Osteopore to establish first global centre of excellence at Singaporean hospital

Manufacturing News

Australian-Singaporean bioresorbable implants manufacturer Osteopore has announced a partnership with SingHealth to establish the company’s first Global Centre of Excellence (GCoE) for customised medical devices.  The company said in an ASX statement on Tuesday that its wholly-owned Singaporean subsidiary, Osteopore International Pte Ltd, signed the non-exclusive Partnership Agreement with SingHealth, which it is  expected to…

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Scrapping the waste export levy threatens Australia’s emerging lithium battery recycling industry

Manufacturing News

By Yasir Arafat, Edith Cowan University and Daryoush Habibi, Edith Cowan University As electric vehicle (EV) demand accelerates, so does the need for lithium batteries. But these batteries contain valuable critical minerals, as well as toxic materials, so they should not be treated as common waste. Unlike China and some European countries, Australia lacks a…

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New Defence Technologies Academy for Lot Fourteen

Defence, Manufacturing News

The federal and South Australian governments are to invest $60 million towards building an Australian Defence Technologies Academy to be developed at Lot Fourteen innovation precinct in Adelaide. To open in 2026, the academy will drive sovereign research and development of defence capabilities, according to a statement. The state-of-the-art facility will provide digital training, education…

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Latrobe Magnesium produces first oxides from fly ash

Manufacturing News, Technology

Latrobe Magnesium has commissioned the first phase of its 1,000 tonnes per annum, Stage 1 Demonstration Plant, successfully producing the world’s first environmentally sustainable magnesium oxide (MgO) from fly ash waste from brown coal power generation. This marks a significant milestone in pioneering a sustainable magnesium extraction method at an industrial scale, using the company’s…

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Towards 3% R&D – Innovation bolsters defence industry by Minister Pat Conroy

Analysis and Commentary, Defence, Manufacturing News, Technology

Today in our editorial series – Towards 3% R&D – Turbocharging Australia’s Innovation Effort – Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy explains how the government has built new structures to link defence innovation with commercial outcomes, building the defence industrial base in the process. A strong and sovereign innovation, science and technology sector is critical to…

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Optiscan and Mayo Clinic to develop breast cancer imaging

Manufacturing News, Technology

Optiscan Imaging has entered into a collaboration through a know-how agreement with Mayo Clinic in the US to develop a digital confocal laser endomicroscopic imaging system for use in robotic surgery. The collaboration combines Optiscan’s engineering expertise in digital endomicroscopic hardware and software development with Mayo Clinic’s know-how in robotic surgery and quality patient care,…

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Countrywide Hydrogen to be Tasmania’s first major hydrogen producer

Manufacturing News

ReNu Energy subsidiary Countrywide Hydrogen will become “Tasmania’s first major green hydrogen producer”, the state government announced on Monday, after an $8 million funding agreement. In a joint statement with energy minister Nick Duigan, Premier Jeremy Rockliff said that Countrywide “will produce hydrogen at multiple locations around the state,” and supply it to various users. …

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