right people, and accelerate their journey from lab to market, from startup to scale.

The 2025 Tech23 cohort is tackling challenges from cancer diagnostics and green steel to synthetic biology, precision agriculture, and quantum satellite navigation. These ventures represent the best of Australian deep tech: bold ideas backed by world-class science, and a mission to build a more sustainable, secure, and sovereign future.
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About Banksia Minerals
Copper is essential to the global energy transition, but current refining methods are dirty, dangerous, and outdated. Banksia Minerals is building a new normal for copper production, replacing traditional smelting with a cleaner, safer, and more cost-effective process. Their low-emission technology eliminates toxic byproducts and operates without furnaces, unlocking resources once considered too hard or dirty to mine. Spun out of the University of Queensland, Banksia offers a scalable path to refining copper that meets modern expectations.
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Learn more about Cicada x Tech23
https://www.cicadainnovations.com/cic...

Learn more about Banksia Minerals
https://www.banksiaminerals.com/

And a massive shout-out to our ecosystem! To our sponsors, Main Sequence Ventures, Westpac, University of Sydney, Addisons, CFO Plus, CSIRO, Boson Ventures, Dassault Systèmes, IP Australia, Honda Xcelerator Ventures, The Onset, Radium Capital, Techvisa, University of Technology Sydney and City of Sydney, for supporting Tech23.