Thursday, August 6, 2026

New Funding to Support Medical Products Manufacturing in WA

Media Release MTPConnect today launched a new voucher program to boost medical products manufacturing in Western Australia. Funding of $400,000 is being made available through the...

Australian Plant Proteins secures $45.7m investment form global agrifood giant Bunge

Global agrifood company Bunge has invested $45.7 million in Australian Plant Proteins (APP), a premium plant-based powder processing, packaging and distribution business with facilities...

New consumer research shows Australian-made goods enjoyed a surge of support in 2020

New consumer research conducted by Roy Morgan showed the preference for Australian-made goods continued to increase in 2020. The research has found that the vast...

University of Adelaide and BioCina partnership to accelerate Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

University of Adelaide has unveiled a plan that could see Australia achieve total COVID-19 vaccine self-reliance within a year. The University announced a partnership with...

CRC Association welcomes government’s ongoing investment in cooperative research

Media Release The Cooperative Research Centres (CRCA) Association has welcomed the reaffirmation of the Government's commitment to the Cooperative Research Centres Program in the 2021/22...

“Australia’s manufacturing sector will be a key driver of future jobs and higher wages”...

The treasurer has announced Australia’s manufacturing sector will play a key role in securing Australia's recovery and additional government support will be provided.  In his...

Boosting medical equipment manufacturing and biotechnology in NSW

Pharmaceutical products manufacturer Baxter Healthcare Pty. Ltd. and biotechnology company SpeeDx have been announced as the first businesses to be part of the NSW...

Plasma Shield secures funding support to trial innovative air purification device

Med-tech startup Plasma Shield has been awarded $550,000 through the South Australian Government’s Research, Commercialisation and Startup Fund (RCSF) to begin trials of their...

CSIRO invests in science to drive Australia’s recovery

Media Release Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, will invest over $100 million in five science and technology growth areas over the next four years, to...

Calix, Pilbara Minerals to develop “midstream” lithium chemicals refinery at Pilgangoora in WA

Calix and Pilbara Minerals have executed a MOU covering the co-development of “midstream” lithium chemicals refinery utilising Calix’s core technology. The two companies will undertake...
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How a small pet food manufacturer supports a 5x increase in production capacity

For Advanced Pet Care of Australia, scaling into one of Australia’s top pet food manufacturers required more than new production capacity – it required better systems.