Brisbane portable scanner company raises $9 m to progress trials
ASX-listed brain scanner technology company EMVision Medical Devices has announced the successful close of a $9 million capital raising.
NT government, space agency sign MoU
The Northern Territory government and the Australian Space Agency have signed a memorandum of understanding that each says will take advantage of the NT’s geography and infrastructure as the space industry grows.
WA government announces grants for PPE manufacturing
The Western Australian government has offered matched funding of up to $500,000 for SMEs wanting to manufacture PPE, in one of three rounds announced on Thursday under its Local Capability Fund program.
UNSW to offer world’s first quantum engineering degree
The University of NSW will offer a world-first bachelor degree in quantum engineering, citing the need to grow local skills in an industry predicted to be worth as much as $4 billion in Australia within two decades.
Roxset Australia has joined our Business Directory, and you can too
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Gold Coast dessert manufacturer launches dairy powders for wellness market
Gold Coast-based beverage and dessert powders manufacturer Frosty Boy has announced the launch of a new nutritional supplement business, Wellboost
RMIT, Fraunhofer announce additive manufacturing partnership
RMIT and Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS have signed a partnership on staff and student exchanges focussing on additive manufacturing.
Audit office to examine R&D tax scheme
The national audit office is set to shine a spotlight on the government’s administration of the now controversial research and development tax incentive scheme.
Brisbane team creates world-first 3D printed chest implant
A team led by Queensland University of Technology’s Distinguished Professor Dietmar W Hutmacher has created an implant to help a young student suffering from “funnel chest.”
Australian company awarded $600,000 to commercialise rapid Covid test
Zip Diagnostics has been awarded a $600,000 federal grant to help commercialise Australian-made tests able to diagnose Covid-19 and other diseases in less than 30 minutes.