Vitamin manufacturer Star Combo Pharma (ASX: S66) has outlaid $60 million to buy natural health, food and beauty business, Bio-E. Bio-E is a highly profitable marketer however it does not have the manufacturing footprint of Star Combo. The companies have “complementary skill sets (through) combining Star Combo’s R&D and manufacturing capabilities with Bio-E’s marketing and…
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By Jessica Mascione A partnership between three Australian advanced manufacturing SMEs is helping deliver training targets equipped with controlled thermal signatures to the Australian Defence Force. A world-first in commercial viability and agility, and a new capability for the Australian Government, the product enables army personnel to successfully engage practice targets using remote SMArt155 Precision…
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IP Australia has launched a new tool for image searching on the Australian designs database.
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CSIRO, University of Queensland, Australian National University and Charles Darwin University have announced a partnership on a five-year, $5.75 million Responsible Innovation Initiative, aimed at addressing challenges presented by scientific and technological change.
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Twelve months on from securing $4.8M in Series A funding, MOVUS, the developer of Industrial IoT sensor, FitMachine, has increased the scale and reach of the company. MOVUS has increased staff from 12 to 25, expanded its R&D facilities and committed to manufacturing its FitMachine wireless IoT sensor in Queensland. Last year’s funding round by…
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Electric commercial vehicle developer SEA Electric has reached a major milestone, testing its’ SEA-Drive 120 powered Ford 59 EV at Roush in Detroit last week. An optimal operational profile was identified, and a range of 606 km (377 miles) was achieved. The Ford utilises the company’s Australian made electric drive systems. The Ford was tested…
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THC Pharma has received a licence to manufacture medical cannabis at its Southport facility.
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Melbourne-based additive manufacturing business Titomic (ASX: TTT) has announced production trials of “high-wear resistant parts” for Denmark’s FLSmidth, which could lead to exports if successful.
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The premium Golden North ice cream in two-litre family tubs and 1.2 litre low-GI varieties will be sold at MM Mega Market supermarkets throughout Vietnam
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By Stuart Corner of IoT Australia The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a report outlining the risks posed by IoT devices and how to mitigate them. The document, Considerations for Managing Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks (NISTIR 8228), is the first in a planned series NIST is…
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