Canadian space robotics company to settle in South Australia
Lux Aerobot is set to permanently settle in Adelaide as its gains new projects in the defence and mining sectors.
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Ellume factory to expand to produce Covid-19 diagnostic tests
Brisbane diagnostics company Ellume will expand its manufacturing facility following a strategic investment from the state government’s Essential Goods and Supply Chain Programme. The company, which has developed a suite of COVID-19 tests that give results in less than 15 minutes, will back installation of multiple state-of-the-art automated production lines to speed up and enhance…
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Australian Made logo registered in EU, UK, UAE
The Australian Made, Australian Grown logo has been formally registered in the European Union, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates.
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Alan Finkel: how a late-night phonecall in 2016 triggered ‘incredible progress’ on clean energy
Like so much of what I have done as Australia’s Chief Scientist, the electricity market review of 2017 was unexpected.
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$1.75 m grant will support 144 new jobs, says Central Coast beverage company
Beverage manufacturer ABC Filling has received a $1.755 million NSW government grant, which it says will support expansion at its Lisarow site and as many as 144 new jobs.
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Australia’s STEM education report card a bare pass
Comment by Peter Roberts Australian industry is rightly focused on education and STEM education in particular as a determinant of future competitiveness, but the problem is we are not quite sure whether our young people are getting better, or worse compared to international peers. This week saw the release of comparisons for 2019 in Trends…
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1414 Degrees continues solar thermal storage plan
Energy storage development company 1414 Degrees has accelerated development of its long-awaited Aurora Solar Energy Project at Port Augusta in South Australia. Following an oversubscribed share purchase plan which raised $3.1 million, the company announced project managers and engineering firms were proceeding with design of a substation and advancing a transmission connection agreement for a…
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JSF sustainment grants announced
Grants totalling up to $4 million over four years have been announced to assist companies become established in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter sustainment phase.
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Thomas Global Systems to supply more Boeing aircraft types
Aircraft flight deck equipment manufacturer Thomas Global Systems has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for its TFD-7000 Series plug-and-play LCD flight displays (pictured), to replace cathode ray tube (CRT) equipment in Boeing 737 aircraft. This latest certification adds to the Sydney company’s TFD-7000 Series approvals for Boeing 757-200/300 and 767-200/300 aircraft, and…
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Cortical Dynamics scores brain monitor approvals
Medical device manufacturer has won regulatory approval to market its Brain Anaesthesia Response Monitor (BARM, pictured) in South Korea, building on its existing approvals in Europe and through Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). The Perth company won approval from Korea’s Ministry for Food and Drug Safety (KMFDS). The company’s overseas distributors are Globaluck in South…
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