By Peter Roberts French defence group Thales has appointed leading Australian manufacturing figure Jeff Connolly as Australia and New Zealand CEO. The well known head of Siemens in Australia joins following the decision by CEO Chris Jenkins to retire after 14 years in the role. Connolly will take up the role in September with Jenkins…
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Halo Food Co (HLF) has been awarded an extension of a contract to supply Coles Supermarkets with private label products over the next two years. The exclusive contract extension for multiple powdered products in various pack formats, flavours and sizes is worth approximately $9.5 million, depending on consumer uptake. The contract is is in addition…
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Materials technology group Calix has had its BOOSTER-Mag 609 SC product approved as a non-lethal insecticide for the suppression of two-spotted mite (Tetranychus urticae) in tomatoes and cucurbits (field and protected crops). The product, which has undergone extensive field testing, is the first registration of a magnesium hydroxide insecticide in the world. Australia’s APVMA has…
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The Victorian government has announced $400,000 in funding through the Australian Medtech Manufacturing Centre for two new innovation challenges focussed on new healthcare products.
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The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has made a $2 million investment in a seed round for MicroTau, a Sydney-based company that has developed a shark skin-inspired coating reducing drag in airplanes by up to 7 per cent in tests.
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Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) which plans to build a silicon quantum computer in Australia today announced the launch of its $130 million Series A capital raising to fund the company’s technical development, operations and strategic activities through to 2028. The Series A round follows SQC’s successful $83 million seed capital raising in 2017. Investors in…
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WA rare earths producer Lynas Rare Earth’ US subsidiary has signed a follow-on contract for approximately US$120 million with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to establish a first of its kind commercial Heavy Rare Earths (HRE) separation facility in the United States. Lynas USA LLC plans to construct a facility to separate Heavy Rare…
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Two manufacturers based in Toowoomba, Obadare Group and Tanuki, have been awarded grants totalling approximately $1.1 million under the state government’s Made In Queensland program.
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On Friday a small Adelaide manufacturer announced it was closing, unremarkable perhaps because it happens every day. But manufacturing is suffering a death by a thousand such cuts, argues Peter Roberts. We have to do something to change the fortunes of our SMEs who, like the little company profiled here – are doing it tough.…
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Stronger sperm selected by Memphasys’ Felix device Assessments undertaken at nine international IVF clinics have shown that the Felix device produced by reproductive biology company Memphasys is capable of selecting better sperm from a sample destined for IVF procedures than traditional methods. Felix is a six-minute test that uses an electric force and polymer membranes…
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