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Lumentum set to acquire laser maker Coherent for $5.7bn

Optics and photonics components maker Lumentum has reached a definitive agreement to acquire fellow laser manufacturer Coherent in a cash and stock transaction valued...

Germany’s private sector activity sees downturn in August

Market activity in Germany’s private sector slipped for the second consecutive month and at a faster rate, according to the S&P Global’s Flash purchasing...

AstraZeneca enlists Germany’s IDT to meet COVID-19 jab demand in the EU

AstraZeneca and IDT Biologika's joint investment will boost vaccine manufacturing capability and address jab shortages in Europe. Leading coronavirus vaccine maker AstraZeneca announced yesterday that...
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How growth capital is helping an Australian manufacturer go global

There’s a particular kind of ingenuity that flourishes in regional Australia. Away from the noise of major business centres, founders build companies that quietly become world leaders in their field, solving deep specialised problems that global markets didn’t know could be solved. Modra Technology, based in Warragul in regional Victoria, is one of those companies.