The first round of grants under the Victorian Land Systems Fund – Supply Chain Uplift Program, has been announced, with five companies awarded between $2,000 and $100,000 for projects to help them participate in Hanwha Defense Australia’s supply chain. The grants were announced during a visit by manufacturing minister Ben Carroll to Hanwha’s site —…
Biotechnology company BioCina is expanding the capabilities of its Australian biologics facility (pictured), broadening its capabilities to manufacture mRNA-based vaccines and therapies. The factory, formerly owned by vaccines manufacturer Pfizer, is to employ a range of technologies from associated companies Cytiva and others associated with American medical group of companies Danaher, as well as collaborater…
A new report on technology adoption in the transport industry suggests that many jobs will disappear or be changed, with a majority of workers feeling unprepared when it comes to their skills. The Creating our future transport and mobility workforce study was carried out by the iMOVE Cooperative Research Centre and Swinburne University, and considered…
Australian space launch provider Southern Launch has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UK based Space Forge to explore possibilities returning satellites to Earth at Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range in outback South Australia. Space Forge is offering an in-space manufacturing and research service incorporating both launch and return of a new small class of…
University of Queensland researchers have inspiration from nature to develop unique hydrogels derived from snakes that can save people from blood loss incurred during traumatic injury. Based at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), postdoctoral research fellow Dr Amanda Kijas and Professor Alan Rowan looked at compounds in snake venom that activate the…
Yesterday in Part 1 of this two-part analysis, Sarah Pavillard outlined the policy needed to support SMEs into AUKUS supply chains. Today, as we continue our sponsored series reporting BAE Systems Australia’s Partnering for success defence industry supplier event, she argues that industry needs to come to the party too. The AUKUS agreement is a…
The Australian Industry & Defence Network (AIDN) has welcomed the principle espoused in the government’s Defence Strategic Review for a more self-reliant and a sovereign industrial base. However the organisation representing the $10.6 billion sector said there was a need for a comprehensive policy and procurement framework to be put in place to achieve this…
Duratec upgrades profit outlook Construction, engineering and remediation contractor Duratec has upgraded its revenue and profit guidance for FY23. The Western Australian company now expects revenue to be between $465 million and $495 million, and normalised EBITDA to be between $36 million and $39 million. The company, which provides engineering services on a range of…
Researchers from the University of NSW have developed artificial synapses and sensors to create an electronic material, able to detect subtle human motion and monitor physiological signals, and inspired by human skin. The scientists published their work in Advanced Functional Materials, describing a device that required little power to run and that was “able to…
By Brian Schmidt, Australian National University This article is part of our series on big ideas for the Universities Accord. The federal government is calling for ideas to “reshape and reimagine higher education, and set it up for the next decade and beyond”. A review team is due to finish a draft report in June…