CSL Behring steps up Covid fight

Biotechnology giant CSL has stepped up the fight against Covid-19 with the announcement it has begun trials to evaluate its monoclonal antibody CSL312 for respiratory distress. The company’s CSL Behring arm has begin phase II placebo-controlled studies on the safety and efficacy of the garadacimab, Factor XIIa antagonist monoclonal antibody for patients with Covid-19 related…

Quickstep manufactures Harrier parts under contract to Boeing

Composites manufacturer Quickstep Technologies has supplied the United States Marine Corps’ AV-8B Harrier fleet with 260 urgently needed, obsolete aircraft parts. Sydney-based Quickstep produced the parts for the vertical short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft on short notice under a contract with Boeing Global Services. Originally built by McDonnell Douglas, the Harrier II is a…

BluGlass to develop new semiconductor production equipment

Semiconductor device developer Bluglass will develop new machinery to manufacture devices such as laser diodes, LEDs and microLEDs with the aid of a grant from the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre. AMGC will contribute $250,000, matched by the company, to a project to manufacture more efficient plasma deposition sources for the company’s 300 series RPCVD systems.…