Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, September 1 – September 5, 2025

Manufacturing News

What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Gilmour Space says satellite operating successfully following June SpaceX launch Following the maiden test flight of the company’s Eris rocket in late-July, Gilmour Space Technologies has announced the successful in-orbit operation of its 100-kilogram satellite platform, ElaraSat MMS-1 (Multi-Mission Satellite-1.)…

Nutromics raises $7.5 million as it weighs up potential factory locations

Manufacturing News

Wearable biosensor-based diagnostics company Nutromics has raised $7.5 million in an “acceleration round” led by an unnamed Australian life sciences investor. In a statement on Tuesday, Nutromics said the funds brought the total amount of investment in the company to $60 million, as it progresses commercialisation of its lab-on-a-patch platform, integrating “DNA-based biosensors with microneedles…

Wearable diagnostics, eco-concrete, cutting tool digital twins among funded industry PhDs

Manufacturing News, Technology

Support for 32 projects under the National Industry PhD Program has been announced, with $5 million awarded to industry-based projects in materials engineering, biomedical engineering and other research fields. According to assistant education minister Anthony Chisholm, who announced the funded projects on Monday, these would “enhance the world-class research being undertaken” in universities as well…

Nutromics raises funds for wearable DNA monitoring

Technology

Diagnostics company Nutromics has raised $11 million in an ‘acceleration’ funding round for its medical wearable diagnostic platform. The round, which comes after the company raised $20 million in a round backed by the venture arm of blood glucose monitor manufacturer Dexcom, was led by two high net-worth family offices. Nutromics threatens to revolutionize diagnostics…