Silicon Catalyst Australia invites you to our July 2026 ecosystem and networking event.

This engaging meetup will explore where and how to fab semiconductor, quantum, photonics, and MEMS devices right here in Queensland.

Hear from local AI hardware startup Cortisonic about making chips in Queensland and their mission to put low power inference chips at the edge. Then find out more directly from the people who operate our local fabs and facilities.

Program includes:

Fireside chat with Cortisonic – Edge AI startup making their own chips in Qld
The latest quantum biotechnology startups
Learning how and where to make devices in Queensland

Followed by networking and refreshments.

Hear from local experts with real-world experience:

Dr Glen Harris & Dr Chris Baker, the founders of Cortisonic, a Queensland startup making ultra-low power AI chips locally.

Errol Hunt, Manager of Research Translation at QUBIC who is helping entrepreneurs get the latest quantum biotechnologies out of the labs.

Mr Ethan Aung, Facility Manager and semiconductor fab expert at ANFF Queensland.

Dr Daniel Peace, Manager of the National Advanced Photonics Facility (NAPF).

Dr Elliot Cheng. Nanolithography engineer at Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis (CMM).

Dr Dan Haasmann, Semiconductor device engineer at Queensland Microtechnology Facility (QMF).

Contact the host of Fab it in Queensland: Making semiconductors and quantum devices