Company behind Australian Covid therapeutic anticipates human trials this year
University of Melbourne spinout business Esfam Biotech says it is on schedule to begin human trials of their new Covid-19 therapy in 2021.
Melbourne autonomous EV company expects to hire 20 as trials, production begin
Autonomous electric vehicle company Applied EV has been awarded Victorian government support, and expects to welcome 20 new employees to its new Bayswater North facility over the next two years.
Queensland machinery maker achieves first Chilean export
Phibion, a former Queensland Export Award Winner, will ship the first of its machines bound for Chile this week.
Federal government announces winners in $50 million-plus of modernisation grants
Companies including Bickford’s Australia (receiving $1 million for an automated bottling line), Calix ($1 million for equipment to produce bioactive materials) and Jenkin Bros Engineers ($522,421 for a new line for specialty metal products) were among recipients. A full list can be seen below.
Liveris calls for innovation policy overhaul
Australia needs a fundamental change in its approach to innovation and exports to capitalise on the government’s $1.5 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative, according to the scheme’s chief architect Andrew Liveris, who says the federal policy should guide an overhaul of the national economy.
Breakthrough could see cheaper, better bandages with built-in infection detection
RMIT University researchers have published results pointing the way to manufacturing of antimicrobial wound care products with built-in nanosensors.
US university invests in Australian-made Spee3D metal printer
Australian metal additive manufacturing company Spee3D has achieved another export, with the installation of a LightSpee3D machine at Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory in the United States.
Killing growth centres will enable ‘rorts’: Labor
Labor has accused the government of trying to kill off the Industry Growth Centres to gain control of their grant programs for political purposes as the Opposition ramps up attacks on the industry portfolio.
Gupta holds off court action during Whyalla steelworks refinancing
Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance says it has negotiated a six-week standstill agreement with Credit Suisse while it finalises the refinancing of its Australian operations, which include the Whyalla steelworks.
Townsville company awarded state government support to make water treatment chemicals
Cleveland Bay Chemical Company (CBCC) has earned support under the Essential Goods and Supply Chain Program to begin production of a chemical used in water treatment. The industrial chemical manufacturer was awarded an unspecified amount, according a statement from the Queensland government on Wednesday, to begin producing aluminium chlorohydrate (ACH) at its Townsville factory. The…