In Brief:

• Liquid Instruments was named ACT Exporter of the Year at the 2025 ACT Chief Minister's Export Awards.
• Winners of the ACT Chief Minister's Export Awards become finalists at the Australian Export Awards.
• Several other businesses were also recognised at the Awards.

Liquid Instruments has been named the ACT Exporter of the Year at the 2025 ACT Chief Minister's Export Awards.

The Canberra business uses advanced software to drive innovation in product design and development.

Liquid Instruments’ technology has the potential to solve some of the world’s greatest problems. These include:

• understanding climate change
• moving to renewable energies
• developing new medical solutions.

The company was recognised for:

• its contribution to international markets
• showcasing the ACT’s strength in innovation and advanced manufacturing.
• its approach to product development.

Liquid Instruments was founded by Professor Daniel Shaddock and a team of researchers at the Australian National University (ANU).

The company uses technology from gravitational wave research to create flexible, software-based test equipment.

Their devices replace bulky hardware. They also let users run multiple instruments at once, making testing faster and easier.

Liquid Instruments has many large customers in the industrial space. These are in sectors ranging from telecommunications to semiconductor to aerospace and defence. NASA, Google and Intel are among their clients.

The company also offers Canberra’s stream of top-notch STEM graduates a local career path.

Liquid Instruments was also named this year’s winner in the Manufacturing and Advanced Materials category.

This year’s Awards also recognised a range of other ACT businesses.

These continue to promote Canberra on the world stage, showcasing the city’s innovation and creativity to an international audience.

This year’s category winners

• ACT Exporter of the Year: Liquid Instruments
• Emerging Exporter: Dentroid
• Sustainability and Green Economy: Ardexa
• Technologies: Cogito Group
• Small Business: BixeLab
• Professional Services: Teron Labs
• Creative Industries: Scott Leggo
• Manufacturing and Advanced Materials: Liquid Instruments
• International Education and Training: UNSW Canberra
• ACT Promising Exporter: Agile Digital & Multiforge (ACT only winners).

Winners of the ACT Chief Minister's Export Awards become national finalists at the Australian Export Awards.

Find more information on the ACT Chief Minister’s Export Awards at act.gov.au.

Find more information on the 2025 category winners via the Lighthouse Business Innovation Centre.

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