Canberra-based food technology company Nourish Ingredients, which has developed a method to create specialty fats for plant-based foods through precision fermentation, has signed a joint commercial agreement with China’s Cabio Biotech. In a statement from Nourish on Tuesday, the company said it is combining “Australian innovation with China’s manufacturing might” and exposing its flagship product…
Crop protection and seed developer Nufarm has established a strategic R&D partnership to expand its bioenergy and sustainable oils platform technology originally sourced from CSIRO. The company’s Biomass Oil trait technology comprises a significant estate of patents and know-how that when deployed into crops boost accumulation of oil in plant tissue, increasing oil yields from…
By Jack Hetherington, University of Adelaide; Adam James Loch, University of Adelaide, and Pablo Juliano, CSIRO Every year, 7.6 million tonnes of food is lost or wasted in Australia. When we think about this, we might picture mouldy fruit, stale bread and overly full fridges. But in fact, almost half of this waste happens before…
National science agency CSIRO and the Western Australian government’s department of primary industries are inviting applications for 20 paid internships for tertiary students via the WA Food Industry Education Collaboration Program. According to a statement from CSIRO on Thursday, the program is open to STEM students at university, TAFE and VET institutions. Facilitation and financial…
Vanadium developer Tivan said it had received significant third-party interest in in its Tivan hydrometallurgical mineral processing technology since the publication of the CSIRO testwork results in May 2024. The company is developing the technology, based on IP licenced from CSIRO, to extract battery material vanadium and other minerals at its Mount Peake vanadium-titanium-magnetite iron…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) FIRB approval unlocks payments for Iron Road Mining and green hydrogen developer Iron Road has received Foreign Investment Review Board approval for its giant Cape Hardy hydrogen and metals manufacturing project on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. FIRB approval unlocks $4.5…
The Bradfield Development Authority, which is leading the development of the city centre near Sydney’s upcoming second airport, has announced the Bradfield City Centre will get a new “scale up hub”. In a statement on Wednesday, the development authority (formerly known as the Western Parkland City Authority) said the AMRF Connect hub has the involvement…
CSIRO researchers have successfully developed a next-generation uniform prototype that employs nanofibres to safeguard Australian troops from chemical and biological threats. The innovative material is a lightweight fabric that effectively filters out harmful particles while remaining light-weight and breathable, keeping the wearer comfortable in extreme temperatures. CSIRO Manufacturing Research Unit Director Dr Marcus Zipper said…
The Western Australian government says a new biomedical industry and research precinct in Perth is closer following the signing of an MoU with CSIRO and the University of Western Australia to transform CSIRO’s Floreat site, northwest of Perth’s CBD. According to a statement from state innovation minister Stephen Dawson on Friday, the way is now…
A program by CSIRO and funded by the Queensland government is seeking to link SMEs and regional university researchers in the state, beginning next month with a training program focussed on manufacturing solutions. Dr Anna Daniel, RUIC Program Facilitator, said in a statement on Monday that the program kicks off “with a free eight-week R&D…
