BlueScope Steel and its research partners have taken out the Defence Science and Technology Enterprise Collaboration award for 2022 – the inaugural year for the Department of Defence’s new More, Together awards for excellence. Announced at the Australian Defence Science, Technology and Research Summit, the inaugural three awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of organisations, teams…
Melbourne cannabinoid and psychedelic medicine manufacturer Incannex Healthcare will go ahead with phase 1 clinical trials of its combination anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical IHL-675A for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and lung inflammation. IHL-675A is a combination cannabinoid drug comprising cannabidiol (‘CBD’) and hydroxychloroquine (‘HCQ’) which the company said outperforms either CBD and HCQ…
Australian 3D printing building and construction company, Luyten has signed a deal with the Ilpeye Ilpeye Aboriginal Corporation (IIAC) to build five 3D printed homes in the Northern Territory. Luyten will build the structures for the traditional owners of the Alice Springs region in August this year. The houses will be built using Luyten’s 3D…
Canberra-based company CEA Technologies will manufacture four new Air Defence radars as part of the federal government’s $2.7 billion investment in defence’s new Joint Air Battle Management System. Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy welcomed the significant capability boost that the Australian designed and built radars will provide. Conroy said: “The new sensors will be…
The Australian Missile Corporation and drone detection and countermeasure manufacturer Drone Shield have signed a collaboration agreement as the AMC continues to pursue its role in the Australian government’s $1 billion Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) enterprise. The AMC was one of the Australian-based GWEO enterprise panel partners invited by the federal government in…
Automotive one-piece carbon fibre road wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution has reported the results of virtual validation tests of a light weight wheel designed to fit Australia’s CH-47 Chinook military helicopters. The company took to social media to report that it had designed a prototype lightweight carbon fibre helicopter wheel (pictured), which was 35 percent lighter…
The number of school students undertaking vocational education and training (VET) as part of their senior secondary certificate of education increased in the last year, according to the latest data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). NCVER Managing director Simon Walker said: “In 2021, there were 251,200 students undertaking VET in Schools…
Infant formula manufacturer Bubs Australia is riding a wave of success exporting formula to the United States, announcing record fourth quarter gross revenue of $48.1 million, up 278 percent on the previous corresponding period. This is the fourth consecutive quarter of growth on prior year recorded by the company, which is air freighting emergency supplies…
Australian and United States ministers have met in a virtual forum to discuss strengthening global supply chains. Industry and science minister Ed Husic joined a virtual ministerial forum hosted by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, to discuss long-term strategies to build supply chain resilience. During the…
Rocket manufacturer ATSpace and spaceport operator Southern Launch have announced approval from the federal government to launch two suborbital “Kestrel I” rockets from the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in South Australia. The VS02 and VS03 missions will fly the experimental Kestrel I rockets along sub-orbital trajectories to test the rocket design under different operating…