Next gen Hadrian X robot achieves site acceptance in the US

Robotic technology company FBR has received confirmation from CRH Ventures that the first next-generation Hadrian X block laying robot has successfully met their requirements and has completed Site Acceptance Testing at its Fort Myers facility in Florida, United States. An independent structural engineer provided confirmation that the walls of the test build were consistent with…

SPEE3D prints 11 metal parts in major defence exercise

Metal additive manufacturing machinery manufacturer SPEE3D has announced the successful completion of the experimental phase of Trident Warrior, a major US military trial programme. SPEE3D deployed its Expeditionary Manufacturing Unit (EMU, pictured) mobile additive manufacturing solution during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise – at the Marine Corps Air Station in Kaneohe Bay in…

CEFC ‘crowds in’ investment in clean energy – Ian Learmonth

The clean Energy Finance Corporation’s work of co-investing alongside private sector funds has never been more important than in 2024. Here in his investment update for 2023-24 CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth writes of a year of investment opportunities and constraints, of emissions progress and the increasingly personal impacts of climate change. As a specialist investor…

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IDT Australia secures Sanofi contract Pharmaceutical development company IDT Australia has secured a follow on contract with pharma giant Sanofi Australia for preclinical formulation, development and manufacture of Sanofi’s messenger RNA (mRNA). The contract, worth up to $4 million, continues the company’s advancement of mRNA-based vaccine formulation, development and manufacture at IDT’s aseptic sterile injectables…

New export grant guidelines released

Guidelines for applying under the Round 4 of the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) program have been released, the federal government has announced, with funding between $20,000 to $80,000 available. The round is scheduled to open for SMEs on November 12, and include a test – designed by the Export Council of Australia – available…