By Milena Bojovic, Macquarie University The global dairy industry is changing. Among the disruptions is competition from food alternatives not produced using animals – including potential challenges posed by synthetic milk. Synthetic milk does not require cows or other animals. It can have the same biochemical make up as animal milk, but is grown using…
The University of Sydney has announced it will invest $478 million in the Sydney Biomedical Accelerator (SBA) biomedical precinct, a partnership between the university, Sydney Local Health District and the NSW Government.
A team of apprentices from ASC will help restore the City of Adelaide clipper, built in 1864, working with the City of Adelaide Preservation Trust. According to a statement from ASC – the country’s long-time submarine builder and sustainer – the apprentices would make custom stanchions as one of their first projects. The team would…
A flight testing program for hypersonic vehicles led by the University of Southern Queensland was awarded a $1,009,570 ARC Linkage Projects grant this week. USQ said in a statement on Friday that the project would see the team design “a suite of new instruments suiting various platforms (airborne, ground-based and high-altitude drones) for observing high-speed…
Hanwha Defense Australia opened its new headquarters in Melbourne’s CBD on Friday, where up to 150 staff will work, including its leadership team, and finance, human resources and engineering staff. “This new facility brings together our diverse workforce, with room to grow,” said Richard Cho, Hanwha Defense Australia CEO in a statement. Hanwha is South…
Star Combo slips as inbound tourism remains weak Pharmaceutical manufacturer Star Pharma Combo saw a fall in sales in FY22 as its retail revenues through its AustoYou and Koala Mall channels continued to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and low inbound tourism. Star Combo reported total revenue fell by 14 per cent to $22.9…
A ten-month R&D project nearing completion is about to improve the durability and performance of antiviral coatings for Australian made facemasks and other PPE items, according to those behind it.
The Victorian government has announced $10 million in grants for SMEs to assist them in joining the supply chain for the $1 billion LAND 8116 Self Propelled Howitzer program. According to a statement from the state government on Thursday, the funding would involve grants of up to $100,000 for companies “to improve their capability” through…
Crop nutrition business Yara Australia has announced that it will sell its Yara Nipro liquid fertiliser business to Incitec Pivot Fertilisers. Subject to ACCC approval, the transaction is expected to be complete later this year. It will include production plants at Moree and Griffith (both in NSW) and Boundary Bend (in Victoria) and distribution and…
Recycling technology company Mint Innovation will open its first large-scale biorefinery in Sydney today, able to recover metals such as gold, copper and palladium from e-waste. New Zealand’s The National Business Review reports that the factory would be the world’s first e-waste biorefinery, and will sustainably recycle used metals back into local economies. “Mint have…