Star Combo receives TGA approval on proprietary ingredient InuFructis

Sponsored Leading Australian health and nutrition manufacturer Star Combo Pharma today announced that its proprietary natural sweetener InuFructis has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) as a Proprietary Ingredient (Purpose: flavour) and is now officially entering the market. This achievement underscores Star Combo’s ongoing commitment to scientific innovation and regulatory compliance.  The approval…

Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, August 18 – August 22, 2025

What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Carbon280 launches Kwinana pilot plant following $10.6 million seed round Hydrogen storage startup Carbon280 launched its Hydrilyte Technology Pilot Plant in Kwinana, Western Australia, which aims to prove its technology at an industrially-relevant scale. According to a statement from the…

Despite disappointments, this founder is still adamant about high-tech gear made here

Appreciation has grown in the last decade or so for a modern, holistic view of manufacturing. It’s “more than just production”, you will have heard countless times, and production is the lowest point in the “smiley curve” model of where value is added.  The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation, for example, chose to open its inaugural…

AnteoTech appoints Merrill Gray as MD/CEO

ASX-listed surface technology business AnteoTech has appointed Merrill Gray as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Scientist, engineer and executive Gray (pictured) has served a four-month period as Interim MD and CEO, and her full-time appointment is effective Tuesday.  “I am excited by the prospect of taking what I have learnt and supporting increased product…

Clearvue Technologies founder steps down as Chair

Victor Rosenberg, the founder of building-integrated photovoltaics company ClearVue Technologies, has stepped down as Non-Executive Chairman and transitioned into the role of Non-Executive Director, effective immediately. In an ASX announcement on Tuesday, ClearVue said the news follows last week’s announcement that Rosenberg intends to retire from the company in November. Theresa Smits has become Interim…