This week in our Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers series, we hear from Dr Chris Jeffery, CEO of Convergence Medical Robotics. The third-time founder shares some lessons learned from running successful companies; how to build the right culture, especially at the early stage; and how you can move fast while doing difficult things. By Brent…
By Christopher Ferrie, University of Technology Sydney American quantum computing startup PsiQuantum announced on February 26 that it has cracked a significant puzzle on the road to making the technology useful: manufacturing quantum chips in useful quantities. PsiQuantum burst out of “stealth mode” in 2021 with a blockbuster funding announcement. It followed up with two…
The federal government has announced $5 million in new funding, which it says will make the Australian Made logo “more recognisable across the globe” and support new activities under the Australian Made Export Initiative program. In a short statement on Sunday, industry minister Ed Husic said the grant will be administered over three years from…
After a series of profiles, some featuring companies that seem a sure thing to transform the industries they operate in, our always-enjoyable Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign is heading down the proverbial home straight. We’ve had the privilege of talking to some incredible manufacturing leaders so far, featuring them in stories on this website…
The Australian government has a job to do: to decide not just how we deal with President Trump’s intended tariff regime, but what we do with the responses to those tariffs from major manufacturing territories such as India, China, ASEAN and the EU. By Julie Harrison. The Trump administration has introduced tariffs in its first…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Endua launches electrolyser Hydrogen business Endua has announced the passage of what it says are two major milestones, launching its “mini hydrogen factory” and successfully deploying one of its power bank units at Archerfield Airport. According to a statement from…
