Honey harvesting startup to go global at upcoming Copenhagen congress

Beekeeping products startup HiveKeepers, which hosted an oversubscribed Kickstarter campaign earlier this year to get into production, will showcase its Micro Honey Harvester at the international Apimondia 2025 International Apicultural Congress next month. Apimondia 2025 will be held from September 23 to 27 at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is described as an…

CSIRO opens applications for upcoming Innovate to Grow: Critical Minerals course

CSIRO is inviting applications for the upcoming round of its free eight-week Innovate to Grow program for startups and SMEs, to be focussed on critical minerals. According to a statement from CSIRO on Monday, the online course will offer help with companies’ “innovative ideas”, new R&D opportunities, and refinement of concepts to “better position themselves…

Star Combo receives TGA approval on proprietary ingredient InuFructis

Sponsored Leading Australian health and nutrition manufacturer Star Combo Pharma today announced that its proprietary natural sweetener InuFructis has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) as a Proprietary Ingredient (Purpose: flavour) and is now officially entering the market. This achievement underscores Star Combo’s ongoing commitment to scientific innovation and regulatory compliance.  The approval…

Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, August 18 – August 22, 2025

What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Carbon280 launches Kwinana pilot plant following $10.6 million seed round Hydrogen storage startup Carbon280 launched its Hydrilyte Technology Pilot Plant in Kwinana, Western Australia, which aims to prove its technology at an industrially-relevant scale. According to a statement from the…