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Ventilator project highlights importance of local manufacturing

Executives involved in an effort to produce 2000 ventilators locally for the federal government say the coronavirus crisis underscores the importance of maintaining advanced manufacturing capabilities in Australia.

by | 3 May, 2020

A consortium led by technology commercialisation firm Grey Innovation and involving manufacturers such as Bosch and ANCA secured $31.3 million in funding from the Morrison government in April to produce ventilators that will be added to the national stockpile.

Read more at The Age. 

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