Homeland Security extends Micro-X contract
US Homeland Security has extended its development contract with Adelaide X-ray maker Micro-X and funded the second phase of a passenger self-screening project, taking the two contracts to US$4.5 million.
Startup · $10.6m raised
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Elenium Automation raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre | Grant | - |
| Commercialisation Fund | Grant | - |
Companies Elenium Automation acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hornlimann | Co-founder and Chief Executive | SmartCompany (25 Mar 2022), SmartCompany (21 Feb 2022) |
| Fred Melki | Chief Operating Officer | SmartCompany |
| Paula Dwyer | SmartCompany (25 Mar 2022), SmartCompany (21 Feb 2022) |
Stories naming Elenium Automation. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
US Homeland Security has extended its development contract with Adelaide X-ray maker Micro-X and funded the second phase of a passenger self-screening project, taking the two contracts to US$4.5 million.
Profile of Elenium Automation's CEO describing its pandemic-era pivot into biometric products, a ten million dollar investment raised in late 2021, and Paula Dwyer joining to chair its board.
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Twenty-four Australian manufacturers have won federal grants via AMGC's Commercialisation Fund, spanning clean energy, medical, food, defence, resources and space projects, with industry co-investment lifting total project funding beyond $32 million.
Twenty-four Australian manufacturers received grants totalling just over nine million dollars under the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre's Commercialisation Fund, matched by far larger private co-investment across six national manufacturing priority areas.
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