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MRead

MRead is building new detection capabilities for humanitarian demining and other security applications.

v2food

v2food makes delicious, nutritious plant based meat. Proudly Australian and backed by CSIRO, they're on a mission to feed the planet sustainably.

Chrysos Corporation

Delivering faster, more accurate gold analysis, Chrysos PhotonAssay is a environmentally-friendly replacement for fire assay on-site and in the laboratory.

FutureFeed

FutureFeed is an innovative livestock feed supplement that utilises a specific type of seaweed which can increase production and reduce methane emissions simultaneously.

Emesent

Emesent is a world-leader in drone autonomy, LiDAR mapping, and data analytics. Founded in 2018, Emesent has since built a reputation for delivering high-quality data capture in the mining, infrastructure, survey and mapping industries.

Coviu

Coviu is Australia's leading video telehealth solution, powering simple, secure and feature-rich video consultations for healthcare professionals.

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Hadean

Hadean’s pioneering Tubular Solid Oxide Electrolysis (tSOE) technology can replace almost one third of the electricity required for hydrogen production with low-cost or waste thermal heat from industrial processes. It has the potential to revolutionise how we produce hydrogen with lower cost, scalable and higher efficiency electrolysis, and to help decarbonise industry.

Endua

Endua is building the next generation of clean energy storage solutions to power communities, remote industries and off-grid infrastructure at the flick of a switch - all day and all night.

MRead

MRead is building new detection capabilities for humanitarian demining and other security applications.

Opturion

Opturion is revolutionising the way decisions are made in transport, logistics, manufacturing, maintenance, and health services. The company has unique 21st century optimisation technology using artificial intelligence to create optimal decisions that ensure compliance, improve customer service and reduce cost.

AdAlta

AdAlta Limited is a clinical stage biotechnology company using its i-body platform to discover and develop next generation protein therapeutics addressing drug targets that are challenging for other technologies.

Eden Brew

Eden Brew is a start-up company that produces dairy alternatives using precision fermentation of yeast.

Amfora

Amfora is a US-based company developing feed and food crops with enhanced nutritional density, reducing the effective cost of feed while also reducing the burden on the environment.

Avipep

Avipep Therapeutics is developing proprietary Avibody™-drug conjugates for patients fighting relapsed and refractory cancer. Avibodies represent an improved platform for the next generation of ADCs.

Bionic Vision Technologies

Bionic Vision Technologies was established to further develop and commercialise the bionic eye technology developed through the previous joint venture BVA.

FutureFeed

FutureFeed is an innovative livestock feed supplement that utilises a specific type of seaweed which can increase production and reduce methane emissions simultaneously.

Hivery

At HIVERY, we listen to data, harness it and unlock its genius. This is our vision. With a unique combination of research + data science + design, we make the complex, simple. Our solutions are designed to do one thing: maximize the return on physical retail space investment through hyper-local retailing.

MyLM

MyLM is the future of biomedical device tracking. By putting RFID flag tags on devices and having reader tunnels along the supply chain and in hospitals, manufacturers and medical staff can now see the exact location of every device.

NutriV

Nutri V uses surplus vegetables from Australian farms and converts them into nutrient-dense vegetable ingredients suitable for inclusion in a range of food and beverage products. Their range of vegetable products uses technology that enhances the nutritional content by using microencapsulation of healthy oils and gut health fermentation applications.

PolyActiva

PolyActiva is a clinical-stage ophthalmology company focussed on the development of sustained release ocular implants. PolyActiva has two products under clinical development, a Latanoprost FA SR Ocular Implant for the treatment of glaucoma and a Levofloxacin Ocular Implant to provide antibiotic prophylaxis following ocular surgery.

Propellor Aero

Propeller Aero use their cloud-based data visualisation and analytics platform, combined with drone and sensor-collected data to provide customers in the construction, mining and waste management sectors with a powerful decision making and productivity tool.

Quasar

Quasar is the next generation in space communications and intelligence, providing ground station services powered by Phased Array Technology.

Saluda Medical

Saluda Medical is a global medical device company focused on patient outcomes, science, and engineering to transform the treatment of chronic pain through spinal cord stimulation by measuring evoked compound action potentials to deliver closed loop technology.

Starpharma

Starpharma Holdings Limited is a global biopharmaceutical company and a world leader in the development of new pharmaceutical and medical products based on proprietary polymers called dendrimers, with programs for COVID-19, DEP® drug delivery and VivaGel®

The Healthy Grain

The Healthy Grain provides customers with unique, natural, nutritionally superior patentable wholegrains that enhance the health and wellbeing of people around the world. BARLEYmax® 'super barley' is a non-GM, nutritionally superior wholegrain with nutritional properties addressing the major chronic diseases of our time – colorectal cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity.

Nourish Ingredients

Nourish Ingredients produce tailored animal-free fats for the next generation of tastier alternative protein foods. Through precision fermentation, Nourish’s fats can be tuned to mimic any flavour profile required, including meat, fish, and dairy. Nourish are a key player in the future of a smarter and more sustainable food system.

PolyNovo

At PolyNovo we are driven by improving the outcomes of patients through development and provision of the best surgical solutions possible. PolyNovo develops innovative medical devices utilising the patented bioabsorbable polymer technology Novosorb®.

energyOS

energyOS delivers energy management services to consumers and portfolio services to electricity companies and other portfolio managers. Our team has been at the forefront of energy services for more than 10 years and includes the computer scientists that originally developed the platform at CSIRO.

Emesent

Emesent is a world-leader in drone autonomy, LiDAR mapping, and data analytics. Founded in 2018, Emesent has since built a reputation for delivering high-quality data capture in the mining, infrastructure, survey and mapping industries.

Chrysos Corporation

Delivering faster, more accurate gold analysis, Chrysos PhotonAssay is a environmentally-friendly replacement for fire assay on-site and in the laboratory.

CANN Group Limited

Cann Group’s vision is to provide access to a range of medicinal cannabis products for patients in Australia and globally. Cann’s expertise and partnerships support the rapid growth of globally competitive Australian research, cultivation and production capabilities.

Arista Cereal Technologies

Arista is a privately held, joint venture company formed by Limagrain, a farmer-founded and directed, world player in wheat seeds, and CSIRO. We began collaborating on fundamental research in high fibre wheat 20 years ago, and joined our efforts and expertise to develop a wheat with direct consumer health benefits.

Boron Molecular

Boron Molecular is an Australian specialty chemical and polymer manufacturer, based in Melbourne. They have successfully commercialised multiple Australian innovations and are active in a number of industry-led research initiatives to increase Australian advanced manufacturing capability.

Cardihab

Cardihab gives patients flexibility to complete supervised cardiac rehabilitation using a smartphone app which connects with a secure clinician portal. Our Clinician led digital program supports three models of care for more flexible, convenient and engaging cardiac rehabilitation.

Digital Agriculture Services

DAS (Digital Agriculture Services) puts science into the hands of decision makers, delivering rural, agri and climate risk intelligence that can be accessed anywhere in the world. Founded in 2017, DAS' principal software (SaaS) platform answers questions existing technology cannot answer, with world-best data, workflow and collaboration tools.

MycRX

MycRX's mission is to develop an on-target, clinically optimised drug to the Myc oncoprotein, and to exploit the broad reach of an effective Myc inhibitor to improve the lives of millions of cancer patients world-wide.

Medical Developments International

Medical Developments International (MDI) is one of Australia’s leading specialised healthcare companies. With an industry leading range of products in the areas of pain management, asthma and resuscitation, plus veterinary equipment, MDI has supplied healthcare professionals and patients innovative solutions since 1971.

NextOre

NextOre is the global exclusive provider of magnetic resonance sensors that allow copper, iron and gold miners to measure the quality of ore and make efficiency improvement decisions in real time.

PaidRight

PaidRight was established as a collaborative venture between PwC Australia and CSIRO’s Data61, working together in building and commercialising the ground-breaking PaidRight technology platform. $3b+ wages and 7m in pay slips have been checked to date producing new pay system discoveries faster and with more confidence.

RapidAim

RapidAIM leverages the very latest in Internet of Things sensor technology to help you take the guess-work out of pest management. We provide real-time information of fruit fly pest detection in your orchards & farms.

Redbelly

Australian-designed blockchain Redbelly Network promises a new standard for secure, scalable and accountable tokenisation. It is the only blockchain built for traditional, regulated finance rather than the unregulated universe of crypto.

ReNerve

Medical devices start-up ReNerve is pioneering the way in developing ready-to-use products for the repair or replacement of damaged peripheral nerves.

Rhythm Biosciences

Rhythm Biosciences is interested in developing and commercialising Australian medical diagnostics technology for sale to national and international markets. For Rhythm Biosciences, ColoSTAT™ is the first proposed product-in-development, intended as a test for the accurate and early detection of colorectal cancer.

VivaZome Therapeutics

VivaZome was formed to develop and commercialise exosome-based therapies, with a focus on treatments for debilitating and/or life-threatening disorders which are not adequately managed by current therapies.

v2food

v2food makes delicious, nutritious plant based meat. Proudly Australian and backed by CSIRO, they're on a mission to feed the planet sustainably.

Coviu

Coviu is Australia's leading video telehealth solution, powering simple, secure and feature-rich video consultations for healthcare professionals.

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