Biotechnology giant CSL has begun development of a blood-derived treatment for Covid-19, known as COVID-19 Immunoglobulin. The Melbourne company believes the product could be used to treat people seriously ill with the complications caused by the virus, particularly those whose illness is progressing towards the need for ventilation. The treatment will be derived from blood…
The COVID-19 crisis has thrown Australian and New Zealand businesses’ dependence on China into stark relief. With countries reportedly competing with and undercutting each other to secure desperately needed medical supplies from China, many are now waking up to their economic exposure to a single manufacturing giant.
Circuitwise has joined a consortium of innovative local businesses to manufacture emergency ventilators being developed as part of Australia’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The contract is to manufacture printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies at its Bella Vista, Sydney factory (pictured) to control 2,000 ventilators being developed by a consortium of companies led by Grey…
Listed Australian defence supplier Xtek (ASX:XTE) has achieved its first commercial international order for composite armour plates.
The ACCC will review the sale of Ellex Lasers and Ultrasound to Lumibird Group SA following the sale’s approval by shareholders. While many of the conditions for the sale, announced in December, have been satisfied, Ellex and Lumibird are continuing to work on the remaining conditions. Under the sale agreement Lumibird will purchase Ellex Medical…
Clever products and reshoring are interesting, but they need to make commercial sense. Brent Balinski spoke to Alan Lipman, CEO of Romar Engineering, about the company’s recent work, the impact of covid-19 on bringing manufacturing home, and more.
The effects of the current pandemic have become apparent, with Australian manufacturing recording its biggest month-to-month fall in the history of the Australian Industry Group’s Performance of Manufacturing Index for April, following a rebound in March.
Robern Menz, the Adelaide confectioner which re-introduced the Violet Crumble chocolate bar to Australia, is set to bring back another icon – the Polly Waffle. The company bought the rights to make both chocolate bars from Nestle, and immediately re-worked its existing honeycomb production lines to make the Violet Crumble. Now the federal government has…
Ford Australia announced on Wednesday that it is making and donating PPE for healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
South Australian electronic warfare company DEWC Systems has been awarded a $3.1 million contract to advance its space tactical sensor system for the Australian Defence Force.
