RPFC acquires pet supplement startup Real Pet Food Company (RPFC) has announced the acquisition of pet supplement business People for Pets, which was founded in 2021 and “built by a team of former Blackmores and P&G executives.” RPFC is investing alongside founder/shareholder/employee Gabriel Perera, who said, “This is an exciting partnership for People for Pets…
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Let’s take a look at the current state of the NBN, and what the major political parties have announced in the lead up to the next federal election.
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CST Composites has announced a joint venture with US company Optimum Composite Technologies, which the Australian company says positions it to be “a leading player in the global green hydrogen supply chain”.
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Last week wireless 5G innovator milliBeam came out of stealth mode, announcing its intention to make new hires and to establish a design centre by the year’s end. Brent Balinski spoke to CEO and founder Dr Venkata Gutta about the company’s origins and how it intends to overcome challenges around a small local ecosystem for…
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Automotive company Porsche AG has bought into HIF Global which has ambitious plans to manufacture carbon neutral liquid auto fuels in Australia, the United States and Chile. The company, which is building the Haru Oni eFuels pilot plant in Chile (pictured), raised US$260 million in equity to fund the global expansion of its business to…
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ARENA offers cash for low cost solar The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is allocating up to $40 million to support the research and commercialisation of Ultra Low Cost Solar PV (ULCS) technologies. “We are seeking proposals for Research & Development (R&D) projects to accelerate cost reductions and help meet the Australian Government’s solar stretch goal.…
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By Peter Roberts I have lost count how many from prime minister’s down have claimed to be working to make Australia a clever country, a maker of innovative things. Well guess what, it has all been hot air and good intentions – we have become less innovative year on year throughout the duration of this…
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The METS Ignited industry growth centre has awarded over $2.5 million of matched funding to support accelerating commercialisation in the Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) sector. The grants bring to more than $13 million invested in in 26 commercialising projects in the centre’s six years of operation as an Industry Growth Centre METS Ignited…
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A Sunshine Coast generator set manufacturing business has won a$47.4 million federal government contract to manufacture and supply 1,350 field power generator systems for the Australian Defence Forces. The generator systems will be delivered over the next four years under the Land8140 Tranche 1 acquisition programme, with the first scheduled for delivery in January 2023.…
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Space and defence systems manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has entered into an agreement with Callaghan Innovation to acquire the assets and hire the personnel of KiwiStar Optics (KSO). KSO produces precision optics including telescope lenses more than one metre in diameter and spectrographs. Other optics produced include mirrors, prisms, filters, cameras, image slicers and turn-key…
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