Bubs Australia, which recently stepped in to answer the USA’s infant formula shortage, won the top award at the Australian Export Awards on Thursday night. Eighty-four finalists – all winners at their states’ and territories’ export awards this year – made the nation’s top export awards, held at Parliament House in Canberra. Bubs work to…
Tradify, Clipsal by Schneider Electric announce partnership Tradify announced a strategic partnership with Clipsal by Schneider Electric on Thursday, connecting Clipsal with the trade business technology platform. Tradify said in a statement that the partnership was made possible by venture capital fund SE Ventures. According to the release, it will “enable and empower electricians, providing…
Semiconductor development and manufacturing company Bluglass has announced an agreement with US-based laser company Ganvix to develop gallium nitride (GaN) vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs.) In a statement on Thursday, ASX-listed Bluglass said green wavelength (515 to 525 nanometre) VCSELs made with its proprietary remote plasma chemical vapour deposition (RPCVD) process could offer higher…
Today in or ongoing editorial series, Australia’s place in the semiconductor world, Dr Venkata Gutta considers why we need a domestic semiconductor industry, what other countries have done to develop theirs, what we can learn, and some proposals. Millibeam is a mmWave fabless semiconductor company based in Sydney, Australia and we develop high-performance integrated circuits and…
Universal Biosensors receives R&D tax incentive rebate Diagnostic test systems manufacturer Universal Biosensors has announced the receipt of $3.9 million in cash as a federal government R&D tax incentive rebate for the 2021 financial year. The company has been widening the capabilities of its flagship Sentia test system for winemaking which is used by winemakers…
R&D by RMIT University and Microtec Engineering Group has resulted in a way to convert starches – including from food waste – into a smooth, tasteless fibre that can make foods healthier when used as an additive. According to a statement from the university on Wednesday, “FiberX” can resist digestion in the gut, like normal…
Today our Australia’s place in the semiconductor world series looks at ways Australia can address its precarious dependence on overseas chip suppliers, and the role of defence in this. There is no time to waste, argues Martin Hamilton-Smith. In March 2023 the Albanese government’s Defence Strategic Review will be handed down by Sir Angus Houston…
Latrobe council calls for transition support following paper mill uncertainty Latrobe City Council has said it wants partner with the federal and state governments on “a collaborative transition for the region” required due to the “decline of large industry in past years”. The decline had been exacerbated by a warning from Opal, owners of the…
Gilmour Space Technologies and Macquarie University have announced a partnership to develop and manufacture infrared sensors to be included on a satellite scheduled for launch in late-2023. In a statement on Tuesday, Gilmour said Macquarie’s Australian Astronomical Optics (AAO) team was internationally-recognised for its work on precision instrumentation for telescopes. AAO Project Lead Dr Lee…
Today in our Australia’s place in the semiconductor world series, we hear from an international point of view. Here is Coby Hanoch from the ASX-listed, Israel-based Weebit Nano. As the CEO of an Israeli semiconductor company traded on the ASX, I often ask myself how it is possible that Australia, an advanced country with great…