Vaxxas awarded $5.4 million for typhoid vaccine clinical studies

Needle-free vaccine delivery company Vaxxas has announced it was awarded $5.4 million from charitable foundation Wellcome for initial studies and a  Phase I clinical trial of a potential second-generation typhoid vaccine delivered using Vaxxas’ technology. In a statement on Thursday, the Brisbane-based clinical-stage company said the project is expected to be completed within two years,…

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Orora Beverages shows off $80 million investment at Dandenong

Packaging business Orora Beverages has unveiled a new aluminium can line at its Dandenong site, part of a round of upgrades totalling $110 million, during a visit by Victorian manufacturing minister Ben Carroll and local MP Gabrielle Williams. The line uses aluminium coil, which contains mostly recycled content, which is mechanically and chemically treated, cured…

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Take action now against non-compliant imports – by Neil Clout

Australian markets are being flooded with non-compliant products that threaten both consumers and manufacturers alike. Here Neil Clout argues that weak regulations, rarely enforced are eroding Australia’s industrial and skills base. In the vast landscape of global commerce, the competition is fierce, and the stakes are high. For Australian manufacturers, the challenges are particularly daunting.…

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$27 million Water and Energy Trades Centre of Excellence opened at Hobart

TasTAFE’s new $27 million Water and Energy Trades Centre of Excellence on Hobart’s Eastern Shore has  been opened during the current National Skills Week. In a statement describing it as one of Australia’s newest state-of-the-art training facilities, state skills minister Felix Ellis said WET will deliver training for over 1,250 students and build the island’s…

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