Australian biomedical imaging startup in $3.5 million Series A
Biotech startup Ferronova has held a $3.5 million Series A round.
Dandenong glass recycler gets approval to expand
Glass Recycling has been granted a works approval from EPA Victoria to expand its Dandenong South operation, intending to increase processing from 10,000 tonnes to 60,000 tonnes a year.
Australia’s niche champions: Cleaning up with collaboration
Hygiene, cleaning and infection control products firm Whiteley Corporation is next in @AuManufacturing’s Australia’s niche champions series. Cole Latimer speaks to chairman Dr Greg Whiteley about having to stay ahead on the science.
Applications open for $25.7 million in space supply chain grants
Applications for Moon to Mars Supply Chain Capability improvement grants opened on Thursday, with successful companies to be awarded between $250,000 and $1 million covering up to 75 per cent of project costs.
Australian researchers develop new quality control method for graphene manufacture
Monash University researchers have published results showing a way to identify high-quality graphene and graphene oxide much more easily than current methods.
NewSpace prepares for lift-off in South Australia
Two South Australian companies are joining forces to launch Australia’s first space capable rocket from the outback next month.
UQ Covid vaccine shows positive results around effectiveness and manufacturability
A preclinical study on the University of Queensland Covid-19 vaccine candidate has produced ” positive indications about its potential effectiveness and manufacturability” according to the university.
Softmed invests $30 million to begin manufacturing PPE in Melbourne
Medical supplier Softmed has announced it will manufacture a range of personal protective equipment, for local and export markets, and run an in-house certified testing lab.
Bosch awarded automation contract for CSL Behring site
Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions has earned a contract to automate handling, inspection and storage of blood plasma products at CSL Behring’s Broadmeadows site.
Locals ‘shafted’ by CRC cuts and restrictions
The government decision to limit the latest grants round for research collaboration to only one sector has “shafted” hundreds of companies that have been preparing applications for months, with some “blindsided” firms potentially now looking offshore, according to the chief executive of the CRC Association.