Tag: National Reconstruction Fund

Make AUKUS Pillar II a nation-builder, says BCA, AmCham

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government must better engage the private sector, hasten new funding options and create advanced technology research environments to link the AUKUS Pillar II program with national innovation,...

NRF backs brain tech startup Synchron in $305m Series D

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The National Reconstruction Fund has taken a $54 million stake in Synchron, the Melbourne-founded startup developing a non-invasive brain-computer interface that rivals Elon Musk’s Neuralink, as part of a...

Quantum Brilliance opens world-first diamond foundry

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Quantum Brilliance has opened Australia’s first commercial lab-grown diamond foundry in Melbourne, where the Canberra-born startup will produce synthetic diamonds for advanced quantum devices at scale. The new facility,...

NRF signs partnership with Abu Dhabi Investment Office

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The National Reconstruction Fund has signed an Memorandum of Understanding with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office to promote investment and exchange information on industrial priorities. Signed this week, the...

The National Reconstruction Fund’s real challenge

Posted on   |  by Adrian Beer
The chair of the National Reconstruction Fund has promised to take a “proactive and forward leaning” approach to business development opportunities, in response to ministerial pressure to deploy $1.5...

‘Tinkering’ with the NRF on Net Zero comes under fire

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government is facing criticism for “tinkering” with its arm’s length industry fund after a third of its available $15 billion allocation was diverted to fresh net zero plans,...

NRF takes $35m stake in Aussie chipmaker

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer has secured investment from the federal government’s industry fund, a former Prime Minister and several super funds to keep developing Wi-Fi microchips for IoT devices...