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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round 3M raised.
Companies 3M acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
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Manufacturing roundup: Australian Vanadium and entX land government grants, Hexagon Energy Materials completes a $1 million round, Australian Dairy Nutritionals appoints a CEO, Aurora Labs adds a director, plus vessel, export and research briefs.
Microsoft is trialling two-phase immersion cooling to cut data centre power use, building on technology from LiquidStack, which earlier in 2021 announced a US$10 million Series A and partnered with server maker Wiwynn.
Blackbird Ventures announces its first investment from its inaugural New Zealand fund into Ao Air, describing the ATMOS wearable respirator, its air-pressure sealing approach, and the founding team behind it.
Comment piece reports bionic eye developers restored vision in four patients, with Bionic Vision Technologies having raised $23.6 million from two offshore investors, and discusses commercialisation prospects.
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