CEO, BluGlass
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BluGlass has created an Industry Advisory Board led by Steven DenBaars and Richard Craig to guide commercialisation of its GaN laser products, with the advisers compensated in equity.
Roundup of manufacturing briefs: rare earths and semiconductor firms win government grants, Pro-Pac takes a shareholder loan, Macquarie buys into Dow infrastructure, plus sales records, a China distribution deal and a space security hub.
BluGlass will supply GaN laser chips for an underwater LiDAR project alongside Macquarie University and defence firm Aurizn, with backing from a government seed grant; revenue so far is immaterial.
Semiconductor maker BluGlass told the ASX it secured $10.2 million in commitments via a placement, with a shareholder entitlement offer to follow, funding laser diode production expansion.
Roundup of manufacturing news: Vaxxas secures CEPI funding and a CRC-P grant, Hastings gains an increased NAIF loan, Bio-Gene receives an R&D tax incentive, plus jobs data and a skills consultation.