The New Reinventors: building up your agility

In this first installment of our series, The New Reinventors, we hear from Jarrod Tuxworth from series sponsor Fusion5. People gravitate towards and identify with different industries for different reasons. Jarrod Tuxworth trained as an accountant and became fascinated with business systems, then had a moment where he realised his skills were best applied to…

Manufacturing news briefs – stories you might have missed

Imugene raises $18.2 million from investors Clinical stage immuno-oncology company Imugene has closed the Share Purchase Plan component of its capital raising in conjunction with the acquisition of the exclusive licensing rights to the CD19-directed allogeneic cell therapy. The SPP raised a further $18.2 million for the company. Imugene’s Executive Chairman Paul Hopper said: “With…

New study shows we can create value from food waste by turning it into a highly desirable material – nanocellulose

By Alan Labas, Federation University Australia; Benjamin Matthew Long, Federation University Australia, and Dylan Liu, Federation University Australia Food waste is a global problem with approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food wasted each year throughout the food lifecycle – from the farm to food manufacturers and households. Across the food supply chain, Australians waste around…

Rolling for regolith

Two teams are currently competing to build Australia’s first lunar vehicle for a planned 2026 mission: AROSE and the EPE & Lunar Outpost Oceania Consortium (ELO2.) Brent Balinski speaks to Lunar Outpost’s roving ambassador Joseph Kenrick. Joseph Kenrick describes his path into the space industry sector as “un-traditional.” The Trailblazer Project Manager at Lunar Outpost…

Governments are pouring money into housing but materials, land and labour are still in short supply

By Flavio Macau, Edith Cowan University and Deepa Bannigidadmath, Edith Cowan University As Australia’s housing affordability crisis worsens, governments are spending more on housing. Victoria’s Andrews government has announced a suite of reforms (such as boosting social housing and making planning processes faster) in an effort to get 800,000 extra homes in Victoria over the…