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Centre for Advanced Defence Research and Enterprise launched

19 May 2023
Media Release
(L-R) Dr Axel Bender, OCE STaR Shot Leader, Professor Jia-Yee Lee, Director CADRE-OCE, University of Melbourne, Professor Duncan Maskell, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne and Professor Emily Hilder, Acting Chief Defence Scientist. Image supplied by The University of Melbourne
(L-R) Dr Axel Bender, OCE STaR Shot Leader, Professor Jia-Yee Lee, Director CADRE-OCE, University of Melbourne, Professor Duncan Maskell, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne and Professor Emily Hilder, Acting Chief Defence Scientist. Image supplied by The University of Melbourne

Defence's ability to operate safely in hazardous environments is being enhanced with a new national research and innovation centre dedicated to enhancing the ADF's ability to operate in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Environments (OCE).

The Centre for Advanced Defence Research and Enterprise – OCE (CADRE-OCE), based at the University of Melbourne, was officially opened at a formal ceremony in Melbourne.

Bringing together the best academic and industry organisations, the CADRE-OCE will develop and demonstrate new concepts and technologies to protect military personnel, first responders and civilians.

Chief Defence Scientist, Professor Tanya Monro, said CADRE-OCE would mobilise the national science, technology and innovation ecosystem around challenges of scale.

Read the full media release here.