Author: Brandon How

Manufacturing enjoys time in the sun: industry reacts

Australian manufacturers have welcomed the election commitments from both Labor and the Coalition as they call on the next government to consult with businesses. The Labor party’s key commitment to advanced manufacturing is a $1 billion Advanced Manufacturing Fund coming out of the party’s greater $15 billion National Reconstruction...

Success: Gilmour Space tests 3D-printed rocket

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Gilmour Space Technologies is one step closer to blast off after successfully completing tests on its brand new, 3D-printed Phoenix rocket engine. At the company’s test site in Toowoomba...

Nation’s largest hyperbaric facility gets an upgrade

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Australia’s first deep water hyperbaric chamber suitable for testing subsea control modules has secured $600,000 in funding from the Western Australian state government. The chamber’s development is led by...

Canberran spacecraft simulator lands UK defence contract

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A Canberra-based spacecraft simulator firm will work on a more than $1.5 million United Kingdom Ministry of Defence contact to support its satellite mission. Nominal Systems has partnered with...

AusBiotech unveils 10-year blueprint for the biotech sector

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Life sciences industry representative body AusBiotech has launched a 10-year strategy for the biotechnology sector in an effort to “herald an era of Australian discovery, translationa and innovation”. The...

Big Tech behaviour is really ‘not okay’: Rod Sims

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The former chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Rod Sims has used a speaking engagement in Canberra to re-emphasise the need to reign in the power of...

$4.5 million in fellowships for MedTech and BioTech stars

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Australia’s Industry Growth Centre for MedTech and pharmaceuticals has awarded 18 new industry fellowships to provide researchers, clinicians, and other professionals with commercial experience. The $32 million Researcher Exchange...

Regulation: ANU tending to the tech ecosystem

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Australia’s technology regulation model is in need of reform to facilitate better coordination between policy makers and the many various regulatory bodies, a new report published out of the...