Tag: Modern Manufacturing Strategy

‘Lacklustre’ response to expert plan for NSW manufacturing

The New South Wales government is directing manufacturers to a $30 million grant program while it considers more strategic and costly policy changes, including its own network of manufacturing centres based on the successful UK Catapult model. An interim government response to the recommendations of an expert manufacturing taskforce...

Latest MMI grant serves $23 million to precision medicine

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The latest grant under the Modern Manufacturing Initiative is worth $23 million and will support the production of precision medicine and theranostics in Australia. The MMI collaboration stream grant...

Federal space funding ascends by $65 million

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A federal windfall of more than $65 million has been dropped on the local space industry via a new Space Infrastructure Fund, with half allocated to the Australian Space...

Main Sequence investment brings US robots firm to Australia

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
CSIRO’s innovation fund Main Sequence Ventures has led a $39 million investment into RIOS Intelligent Machines which will see the US-based AI factory robots firm come to Australian shores....

Labor-led manufacturing inquiry delayed to next year

Posted on   |  by catherine@innovationaus.com
A Labor-led Senate inquiry into Australia’s advanced manufacturing sector has been delayed until late January, likely giving the Opposition some ammunition in what is shaping up to be a...

MMI fund opens for recycling and clean energy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Recycling and clean energy projects are now eligible for grants from the government’s $1.3 billion manufacturing fund, with a 10-year roadmap for the sector also released. The addition of...

Andrews’ promotion is a manufacturing loss

Posted on   |  by Brent Balinski
For a long time, manufacturing lacked an industry minister with a lock on the job, there for the long term and with the necessary, hard-won credibility it takes to...

Cross-sector tech opportunities for manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Adrian Beer
Whilst 2020 has brought significant challenges, we have seen the manufacturing industry pivot quickly to address short-term needs, particularly around products like PPE. This kickstarted a renewed focus on...