Dr Matthew Young, Manufacturing Innovation Manager at IMCRC, is referenced in this create article. He believes that the COVID-19 pandemic has opened a unique window of opportunity for the industry.

It is, he told create, “a chance for companies to rethink their approach to manufacturing — how and where they make their goods — to future-proof their business strategy, and for government to provide the focus, support and environment to grow Australia’s manufacturing sector, and thus drive economic and social recovery”.