Review of SME export assistance program announced
Trade minister Simon Birmingham has announced a review of the Export Market Development Grants scheme.
What’s made of legumes but sizzles on the barbie like beef? Australia’s new high-tech meat alternative
By Martin Cole, CSIRO and Mary Ann Augustin, CSIRO There is a revolution taking place in burger joints and supermarkets across Australia. Plant products that taste and behave like meat are increasingly making their way onto the plates of consumers as concern grows over the environmental impact of food production. This week the CSIRO launched…
Immuron receives US funding to develop gut treatment
Listed gut health company Immuron (ASX: IMC) has received a $5.5 million grant from the US Department of Defence to develop a new oral drug targeting bacteria that cause ill health. The company, which markets Travelan for the prevention of travellers’ diarrhoea, will develop a combination anti-microbial preventative medicine for clinical evaluation. The product will…
Sky and Space to raise new funds
Perth satellite IoT communications company Sky and Space Global (ASX: SAS) is to raise new funds from investors to fund building and launching eight nano-satellites. Shareholders at a special meeting approved a proposed share placement and additions to the company’s board of directors. The company issued a brief statement which said: “Following shareholder approval, SAS…
Cortical Dynamics may sell in South Korea
Cortical Dynamics has received regulatory approval which will lead on to an ability to sell its brain anaesthetic response monitoring (BARM) system device in South Korea. The Perth company’s Korean distributor, Globaluck, received a certificate of approval from the Korea Good Manufacturing Practice, according to an announcement by Cortical shareholder, bphenergy (ASX: BPH). The approval…