Government · 3 deals
Federal government grant program
Every published round Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halocell Energy | Grant | 5 Sep 2023 | $2m | Lead | RenewEconomy (11 Sep 2025), RenewEconomy (5 Sep 2023), @AuManufacturing | |
| OncoRes Medical | Grant | Jul 2023 | $3m | Lead | Brandon BioCatalyst, Brandon Capital, Brandon Capital portfolio (2 Nov 2022), Brandon BioCatalyst portfolio (2 Nov 2022), Brandon Capital portfolio (18 May 2022), Brandon BioCatalyst portfolio (18 May 2022), Startup News (WA) | |
| Dovetail Electric Aviation | Grant | 19 Jan 2023 | $3m | Participant | Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing (14 Apr 2023), SmartCompany, @AuManufacturing (7 Feb 2023), @AuManufacturing (31 Jan 2023), @AuManufacturing (19 Jan 2023) |
Companies Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OncoRes Medical | Handheld probing device that assesses during surgery whether all breast cancer tissue has… | Jul 2023, Grant | 1 | 1 |
| Halocell Energy | Perovskite solar cell company | 5 Sep 2023, Grant | 1 | 1 |
| Dovetail Electric Aviation | 19 Jan 2023, Grant | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P), as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) did.
Stories naming Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P). Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of Australian manufacturing items: gold-nanoparticle cancer diagnostics research, a medical research endowment's ten-year mark, a footballer's ambassador role, EU research program accession talks, a pectin producer's government grant, and battle-tank trainers.
Two medical startups have received a $3 million federal CRC-P grant to build RhinoMAP, an AI tool giving clinicians earlier reads on whether respiratory treatments are working, with university and clinical partners.
1414 Degrees says its SiBox silicon heat-storage technology is nearing commercialisation, with federal expansion support on offer, and recalls a February consortium grant win for its SiPHyR hydrogen project.
Optiscan Imaging has agreed to work with Monash University on AI for its next-generation gastrointestinal endomicroscope, a project that has already drawn close to $1 million under the CRC-P grant programme.
Manufacturing news roundup: GreenHY2 and Atomo Diagnostics receive government grants, Seaport Therapeutics closes a US$225m Series B, Orthocell secures $17m, Genevo Marine opens a crowdfunding offer, and the ACCC clears Accolade's wine acquisition.
Two Canberra cyber security firms won a $6.4 million federal grant through CRC-P to build Project DFNDR, a managed security and threat intelligence platform for small businesses, alongside the University of Canberra.
Federal grants roundup: 21 Cooperative Research Centres Projects awards worth $51 million in Round 15, with EQ Plastics, Optiscan Imaging and NEXSEN BioTech each receiving $3 million for product development.
Also RenewEconomy
Defence Trailblazer grants Silex Systems $5.1 million to build commercial-scale zero spin silicon output at its Sydney plant, securing local supply for quantum chipmaker Silicon Quantum Computing.
A consortium led by Vlepis received a $1.48 million federal CRC-P grant for a two-year sensor and AI project supporting aged-care triage, with partners including CARETEQ, UTS, RMIT and the NSW Smart Sensing Network.
Ojas Group's solar panel upcycling plant in Victoria, backed by a 2020 federal grant and university partners, is set to begin operating by late 2023, alongside other Australian recyclers.