After decades of invaluable work encouraging more than 1.5 million young Australians to take up STEM careers, the Re-Engineering Australia Foundation has been unable to secure ongoing funds from government or industry and will close. This is the full text of the high achieving charity’s shock announcement, by Dr Michael Myers. With a heavy heart,…
Waste handling group Cleanaway Waste Management will acquire the waste and recycling business and assets of Citywide Service Solutions Pty Ltd for $110 million. At the same time Cleanaway will enter into a 35-year lease for the waste transfer station located at 391-395 Dynon Road in West Melbourne. Citywide Waste provides waste management services to…
Sparc Hydrogen is closer to announcing the development of its photocatalytic water splitting hydrogen production pilot reactor with the announcement of new international partners for the project. A joint venture between Sparc Technologies, the University of Adelaide and Fortescue, Sparc Hydrogen has progressed several key workstreams that de-risk the development of the pilot plant, including…
The federal government has ordered two additional Guardian-class Patrol Boats from Perth international shipbuilder Austal Australia, valued at approximately $39 million. The 39.5-metre steel-hull patrol boats, to be constructed at Henderson in Western Australia and scheduled for delivery in 2026, are in addition to the 22 Guardian-class Patrol Boats previously ordered by Canberra under the…
Weld Australia has weighed into the conversation on nuclear energy the week after the federal opposition’s plans were announced, warning that Australia lacks the engineers and tradesmen “to build one nuclear power station, let alone seven”. In a statement on Monday, the welding industry peak body gave its view on opposition leader Peter Dutton’s plan…
CSIRO is accepting applications for a new round of its free, ten-week Innovate to Grow program for SMEs, this time focussing on digital technologies and artificial intelligence. According to a statement from the national science agency on Monday, the program will connect businesses working on solutions in digital technologies and AI with knowledge, resources, and…
Brain imaging company EMVision Medical Devices has completed its pilot commercial line and received a third and final milestone-related payment, worth $1.25 million, under the federal Modern Manufacturing Initiative. EMVision is developing bedside and portable machines for detecting stroke, with the former (known as emu) currently in clinical trials. In a statement to the ASX…
Clinical stage biotechnology company PharmAust has received commitments to raise $10 million via an institutional placement with directors and management subscribing for $1 million worth of shares. The cash will be used to finalise preparations for an adaptive Phase 2/3 STRIKE study in patients with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) of the drug monepantel. Monepantel is…
