Tag: National Reconstruction Fund Corporation

NRF injects $150m into Brandon Capital life sciences fund

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has invested $150 million in life sciences venture capital firm Brandon Capital, in a major push to keep Australia’s medical breakthroughs from heading offshore...

NRF told to crank investment, prioritise national interest

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has been directed to get $1.5 billion out the door over the next year and prioritise the national interest and longer-term gains, after scraping...

Melbourne biotech PolyActiva scores $27m NRFC investment

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Melbourne-based biotech firm PolyActiva, which has spent 15 years developing an eye-implant technology to treat glaucoma, has won a $27 million investment from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation as...

News Wrap: The stage is set, as shadow ministry lands

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Liberal and National parties put aside their differences on energy and competition policy this week to rekindle a union that has existed, in one form or another, for...

Veteran Big Four banker to lead NRF Corporation

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Career banker David Gall has been handed the reins of the agency responsible for the federal government’s $15 billion manufacturing fund, arriving as its first investments roll out to...

NRF unveils $25m equity investment in IoT startup Myriota

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has made a $25 million equity investment in South Australian IoT and satellite startup Myriota as part of a broader $50 million funding round....

‘Frontrunning’ fears over NRF’s first $40m deal

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A media drop and alleged leak has put the corporation in charge of the government’s $15 billion manufacturing fund under scrutiny at its first Senate Estimates appearance since its...