Federal Member for Deakin, Mr Michael Sukkar, facilitates visit to Trajan global HQ

Pioneering collaboration and world-class products meeting global standards – these were the take-home impressions of the Australian Minister for Industry and Science, Ian Macfarlane, during a special visit to Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) global headquarters facilitated by Mr Michael Sukkar, Federal Member for Deakin, Victoria.

Trajan exports 98 per cent of its products that are made in Australia, including the SGE Analytical Science brand which is well known for its diamond syringe quality, and is the global market leader in niche areas such as autosampler syringes and gas chromatography inlet liners. It has also been the recipient of an R&D100 Technology Innovation Award, Victorian Exporter of the Year and was inducted into Victoria’s Manufacturing Hall of Fame.

Explaining the reason for his visit, Minister Macfarlane was precise: “I wanted to see why it was that Trajan could be competitive against the best in the world, and in fact, be the best in the world.”

During his visit, Mr Macfarlane shared the Australian Government’s plans to set up Industry Growth Centres, designed to help facilitate stronger connections between industry and research, including in the critical areas of advanced manufacturing, medical technologies and pharmaceuticals.

Trajan engages with industry groups such as BioMelbourne Network and collaborates with a range of companies and academic institutions; including the recent launch of ASTech, the ARC Training Centre for Portable Analytical Separation Technologies - a $5.2 M program part funded by the Australian Research Council, University of Tasmania and Trajan.

“It’s great for me to come and see a company that is at the forefront of this phase in these fields, doing things that not only improve the quality of life for people in Australia, but also right around the world,” Mr Macfarlane observed.

“We do need to collaborate and we do need to focus on things that we can excel in, working with universities, working with companies internationally, to ensure the product we produce here isn’t just Australian. It’s got to be part of the international supply chain all over the world and Trajan is showing the way,” he said.