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What is a CRC-P?
A CRC-P is a short term industry-led collaborative research project with the aim to develop important new technologies.
Round 13 CRC-P is open to all industry sectors however will have a focus on supporting projects that align with the National Manufacturing Priorities.
What is the CRC-P funding?
The CRC-P supports industry-led collaborations between industry, researchers and the community. The program is a proven model for linking researchers with industry to focus on research and development towards use and commercialisation.
There is no specific amount of funding allocated to each CRC-P round, however past rounds have averaged $30 million to $40 million in total.
The number of CRC-Ps that will be funded in each round (and the total amount of funding committed) will depend on the number of applications received, the relative merits of applications, the amount of funding requested, the amount of available funding and the need to ensure sufficient funding is available for future rounds.
A majority of CRC-P Round 13 funding (at least around 70 per cent) is available to support projects with a focus on the National Manufacturing Priorities (NMPs).
The remainder is available to all sectors.
What is a CRC?
CRC stands for Cooperative Research Centre which can get up to $55M funding over 10 years. CRCs undertake medium to long term industry-led high quality collaborative research.
CRC-P stands for Cooperative Research Centre – Projects which can get up to $3M funding over 3 years.
CRC-Ps undertake short-term, industry-identified and industry-led collaborative research projects
What is a CRC in Australia?
A CRC in Australia short-term, industry-led collaborative research project which is eligible for $3M funding over 3 years.
CRC-P Objectives
The CRC-P aims to:
- Competitiveness – improve the competitiveness, productivity and sustainability of Australian industries
- Priorities – deliver outcomes in line with government priorities
- Collaboration – encourage and enable small and medium enterprise (SME) participation in collaborative research
- Research – foster high quality research to help solve industry specific problems
Eligible Projects
To be eligible for the CRC-P funding, projects must:
- develop a product, service or process that will solve problems for industry and deliver real outcomes
- benefit small to medium enterprises (SMEs)
- include education and training activities
CRC-P Eligible Activities
CRC-P eligible activities must directly relate to the CRC-P project and can include:
- new research
- proof of concept activities
- pre-commercialisation of research outcomes
- industry-focused education and training activities
- conferences, workshops, symposia related to the joint research
- information sharing and communications related to the research
Eligible Lead Applicants
To be eligible for CRC-P as a lead applicant you must:
- have an Australian business number (ABN)
- be incorporated in Australia and a trading corporation
Your trading activities must be either:
- enough to be called a trading corporation
- a major, not minor, part of your overall activity
Project partners must include:
- 2 Australian industry organisations, including at least 1 SME
- 1 Australian research organisation
Other Members
Each CRC-P must include and maintain amongst its project partners at least:
- two industry entities including at least one SME and
- one research organisation.
Partners from existing or former CRCs or CRC-Ps can be partners in other CRCs or CRC-Ps.
CRC-P partners do not need to commit for the entire project period.
All CRC-P partners must contribute resources to the CRC-Ps. We treat partners’ proposed cash and in-kind contributions equally for the purposes of calculating the maximum grant amount.
How to get a CRC-P grant?
To get CRC-P funding you will need to identify the:
- Problem – industry-identified problem to be solved
- Outcome – tangible industry outcomes expected to derive from the research activitiy
- Potential – commercial potential of the expected outputs and any spill-over benefits.
- Solution – how the proposal would solve the industry-identified problem
- Process – the methodology to be applied to achieve outcomes and adoption of new technologies
- Team – the potential participants and their levels of proposed commitment.
Round 13 Priorities
Changes to Round 13 CRC-P guidelines are minor and don’t change the scope or policy intent of the program. Key changes are:
- Reclassifying staff salaries from in-kind commitments to cash contributions, to align with treatment of other cash contributions from partners. This will make applying easier and be in line with other grant programs. The total contribution leveraged by applicants will remain the same.
- Removal of the eligibility requirement that all applications must include education and training activities. This is still a weighted criterion in the merit assessment.
- Updates to reflect the latest standard grant opportunity guidelines template.
- Wording to improve clarity and/or specificity.
- Removal of Round 12 mRNA-based therapeutics and clean technologies as priorities within the NMPs for which applications were being sought.
Timing
Applications for Round 13 – CRC-Ps close 05 May 2022.
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What is the CRC-P Success Rate?
In round 1 of the CRC-P only 11 of the 91 applications were funded with a success rate of 12%. This is below the NHMRC success rate of 17% and the ARC success rate of 18%.
ARC Industry Linkage Programme has a success rate of 36% in 2015 and 31% in 2016.
CRC-P Recipients
Some of the CRC-P recipients include:
- CRC-P Nutromics – $2,150,000 – Diabetes is a global epidemic and the biggest challenge confronting Australia’s health system. Current care models focus on treatment of the disease, however greatly improved outcomes and increased efficiency are driven from preventative measures. The project will bring together a multi-disciplinary team to develop a digitally enabled wearable device and a deep learning behaviour change engine to elicit the positive lifestyle behaviour changes required to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
- CRC-P Coviu – $1,187,534 – “Telerehabilitation,” or rehabilitation service via video, has demonstrated both equivalent outcomes to face-to-face rehabilitation and reduced costs. However, mainstream uptake has been limited by a lack of objective patient progress metrics. This project aims to further reduce cost and improve efficiency by developing AI-based solutions to automatically recognise joint range of motion, allowing clinicians to monitor and measure remotely via a video interface the progress of patient’s recovery.
CRC-P Round 12 Recipients
| Title | Partners* | Description | Start/End Date | Total Grant amount | Total Project Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cannabinoid manufacture for development of registered pharmaceuticals. | Cannapacific Pty Ltd | The lack of selective active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and standard (pre)-clinical scientific data has restricted the development of cannabis-derived registered prescription pharmaceuticals. Australia is uniquely positioned to develop cannabinoid APIs based on established success in the plant derived opiates API industry (50% of global market). This project will establish platform technologies for manufacturing and global supply of selective cannabinoid APIs, addressing process yield, product stability, and cost issues. The project will also generate proof of concept preclinical data for development of selective cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals within two therapeutic areas of significant unmet medical need (Pain and PTSD). | 15 Jan 2022 – 15 Dec 2024 | $3,000,000 | $8,014,982 |
Green hydrogen energy production and storage for distributed energy systems | Endua Pty Ltd | Endua is unique in hydrogen technology because it solves green energy for small-scale, decentralised power systems. The Endua green hydrogen power bank will produce and store energy on-demand for regional Australia, replacing diesel generators. Ampol’s 40% diesel market-share provides a direct sales channel to this $1.5b market across agriculture, mining, telecommunications and communities. Australia’s transition to renewables will falter if we cannot solve the long duration energy storage problem. The CRC-P will support Endua to develop a green energy storage solution sooner, reducing costs by 90% and emissions by 203Mt. This will trigger mass adoption of green energy storage that will catalyse the uptake of renewables. | 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2024 | $2,366,317 | $7,170,659 |
Sensor and data innovation for smart triaging for at-risk Australians | Vlepis Solutions Pty Ltd | By 2050, we will need 980,000 aged-care workers to support 3.5M Australians. Yet the Royal Commission underlined pervading neglect and excessive workloads across the sector. At the same time, Indigenous Australians are three times more likely to die from potentially-preventable causes. Our project is a response: unleashing Australian manufactured sensing technologies and AI-powered decision support software to enable care providers to remotely identify, monitor and triage health risks and prioritise care for at-risk members of our community. The result is fewer unnecessary deaths, more manageable workloads, greater productivity, less suffering, and greater access to the quality proactive care that every Australian deserves.
| 1 Jul 2022 – 30 Jun 2024 | $1,480,000 | $5,214,812 |
Development of the GenX Betavoltaic Battery Pilot Manufacturing Process | Phosenergy Limited | “The space and defence industries consider the absence of effective remote power generation options a key limitation to capability and asset availability. A long-life, reliable, maintenance and fuel-free power system to low earth orbit, lunar and deep space applications is critical for enabling the next phases of space utilisation and exploration. This Project will create a nuclear battery skills capability platform, and leverage it to consolidate PhosEnergy’s betavoltaic battery design and progress to the development, commissioning, and validation of a capable pilot manufacturing process that can produce battery prototypes for end-user evaluation. The commercial opportunity is to supply long-life power for defence and space applications”
| 11 Apr 2022 – 10 Apr 2025 | $2,427,689 | $6,021,958 |
Pyrolysed tyre waste (EOLT) char as an additive in polymer composites | Bioplant Limited | Pyrolysis is the main green process to upcycle end-of-life-tyre (EOLT) waste to produce diesel, oil, steel wires while forming char by-products. The resulting pyrolytic tyre char is a carbon-rich solid material that is plagued by inorganic contaminants and undesirable structure, thus considerably decreasing its value and market potential. This project will optimize the particle size surface and functional chemical properties of the EOLT pyrolysis char (EOLT-PC) by fine-tuning the operating conditions of high-performance Vortex systems to enhance its applicability as structural filler or enhancer in polymer composites including rubbers, and epoxy resins.
| 1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 2024 | $2,990,000 | $6,814,065 |
Modular ammonia manufacturing via a breakthrough carbon-free process | Jupiter Ionics Pty Ltd | Decarbonisation of ammonia production is a global priority. The current process contributes approx. 1.8% of global CO2 emissions, even as it remains an essential component of global food security via fertiliser production. The Jupiter Ionics team has developed unique, world-leading technology for the electrochemical production of green ammonia. This project will bring together a consortium to conduct R&D to address scale-up and manufacturing challenges associated with developing prototypes capable of producing 0.5 t/year and beyond, which will underpin the rollout of the first commercial versions of the device. This initial scale of device will be targeted towards localised manufacture of fertilisers in various sectors of agriculture.
| 4 Apr 2022 – 28 Mar 2025 | $2,658,482 | $7,373,909 |
Commercialisation of a diagnostic imaging system for cancer surgery | Oncores Medical Pty Ltd | Globally, 2.26M women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. The foundation of curative treatment is complete surgical removal of the tumour. The surgery of choice is breast conserving surgery (BCS), however up to 35% of BCS patients require repeat surgery due to incomplete tumour removal. Repeat surgeries carry huge economic costs (US$691m/yr in US) plus physical and mental burdens for patients. OncoRes’ CRCP Rnd 6 supported early clinical feasibility of a handheld device to guide real time decision making in the surgical cavity, which has since been granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation. This new project would deliver a commercial product, clinical evidence to support TGA submission, and prepare OncoRes for a US pivotal trial.
| 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 | $3,000,000 | $9,393,240 |
mRNA manufacturing and formulation service for late stage clinical trials | Bridgewest Australia Biotech Pty Ltd | “Australia currently lacks domestic biomanufacturing of mRNA products and lipid nanoparticles under accredited pharmaceutical GMP. Constraints are particularly acute for production of material for Phase II and Phase III clinical trials. This CRC-P will strengthen linkages between commercial lead BioCina Pty Ltd and industry co-partner Cytiva, as well as expand clinical and discovery research outputs with embedded, world-class experts from the University of Adelaide. Outcomes of this research will upscale our Australian GMP manufacturer of API for all clinical phases and commercial supply – credentialed by both TGA and the US FDA – for an Australian and international market.”
| 28 Feb 2022 – 28 Jan 2025 | $3,000,000 | $7,337,402 |
interventional “pumpless” intra-aortic balloon heart assist device | QHeart Medical Pty Ltd | “Resistant Hypertension (RH) and Hypertensive Heart Failure (HHF) are major global health problems with high incidence, no effective treatments, and carry huge costs (2%-3.5% of population have heart failure, 20%-33% of population have hypertension, Global Costs: Heart Failure >US$100b/y, Hypertension >US$200b/y). We have shown proof of concept using an interventionally delivered “pumpless” intra-aortic balloon (IAB) device therapy offering a non-surgical solution using passive dampening. We proposed further development of this disruptive treatment including clinical validation studies to progress this non-surgical medical device therapy with a focus on serving the current unmet clinical need for RH and HHF.”
| 1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 2024 | $2,750,000 | $7,355,000 |
Development of an mRNA vaccine for a chronic human bacterial infection. | Denteric Pty Ltd | Recent success with Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to Covid-19 has proven efficacy of mRNA vaccines for viruses, but little is known about using mRNA against bacterial pathogens, which are equally abundant. The increasing problem of antibiotic resistance and super bug emergence demands new advancements, including vaccination. Clinicaltrials.gov lists more than 240 clinical trials in progress with mRNA vaccines to viruses and cancers, but none to bacterial pathogens. Denteric, CSL and UoM wish to collaborate under the CRC-P program to investigate if an mRNA vaccine approach is feasible for targeting bacterial pathogens using Porphyromonas gingivalis as a model human pathogen associated with chronic inflammatory diseases.
| 4 Jan 2022 – 30 Jun 2023 | $1,200,000 | $3,152,425 |
DART CMP Airframe: A composite reusable hypersonic platform | Hypersonix Launch Systems Pty Ltd | “DART CMP is a hypersonic UAV travelling at speeds up to Mach 12. It is powered by the SPARTAN hydrogen fuelled scramjet engine. This project takes advantage of the weight savings and reusability of high temperature composites. The project will deliver a new sovereign manufacturing capability for high temperature oxide-oxide ceramic matrix composites. The project build will comprise of a complete UAV airframe, including: composite aeroshell and aerodynamic control surfaces, flight avionics, and hydrogen fuel system. Additive Manufacturing/ 3D Printing will be used additionally. The UAV will undergo hardware-in-the-loop bench as part of flight readiness testing. It will be a world first in delivering a reusable hypersonic UAV.”
| 1 Jul 2022 – 30 Jun 2025 | $2,950,000 | $6,741,923 |
Integrating Quantum Tech into Space Manufacturing for Defence & Agriculture | Q-CTRL Pty Ltd | This project brings together two leading Australian SMEs and a top-tier research institute to address critical industry-identified challenges in the space sector. We focus on building novel technology for geospatial intelligence enabled through advances in domestic precision manufacturing. We will combine unique technological capabilities in miniaturised lasers and small quantum sensors to produce unique remote sensing payloads for space deployment. These will in turn provide sovereign capabilities relevant to defence and space. By focusing on underground water detection as a key application, we will deliver major value to Australian agriculture and align with Science & Research priorities in Advanced Manufacturing and Soil and Water.
| 1 Mar 2022 – 29 Feb 2024 | $2,750,000 | $5,501,190 |
Production of affordable sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as a hydrogen carrier | Boron Molecular Pty Limited | Safe and cost-effective hydrogen storage is needed to expand the use of hydrogen. This project will develop a blueprint for an industry-scale, cost-effective process to produce sodium borohydride (NaBH4), a safe and efficient hydrogen carrier. It will overcome the key problem in adopting NaBH4 for hydrogen storage: the high cost due to a 70-year-old manufacturing process, which is capital- and energy-intensive. The CRC-P will develop a pilot plant demonstrating the feasibility of upscaling the production of NaBH4 using a recent innovation. Success in commercialisation by two Australian SMEs will improve local advanced manufacturing capability, and establish Australia’s leadership in hydrogen storage in the global hydrogen economy.
| 1 Jul 2022 – 30 Jun 2025 | $1,575,00 |
CRC-P Round 11 Recipients
| Title | Partners* | Description | Start/End Date | Total Grant amount | Total Project Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Next generation long term brain monitoring electrodes | Seer Medical Pty Ltd | Long term brain monitoring (EEG) is a crucial component in the diagnosis of epilepsy. This monitoring requires sticking dozens of electrodes to the patient’s scalp. Old solutions lead to skin irritation, are labour intensive, and do not last the duration of monitoring. Seer has made progress through development of a product called WaterTabs that solves some of these issues, but still uses old electrodes. This is manufactured in our ISO14485 facility in Melbourne. There is a large global opportunity to develop an integrated electrode based on new materials and manufacturing methods, improving patient experience. This project will develop integrated, manufacturable, and easy-to-apply electrode interfaces. | 1/7/2021 – 30/6/2022 | $465,183 | $957,590 |
Extracting critical minerals and rare earth’s from bauxite residue | Alumtek Minerals Pty Ltd | This Project will further develop and commercialise existing proprietary processing technology (developed by Alumtek Minerals (AM) over the last three years) to extract critical minerals and rare earths from bauxite residue. This industry-led project, a partnership between AM, Alcoa and Chemistry Centre WA, will deliver a comprehensive test work program, building on previous positive proof-of-concept results, which will produce initial quantities of various critical minerals and rare earth elements. | 5/7/2021 – 8/7/2022 | $1,052,665 | $2,105,330 |
ARIA – bionic visual-spatial prosthesis for the blind | ARIA Research Pty Ltd | ARIA is a breakthrough bionic medical device that delivers high-fidelity visual-spatial perception for blind people. ARIA makes possible new levels of autonomy for Australia’s 600,000 blind & vision impaired (VI) citizens and for over 337 million blind/VI people globally. The partners have delivered a validated point of care (POC) with blind users demonstrating sufficiently detailed spatial understanding of an unfamiliar space to describe & navigate it, and accurately identify, locate & grab objects. This project will enable ARIA to undertake preclinical evaluations, build early prototypes, undertake preclinical trials, and prepare for future clinical trials. | 1/7/2021 – 31/12/2023 | $2,602,035 | $9,686,479 |
Novel & environmentally sustainable ultra-high efficiency micro HVAC system | Conry Tech Development Pty LTD | Cooling consumes 24% of Australia’s power, and most air-conditioning systems use refrigerant known to have high global warming potential. An estimated 90% of commercial heating systems burn natural gas and are unable to use clean energy. The COVID-19 pandemic also revealed that current heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems cannot effectively combat the spread of such viruses. This CRC-P enables Conry Tech to develop their innovative and cost competitive micro HVAC system, designed to harness clean energy, reduce energy consumption by >50%, use more environmentally friendly refrigerants, eliminate the use of fossil fuels, and help limit the spread of viruses within HVAC systems, and then rapidly commercialise it for the $160 billion global non-residential HVAC market. | 1/7/2021 – 30/6/2024 | $3,000,000 | $8,773,325 |
Eliminating pig tail removal to improve welfare and industry sustainability | SunPork Pty Ltd | Tail biting is confronting, an undesirable consequence of pork production, and is an adverse welfare and economic issue for the pork industry. Pigs have part of their tail removed (docked) soon after birth to prevent tail biting later in life. Continuation of tail docking is a substantial reputational risk that will threaten the sustainability of the $5.3 billion Australian pork industry. Elimination of tail docking will give significant welfare benefits. This will enhance societal confidence in the pig industry leading to improved market opportunities and production returns for pork producers. Support from the CRC-P will give pork producers the confidence to raise pigs with intact tails while maintaining high standards of pig welfare. | 3/1/2022 – 31/12/2024 | $2,892,374 | $7,876,194 |
Advancing nanoporous MOF materials for high efficiency hydrogen storage | Rux Energy Pty Limited | This project will prove-up breakthrough advanced hydrogen (H2) storage materials discoveries at the University of Sydney. The inability to store H2 efficiently is a key barrier to the uptake of H2 as a new zero-carbon fuel, as identified in the National Hydrogen Strategy. The project is expected to demonstrate the superior system-wide volumetric and gravimetric efficiency gains of the metal-organic-framework (MOF) material to enable higher density lower pressure storage. These gains will enable key H2 markets in grid, mobility and aerospace, supporting decarbonisation. This project will enable technology validation and prototype development and testing with SME & large industry partners, accelerating commercialisation and uptake. | 1/7/2021 – 30/6/2024 | $2,770,000 | $7,952,530 |
AI based conversion of unrecyclable waste into engineered building products | Dasma Environmental Pty Ltd | This CRC-P will introduce smart analytical platform based on AI to optimise material recovery at Dasma’s materials recycling facility (MRF). Data from this platform can be shared. Using this data, MRFs, recyclers and manufacturers can plan the supply chain to increase the use of recovered resources. This CRC-P will also develop a prototype smart manufacturing plant to develop new building products. The aim is to manufacture products that can compete with the current market to eliminate negative value stream of the recovered raw material by market diversification. This end-to-end manufacturing is a solution to add value and efficiency by having visibility across the supply chain. This how CRC-P funding will pave the way towards application of industry 4.0 principles in waste management. | 1/7/2021 – 30/6/2024 | $2,100,000 | $5,708,644 |
Designed-led advanced manufacturing of smart orthotics for remote Australia | iOrthotics Pty Ltd | The partnership is creating a new generation of smart orthotic devices to increase patient compliance and expedite lead times to patient and reduce overall healthcare costs. The project will test an enhanced workflow to supply patients in remote Australia custom smart orthotics to address diabetic foot disease complications prevalent in remote Australian communities. The partners apply advancements in human-centred design, generative design, advanced manufacturing, and wearable technologies to provide quantitative clinical data to monitor treatment effectiveness and improve patient compliance and outcomes. | 1/7/2021 – 30/6/2024 | $2,044,034 | $7,084,302 |
Measuring meat quality to improve Australia’s sheep meat industry | Miniprobes Pty Ltd | Australia is the world’s largest exporter of lamb and mutton. However, there is currently no commercially-viable technology to measure sheep meat quality during production. This CRC-P will develop a ‘smart needle’, able to rapidly measure intramuscular fat and quantify meat quality. This device combines miniaturised photonics with deep learning algorithms to enable meat producers to reliably identify premium quality lamb and mutton. It will also provide valuable feedback to farmers on animal husbandry and breeding. This device will provide our exporters with a technological advantage over lamb from other countries, with the potential to increase Australian sheep meat sales by $183 million per year. | 1/7/2021 – 30/6/2024 | $1,500,000 | $4,538,456 |
Developing high-capacity dynamic rock reinforcement for underground mines | Jennmar Australia Pty Ltd | This project will ensure safety and productivity in Australian underground mines remains world leading as they embark on mining deep stressed orebodies and/or using lower cost large cave mining methods that generate higher mining induced stresses. The move to underground mining comes from the need to go deeper to find better orebodies and environmental, social and governance (ESG) expectations for lower footprint mining. Experience shows a major hazard from mining in very high stressed environments is a sudden dynamic explosive failure of rock that is not effectively held by traditional rock bolt reinforcement; hence, dynamic bolts exist. This project will design, develop and build Australian manufacturing for the world’s highest capacity dynamic bolt support system. | 1/7/2021 – 30/6/2024 | $3,000,000 | $8,323,400 |
Concrete systems utilising post-consumer recycled Plastic aggregate | Repeat Plastics Australia Pty Ltd | It is widely accepted over 1.7 million tonnes of plastic packaging will go to landfill in 2021. Solution: 3.4 million tonnes of concrete are used yearly in Australia. This project will replace a portion of the mineral aggregate with waste soft plastic packaging, providing a solution for over 30% of problematic waste. It will further develop, test and certify Recycled Plastic-reinforced Geoploymer Concrete (RP-GC) solutions, recently innovated by Repeat Plastics and SR Engineering, to Australian standards. The CRC-P funding will be used for research and development and testing necessary for the new RP-GC products to gain required market acceptance. There has been minimal innovation in this space due to limited standards testing and poor specifier confidence. | 1/7/2021 – 30/6/2024 | $1,093,000 | $3,241,017 |
Wireless mining conveyor technology to Improve safety and reduce outages | MineSensor Services Pty Ltd | MineSensor combines proprietary hardware, firmware, software, and an analytics platform to digitise mine conveyor information to reduce breakdown, increase mine output and improve safety. A fitted transponder measures conveyor roller bearing temperature and roller thickness. Information from the transponder is received and analysed, resulting in reports and alerts. MineSensor and the University of Newcastle developed the IP, patented the technology, created a prototype, and undertaken laboratory performance testing at the University of Newcastle. With Reliable Conveyor Belt we are conducting field trials at a Hunter Valley coal mine. This project will take the MineSensor field prototype to a mid-scale trial, then to pre-commercial release. | 1/8/2021 – 29/2/2024 | $250,000 | $626,031 |
Ultrasensitive indicators to track decontamination in healthcare facilities | Nanosonics Limited | Patients remain at risk of cross-contamination with potential serious consequences due to poor sensitivity and subjectivity of current protocols for decontamination of medical instruments. Currently no integrated system exists to detect and remove pathogenic proteins which are associated with clinical conditions including neurodegenerative disorders. This project develops a solution comprising of a new indicator, a highly sensitive detector and new enzyme formulations for the cleaning and deactivation of pathogenic proteins. These will be manufactured locally and brought to global markets by Nanosonics, an Australian ASX 200 company with a successful track record of manufacturing and commercialisation of decontamination products. | 1/7/2021 – 30/6/2024 | $2,902,040 | $6,078,400 |
Australian manufacturing of alternative protein ingredients | GrainCorp Oilseeds Pty Ltd | There is no industrial scale production of high-value proteins from plant-based ingredients in Australia. Protein ingredients must be imported, with food manufacturers beholden to international suppliers, price fluctuations and supply chain interruptions. | 8/7/2021 – 1/7/2023 | $1,800,000 | $4,406,267 |
DelivAssure – a novel monitoring device to detect hypoxia during childbirth | VitalTrace Pty Ltd | Accurate monitoring of babies for poor oxygenation (hypoxia) during childbirth is crucial to preventing complications which can lead to long term morbidity and mortality for mothers and babies. Current monitoring techniques are based on outdated 1960s technology, which produces inadequate and or inaccurate data on this vital indicator. This can lead to serious fetal complications, such as brain damage or other organ damage and unnecessary intervention with emergency Caesarean sections. VitalTrace is bringing together a multidisciplinary team of specialised engineers and product developers, clinicians and researchers to develop a medical device that continuously measures a highly accurate marker of fetal hypoxia. | 1/7/2021 – 30/6/2024 | $2,850,000 | $11,262,472 |
Underground mine LoRa network for monitoring/control/backup/rescue/robotics | Roobuck Pty Ltd | The vision for the mining sector is focused on the digital mine toward complete automation. The digital mine creates a high demand for communication networks. However, the existing technologies can hardly achieve full coverage in underground mines and are costly & difficult to deploy. In an emergency, existing networks may fail due to the loss of power or damage to communication cables. A long-range low power wireless technology – LoRa makes all this possible. As a new technology, LoRa has not been used for underground mines yet. In this project, we will develop a chain type LoRa network, which can achieve full coverage, provide a backup network, be quickly deployed for rescue work, and support new robotic applications. | 1/7/2021 – 30/6/2024 | $2,000,000 | $5,008,000 |
Palatable and functional nutrition and safety for dysphagia patients | Trisco Foods Pty Ltd | The Project will address current inadequacies in the nutrition, palatability and safety of thickened food for dysphagia patients, through the development and upscaling of a new-to-the-world liquid-based viscosity inhibited food and beverage thickening formulation. In so doing, the project will overcome significant co-morbidities such as dehydration and malnutrition in dysphagia patients, by combining biologically derived ingredients in a patented formulation, which aims to lower the prescribed consistency of thickened foods, while not compromising safety. A production process will be scaled-up allowing first commercial sales to national industry players, who will also participate in the project’s research. | 1/7/2021 – 30/6/2024 | $712,604 | $1,900,278 |
Pre-commercial pilot trial of novel biofungicide to address sclerotinia | Nufarm Australia Limited | Nufarm & CSIRO have identified strains of Actinobacteria and their bioactive agents that demonstrate high anti-fungal capabilities against sclerotinia fungal disease in canola. Sclerotinia has a broad host range and its spores can spread rapidly over large distance through the air and remain persistent in soil for years. The potential losses in crop yield is estimated to be up to 40% alone for canola plants infected by sclerotinia. The partners will participate in the large-scale development for the pre-commercialisation research to produce a range of formulation options for a new biological fungicide (sclerotinia-canola), and the additional screening, research & trial for suitability to a wider range of crops & pathogens. | 1/10/2021 – 1/6/2024 | $2,316,885 | $7,113,063 |
High value-added manufacturing from polymetallic critical minerals | Chalice Mining Limited | Conventional processing of copper-nickel-platinum group metals (Cu-Ni-PGM) deposits extracts the metals by flotation with the resultant concentrate sent offshore for smelting. These inefficiencies result in significant metal loss, excess energy usage, and are environmentally unfriendly. The Project seeks to develop a novel, environmentally-friendly process that will increase efficiencies in processing critical raw materials into platinum group metals, battery minerals (nickel sulfate, cobalt sulfate) and energy metal copper. A successful outcome will result in Australia’s only world-class PGM mine with high value added local processing and no smelting, enabling Australia to access global PGM and battery chemical supply chains. | 1/7/2021 – 31/12/2023 | $2,900,000 | $7,621,322 |
Vertiia powertrain development, for high speed eVTOL transport | AMSL Aero Pty Ltd | Vertiia is an Australian developed electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) Aircraft, that will provide rapid response air ambulance and low cost passenger transport for regional and remote Australia. This project will enable the optimisation and development of a quiet, efficient and lightweight propulsion system tailored for Vertiia. Off the shelf motors, prop-rotors and power electronics have significant room for improvement in eVTOL applications, with several emerging technologies that will greatly increase range, and reduce noise and cost. Optimising these components will increase Vertiia’s potential to operate in noise sensitive areas and enable the delivery of the lowest cost transport as an air ambulance or air taxi. | 1/7/2021 – 29/12/2023 | $3,000,000 | $8,050,799 |
Additive manufacturing of rocket booster for space launch** | Defendtex Research Labs Pty Ltd | This project aims to address Australia’s space industry capability gap being the absence of commercially available, domestically manufactured rocket boosters. While imported rocket boosters are available, the regulatory burden and cost combined with foreign government control on their use are all significant barriers. Filling this capability gap by domestically producing commercial rocket boosters will allow for responsive sovereign space launch to occur. The additive manufacturing approach results in substantial cost savings which translate to affordable space access for Australia’s emerging space industry. | 1/7/2021 – 28/6/2024 | $3,000,000 | $6,814,749 |
Advanced lipid fermentation facility for local manufacture of future foods** | Nourish Ingredients Pty Ltd | Nourish have designed animal-free fat combinations to suit any protein flavour profile required. This project enables the development and commercialisation of these fats. Nourish are building a pilot scale fermentation facility in rural New South Wales, close to organic feedstock from agriculture, to develop lipid fermentation for the local manufacture of future foods. This facility will help translate the new Nourish strains from the lab through to the end user and the consumer. | 1/7/2021 – 30/6/2023 | $2,829,073 | $7,900,664 |
CRC-P Round 10 Recipients
| Title | Partners* | Description | Start/End Date | Total Grant amount | Total Project Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Converting food waste into compostable stretch wrap. | Great Wrap Pty Ltd* Monash University Konpira Maru Wine Company Pty Ltd | We have brought together a team of leaders in each of their industries to deliver a product that has the potential to remove 150,000 tonnes of food waste as well as plastic out of Australian landfill and millions of tonnes globally each year. Stretch wrap, takes the form of cling wrap and pallet wrap. It holds together millions of pallets freighted across the country each year and keeps just as many meals fresh. This CRC-P will create a process in which we convert food waste into polyhydroxyalkanoates wrap, the only biopolymer that is compostable, landfill/anaerobic biodegradable and marine biodegradable. Meaning wherever it goes it will leave nothing behind. | 4/01/2021 – 24/12/2021 | $210,000 | $559,500 |
| Smart Material Recovery Facility (SMRF) – Curby Soft Plastics. | IQ RENEW Pty Ltd* CurbCycle Australia Pty Ltd University of Sydney Licella Holdings Limited Mike Ritchie and Associates Pty Ltd Resource Recovery Design (Aust) Pty Limited | The CRC-P will develop a template for upgrading existing Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) to Smart Material Recovery Facilities (SMRFs) by introducing Internet of Things (IoT) automation and trial it in an existing MRF, aiming to increase post-consumer soft plastics recycling by 80 times 2018 levels delivering process engineered feedstock integrated with industry. It will address the waste export ban and contribute to Australia’s transition to a circular economy. SMRFs utilise the CurbCycle Solution for household segregation and collection of soft plastics. The solution will deliver efficient product stewardship and a rewarding community engagement tool. It enhances existing recycling infrastructure that may be used to lift recycling rates on other materials. | 1/01/2021 – 31/12/2023 | $2,999,220 | $7,638,411 |
| Smart AI-enabled automation and upcycling solution for plastic recycling. | Advanced Circular Polymers Pty Ltd* University of Melbourne Telford Smith Engineering Pty. Ltd. | Since many foreign countries restrict import of waste, the Australian government is implementing a ban on the export of waste from 2021 and an 80% resource recovery rate by 2030. However, the generation of substantial amount of no-value plastic residue in recycling plants results in unprofitable landfill cost while reducing the overall plant efficiency and profitability. This CRC-P will develop and commercialise an AI-enabled autonomous sorting system and automated plant and polymer technology needed to upcycle residue plastics. The proposed sorting system and value-added products will increase Australia’s recycle capacity by 42,000 tonnes per year and divert 16,800 tonnes per year of plastic residue from landfill and foster a circular economy. | 1/03/2021 – 28/02/2023 | $2,000,000 | $5,983,327 |
| Recycling construction demolition waste to manufacture sustainable bricks. | Sycamore Civil Group Pty Ltd* KHG Contracting Pty Ltd Brajkovich Demolition & Salvage Pty Ltd Sany Australia Pty Ltd University of Melbourne Deakin University Aboriginal Construction Specialists Pty Ltd | The building and construction sector in Australia produces 20.4 million tonnes of Construction Demolition Waste (CDW) per year. This accounts for 43% of Australia’s waste production; more than 35% of CDW becomes landfill. CDW is steadily growing (2% p.a.), increasingly impacting the environment and waste management nationally. This urgent problem can be addressed by developing advanced recycling and manufacturing processes that utilise CDW in high-value sustainable brick products, which will be used in large volume by the building and construction sector. This CRC-P will boost the recycling capacity of CDW, thereby reducing landfilled waste, enhancing sustainability and resource efficiency, and growing the circular construction economy. | 15/02/2021 – 9/02/2024 | $1,650,000 | $6,122,660 |
| Revolutionary upcycling of landfill waste into hydrogen, fuels & materials. | Bioelektra Australia Pty Ltd*
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology | Bioelektra has developed a novel municipal solid waste (MSW) process producing 70% recyclables and 30% biomass (the latter currently for landfill). No commercial technology exists to upcycle this biomass resource into valuable products. This CRC-P aims to transform waste biomass into hydrogen (H2) fuel and char/inorganic ash for potential exploitation by Cement Australia & the Ash Development Association of Australia in construction. A bio-refinery demonstration unit, employing additive manufacturing for catalyst fabrication, underpins the proposed process. Technoeconomic analysis will identify the potential for H2 use in future Bioelektra MSW collection trucks and/or export. | 1/01/2021 – 31/12/2023 | $2,200,000 | $5,717,185 |
| Revolutionising sludge management turning costly waste into a safe product. | Central SEQ Distributor-Retailer Authority* Water Corporation The University of Queensland Aquatec Maxcon Pty Ltd Arkwood (Gloucester) Pty. Limited & Remondis Australia Pty Ltd Department of Environment and Science | Biosolids from sewage treatment are a problematic waste due to low product quality and high volume. However, biosolids production will substantially increase with population growth and provide opportunities for co-digestion with organic waste at sewage treatment plants. This CRC-P brings together two major water utilities, world-leading researchers, resource-recycling technology and service providers, and the state government regulatory agency, to develop a suite of market-ready technologies that will substantially increase capacity of existing treatment infrastructure, produce high quality biosolids suitable for unrestricted use as soil fertilizer, and increase bioenergy recovery from wastewater and organic waste. | 1/04/2021 – 31/03/2024 | $1,380,000 | $4,248,945 |
| Development of high content recycled glass building material technology. | Livefield Pty Ltd* Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology The Trustee for Harris HMC Interiors Recycled Glass Technology Pty Ltd | Australia manufactures over one million tonnes of glass each year but only 33% is recycled. This CRC-P will develop new applications with existing recycled glass stabilising technology to manufacture building materials. The technology utilises 65% waste glass content bringing improvements to building safety and performance while achieving environmental outcomes. The funding will expedite the development of the technology supporting the Australian Government’s National Waste Policy Action Plan that aims at turning our waste into valuable commodities and products with recycled content. This innovation and research will play an important role in developing sustainable technologies while boosting domestic jobs and industries. | 11/01/2021 – 6/01/2023 | $485,000 | $1,343,915 |
| Recycling plastic and paperboard waste in to value-added asphalt additives. | State Asphalts NSW Pty Ltd* University of New South Wales Closed Loop Environmental Solutions Pty Ltd Primaplas Pty. Limited Asphaltech Pty. Ltd. | Australia disposes over 4 million tonnes of plastic and paper waste annually, at a cost of $600 million. Our current recycling infrastructure lacks capability and capacity, relying on landfill and waste export. This CRC-P will commercialise technologies to convert plastic and paper waste in to value-added additives for asphalt. State Asphalts and Asphaltech will use the products, whilst distribution partners Closed Loop and Primaplas will source waste materials and distribute recycled products. The work will create technical leadership, improve competitiveness through reduced infrastructure costs, and create environmental benefits through reducing landfill and exports of waste. | 1/01/2021 – 1/12/2023 | $2,980,000 | $6,176,930 |
| Circular economy: how to end Australia’s dependency on single-use plastics. | Full Cycle Bioplastics Australia Pty Ltd* CSIRO Prysm Industries Pty Ltd Monash University Huhtamaki Tailored Packaging Services Pty Ltd | The CRC-P will scale-up a patented microbial-based biopolymer technology to manufacture a fully recyclable and compostable plastic resin (PHA) from food and paper waste, for use in single-use plastics. In so doing, the technology directly addresses the National Waste Policy goal of achieving 70% of Australia’s plastic packaging being recycled or composted, as well as creating avenues for diverting food and paper waste from landfill. Australian plastics manufacturers will use the PHA in existing manufacturing processes to confirm the resin can be used without the need for factory retrofit, and validate the properties of the resin in target end products, providing a scalable pathway to first sales both in Australia and abroad. | 1/04/2021 – 31/03/2024 | $998,826 | $2,409,701 |
CRC-P Round 9 Recipients
| Title | Partners* | Description | Start/End Date | Total Grant amount | Total Project Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A sensor network for integrated Space Traffic Management for Australia | Clearbox Systems Pty Limited* Bluerydge University of New South Wales Capricorn Space Pty Ltd | Space Traffic Management (STM) is currently the domain of the US military however civilian organisations around the world are investigating new STM solutions and related technologies including Space Domain Awareness (SDA) in response to a projected 20-fold increase in satellites in orbit in the 5 years to 2025; an increase that surpasses current STM systems’ capabilities. Clearbox Systems will lead the development of a novel SDA sensor and commence implementation of an integrated STM system that will securely store, analyse and distribute collected data for satellite location, identification, tracking and collision avoidance. The sensor and collected data will be made available for sale to satellite operators and governments globally. | 1/10/2020 – 31/3/2023 | $3,000,000 | $13,507,924 |
| Digital Interferometry Optical Gyroscope for autonomous navigation | Advanced Navigation Pty Ltd The Australian National University Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Airsight Australia Pty Ltd | Advanced Navigation will collaborate with research partners ANU and RMIT and commercial partner, Corridor Insights to develop the world’s leading high performance gyroscope. Accurate positioning is a critical function in industries such as Space, Transport and Infrastructure, current solutions have poor price/performance, the novel approach using low cost fibre and integrated optical waveguides will deliver a solution that is a 85% cost reduction over current systems and will enable new customer applications that has previously not been possible. | 1/7/2020 – 30/6/2023 | $2,793,414 | $8,673,998 |
| High output, low cost automated Embedded Rail Track (ERT) | Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd The University of Wollongong University of Technology Sydney Antoun Civil Engineering (Aust.) Pty Ltd Embedded Rail Technology Limited | The demand to increase safety and utilisation of heavy-haul and high-speed rail infrastructure in Australia has led to the development of an ERT system which avoids derailment and increases utilisation capacity up by 30%. Installation costs are currently double and installation time is seven times that of ballast track. Led by Downer and in partnership with the UOW, UTS, Antoun Civil and Embedded Rail Technology, this project will investigate automation technologies to dramatically reduce the cost of ERT installation and be competitive with traditional ballasted track. ERT technology will transform how rail is constructed and will significantly contribute to the multi-billion dollar mining and transportation sectors. | 1/7/2020 – 30/6/2022 | $1,500,000 | $4,077,750 |
| Novel autonomous robotic weed control to maximise agricultural productivity | Agent Oriented Software Pty Ltd The University of New England Department of Industry Queensland University of Technology Monaro Farming Systems CMC Incorporated Autonomous Operational Software Pty Ltd David Miron Treasury Wine Estates Vintners Limited | Development of an autonomous mobile robot, “Kelpie”, to identify individual weeds and selectively spray or remove them. Five Kelpie systems will be trialled on Monaro farms and Treasury Wine Estates vineyards – autonomously navigating pasture or vineyard to economically control weeds where it is currently not possible. Kelpie will record the position and size of the weeds, to produce a Weeds Map for planning and audit purposes, and a Feed Quality Map with the current farm stock carrying capacity. The weeds data collected during the project will be analysed and made publicly available as a research resource as a Reference Weeds Library. | 13/7/2020 – 25/4/2023 | $2,850,000 | $8,678,267 |
| Enhanced Influenza Vaccine Production: New vaccine manufacture substrates | Synbiova Pty Ltd CSIRO Biointelect Pty Ltd Specialised Breeders Australia Pty Ltd Valo Biomedia gmbh | Influenza (flu) is a global health issue, causing severe illness and deaths each year. Flu vaccines, key to flu prevention, are produced in eggs, a process that suffers considerable production hurdles, using almost 1.6 billion fertilised chicken eggs per year and producing tonnes of flu infected waste. To solve this major industry problem, we have developed new vaccine production substrates (eggs and cell lines) that can produce significantly higher quantities of flu vaccine, alleviating the production hurdles of this vital medical product. This project will take our highly developed prototypes and deliver a translated, commercially viable products for international sale. Our eggs and cell lines will save time, money and lives. | 1/7/2020 – 30/6/2023 | $2,399,226 | $10,833,759 |
| Manufacturing consortium for cancer radioimmunotherapy | Glytherix ltd Auspep Pty Ltd Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation University of Technology Sydney GE Healthcare Australia Pty Limited Macquarie University CSIRO | GlyTherix is an Australian SME developing antibody treatments for cancer. Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) uses antibodies to selectively deliver radiation to kill cancer cells, while limiting damage to healthy cells. Despite its tremendous potential, widespread adoption of RIT has been limited by the complex manufacturing process and short shelf life of the radioisotope. This project brings together Australian SMEs, Universities and Government research organisations CSIRO and ANSTO to pioneer manufacturing of “shake-and-bake” kits that allow on-site, on-demand production of RITs in hospital radiopharmacies. Miltuximab antibody will be used as a testbed for the entire production process and testing safety and efficacy in a Phase 1 clinical trial. | 1/7/2020 – 30/6/2023 | $3,000,000 | $10,652,883 |
| Making cell & gene therapy affordable with a Microbioreactor | Genesys Electronics Design Pty Ltd University of New South Wales CSL Limited | This project will develop an automated microscale bioreactor to manufacture genetically modified cells for use in human cell and gene therapy. Existing large-footprint machines require skilled staff and complicated multi-step procedures, resulting in prohibitively expensive treatment costs, limiting accessibility, e.g. a cure for some cancers with CAR-T cells is possible but available to few, costing up to US$0.5 million. UNSW has developed microfluidic technology for miniaturising and simplifying cell manufacture which reduces cost. Genesys will commercialise this technology and has partnered with CSL, a global leader in biotechnology, to deliver Microbioreactors for its planned treatment centres targeting a range of diseases. | 31/7/2020 – 30/6/2023 | $3,000,000 | $9,068,783 |
| Creating high-value canola protein for the global plant protein market | Riverina Oils & Bio Energy Pty Ltd Graincorp Oils Holdings Pty Ltd Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (VIC) | The global plant-based protein market is rapidly growing, driven by rising demand for a protein-rich diet, a growing health and wellness trend and an increasing consumer focus on meat alternatives. Canola protein more closely matches the dietary requirements of humans than any other vegetable or legume protein. We will develop canola varieties that address constraints currently faced for extracting high-value protein for human foods from canola meal. By unlocking the true potential of Non GMO canola protein, it will allow Australia to tap into the rapidly growing global plant protein market to realise a 6-fold increase in the current value of canola meal. This will benefit all in the supply chain from farmers to innovative food processors. | 1/7/2020 – 30/6/2023 | $3,000,000 | $7,539,652 |
| Mitigating taint in wine due to vineyard exposure to bushfire smoke | Cassegrain Wines Pty Limited Ligar Limited Partnership The Australian Wine Research Institute The University of Adelaide VA Filtration (SA) Pty Ltd De Beaurepaire Wines Pty Limited Department of Primary Industries and Regions (South Australia) | Vineyard exposure to bushfire smoke can taint grapes, and therefore wine, due to unpalatable smoky, ashy characters, leading to revenue losses in the hundreds of $millions. The 2019/20 bushfires have affected prominent wine regions in the ACT, NSW, SA and Victoria, and without scientifically proven treatments for ‘smoke taint’, the issue remains an ongoing threat to the long-term economic viability of the Australian wine industry. This CRC-P will evaluate promising strategies for mitigating smoke taint, including novel winemaking additives and treatment processes that remove smoke compounds from wine, thereby reducing the sensory perception of smoke taint. Outcomes from this research will provide economic and social benefits to industry. | 1/7/2020 – 30/6/2023 | $950,000 | $2,387,017 |
| Transforming Hazardous Solar Panel Waste into Value Added Materials | OJAS Infrastructure Pty Ltd University of Melbourne Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Universal Vortex Industries Pty Ltd Cement Australia Holdings Pty Ltd Ouroborus Pty Ltd | With the increasing electricity prices, Australian households and business have continued to embrace PV solar panels. In 2018, six PV panels were installed per minute on average. The increase of popularity is likely to result in end-of-life issues in terms of disposal of waste, with a total of 1.5 M tonnes of waste modules estimated by 2050 in Australia. The project will drive the deployment of a new plant in Victoria to upcycle end-of-life PV panels into raw materials for cement-based construction materials through an innovative advanced process. A process will be developed to fully recover glass from PV panels. The CRC-P will provide essential support to the applicant and partners to commercialise recycled glass from PV solar panels. | 1/7/2020 -1/6/2023 | $3,000,000 | $8,552,62 |
CRC-P Round 8 Recipients
| Title | Partners* | Description | Start/End Date | Total Grant amount | Total Project Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recycling plastic waste for manufacturing prefabricated building components ** | Metecno Pty Ltd Pipemakers Australia Pty Ltd M Modular Pty Ltd University of Melbourne | The building and construction sector in Australia consumes around 700,000 tonnes of plastics each year (20% of Australia’s plastic consumption); less than 12% is recycled and more than 40% is disposed of in landfill. Although plastic is a reliable material for the construction industry, the fluctuating price of raw materials and quality issues with recycled materials may hamper market growth in the future. This urgent problem can be addressed by developing new advanced recycling and automated manufacturing processes to utilise a high tonnage of recycled plastic waste in lightweight prefabricated building products (LPBP). This will expedite the recycling of plastic waste to reduce the costs of LPBPs whilst controlling their quality | 10/2/2020 – 6/2/2023 | $2,700,000 | $8,763,000 |
| Optimising Chemical Recycling of Waste Plastics Via Fluidised Bed Cracking ** | Integrated Green Energy Solutions Ltd University of Sydney Mike Ritchie and Associates Pty Ltd Roundhill Engineering Pty Ltd | Waste plastic is a growing problem in Australia and elsewhere in the world. Many plastics are uneconomic to process using conventional physical recycling technology. IGES has developed technology that converts waste contaminated plastic to the feedstock for remanufacturing plastic. This project aims to extend the IGES technology to become the next generation of processing technology that specifically targets the generation of naphtha from mixed and contaminated, post-consumer waste plastic as an optimised feedstock for the virgin plastics manufacturing industry. Successful deployment of this technology will place Australian expertise at the centre of the global industry that manages waste plastic. | 1/1/2020 – 31/12/2022 | $1,983,427 | $5,484,386 |
| Upcycling solutions for hazardous claddings and co-mingled waste ** | Sebastian Property Services Pty Ltd Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University of Melbourne EDOS Global Pty Ltd Smits, Benjamin Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia Pearl Global Management Pty Ltd L.U. Simon Builders Proprietary Limited | The rectification work of hazardous claddings is adding over 750k tons of plastic waste to 2.5M tons of co-mingled waste produced each year in Australia. This project will drive the development of a new plant in Victoria to upcycle these resources into higher value end-products such as recycled shoes and prefabricated building elements. The process is further developed based on innovative and proven methods to fully recover plastics waste. At the end of their life-span, shoes and prefabricated building elements can be recycled and boost the complete circular economy of co-mingled waste. This project will provide essential support to Sebastian Property Services and partners to commercialise recycled plastic products from hazardous claddings. | 1/1/2020 – 31/12/2022 | $2,950,000 | $8,844,800 |
| Increased recycling of plastics by sensing and treating label contamination ** | Pegras Asia Pacific Pty Ltd Visypet Pty Ltd LM Group (Aust.) Pty Ltd University of Sydney University of NSW University of Technology Sydney The University of Wollongong NSW Smart Sensing Network | This project focuses on increased re-use of HDPE plastic. Recycling companies today have problems in recycling HDPE because labels contaminate the mix. HDPE is a high quality material in demand for re-use but under 20% of used HDPE is now recycled. Increasing re-use represents tens of millions of dollars to industry. A partnership of technology, recycling and manufacturing companies will work with university experts in sensors, polymers, systems engineering and environmental policy to overcome this problem. CRC-P support will be used to identify a novel way to sense and treat residual contaminants on chips of HDPE in the recycling process. This will be unique worldwide and designed for industrial use for a broad range of plastics. | 1/5/2020 – 30/4/2021 | $650,000 | $1,500,843 |
| Aus. Std. Diesel from mixed plastics: Maximising recovery from waste ** | Northern Oil Refineries Pty Ltd Synbio Pty Ltd Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Central Queensland University | Fuel security and solid waste management are carbon management issues, representing different sides of the same coin. NOR, collaborating with CQ University and RMIT, is implementing the production of Australian Standard (Aus. Std.) Diesel from landfill waste. Aus. Std. Diesel is one of the highest quality diesels internationally, its production is a multi-step process including crude generation and refinement. This project grows NOR’s current refinery designs (diesel from single source waste) to allow processing of oil from mixed waste, thereby expanding the diesel production in Australia by 20GL p.a., meeting 70% of Australia’s demand (and injecting $20B p.a. into the economy), while lowering waste management costs by $53B per annum. | 6/1/2020 – 23/12/2022 | $1,857,562 | $4,086,118 |
| Plastic Resource Recovery for Remote and Indigenous Communities ** | The Pacific Collective Pty Limited Environmental Data Acquisition Services Pty Ltd Southern Cross University South Pole Australian Pty Ltd | Plastic waste overly affects remote and vulnerable communities, where plastics are buried, burnt or dumped, often ending in waterways and oceans. Lacking waste services, pollution builds up and impacts all aspects of society. However, current recycling models completely fail remote communities due to a lack of fit-for-purpose recycling equipment and high freight costs required. Therefore, PC is developing a mobile plastic recycling container facility to process onsite 100% of single use plastics into valuable products. Our facility will connect remote communities to a global ethically-recycled plastic marketplace to facilitate a real plastic circular economy. | 1/1/2020 – 31/12/2022 | $2,496,887 | $4,996,393 |
| Recycled plastic ROBOVOID construction solution. ** | Robovoid Pty Ltd Ancon Building Products Pty Ltd Westkon Precast Pty Ltd Universal Robots (Singapore) Pty Ltd Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology The Trustee for GT Recycling Unit Trust The Trustee for Gangula Family Trust Goborg Pty Ltd Swinburne University of Technology Amiga Engineering Pty Ltd BG&E Pty Limited Matter Up Pty Ltd Advanced Science and Engineering Pty Ltd | ROBOVOID is a revolutionary recycled plastic construction solution to enable the recycling of up to 6 million tonnes of plastic per year around the world. The solution involves clever modular recycled plastic parts that displace concrete that is not necessary to achieve the performance requirements of structures. The engineered voids result in weight savings of up to 75% and widespread adoption will result in a global CO2 emission reduction of up to 3%. CRC-P support will enable the project team to conduct the necessary testing and development to achieve a reliable and economical solution that can be exported to the global market. | 1/1/2020 – 30/6/2022 | $2,361,232 | $5,713,231 |
| Counter Current Separation (CCS) Bio-Polymer Plastics Recycling Project ** | Separtis Pty Ltd Polpure Pty Limited University of Sydney Prysm Industries Pty Ltd | The Project will scale-up patented bio-polymer technology to enable the recycling of comingled and contaminated waste plastics, without the need to sort the waste stream. The process overcomes the problem of how to achieve a circular economy in waste plastics, by using a series of organic polymers in its process to separate atomic bonds in the plastic so it can be reconstituted to the desired formulation, without any loss in strength or other properties. The process converts contaminants into inert non-toxic molecules. The process will maximise opportunities for waste plastic to be recycled into valuable new products throughout the domestic and international supply chain, without the need to retrofit existing manufacturing equipment. | 1/1/2020 – 31/12/2022 | $1,177,438 | $3,196,927 |
| Green microfactories for recycling waste plastics into engineered products ** | WOSUP Australia Pty Ltd University of NSW Spark Furniture Pty Ltd | Single use plastics are a significant national problem, currently stockpiled at Australian landfills and waste management sites. The project plans to turn this enormous challenge into an opportunity to create high quality engineered product for manufacturers via distributed microfactories. The project develops an advanced, semi-automated manufacturing technology by which waste plastics are efficiently transformed into high value products at smaller scales than previously feasible, enabling recycling microfactories to be implemented locally. The process is modular, scalable and closed loop with zero waste. The product will be used to manufacture unique street furniture and linked to manufacturers nationwide. | 1/3/2020 – 28/2/2023 | $3,000,000 | $9,322,024 |
| LieNA® – The Process Solution for Fine Spodumene *** | Lithium Australia NL Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Murdoch University Pioneer Resources Limited VSPC Ammtec Unit Trust Curtin University Carnac – Project Delivery Services Pty Ltd | LieNA® is a novel refining option for the critical mineral spodumene to produce Li battery chemicals from materials that may otherwise be discharged as waste. Unlike conventional Chinese thermal converters, LieNA® is not feed constrained and suited to lower grade fine feed. To meet Chinese converter specifications, W.A. spodumene producers sacrifice recovery for grade, achieving Li recoveries of 50-75%. This leads to poor resource utilisation and loss of valuable spodumene to waste. Potentially ~A$713M/a of recoverable spodumene is reporting to waste and LieNA® has been developed to target this business opportunity. This application moves LieNA® towards commercialisation by progressing the TRL level from 3 to 4 via pilot plant operation. | 2/1/2020 – 21/1/2022 | $1,255,504 | $3,587,155 |
| Novel processing of pyrite ore to produce battery grade cobalt and sulfur *** | Cobalt Blue Holdings Limited University of NSW Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Anergy Australia Pty Ltd | The Project will assess and optimise Cobalt Blue’s (COB) innovative metallurgical process for efficiently treating previously uneconomic pyrite-cobalt ore to produce battery precursor cobalt sulfate and elemental sulfur. A demonstration plant will operate continuously on up to 1000t of concentrate over 12 months to simulate full scale production. Operational parameters, material properties, process controls and mass/energy fluxes will be measured, modelled and optimised, and product analysis will be undertaken on the calcine and sulfur to ensure product specifications are met. If proven, it is expected the new metallurgical process will enable a doubling of Australia’s cobalt production from previously uneconomic pyritic feedstocks. | 1/1/2020 – 30/6/2022 | $2,400,000 | $11,057,683 |
| Advanced Nano-engineered Battery for Fast Charging Catenary-free Trams *** | VSPC The University of Queensland CSIRO Soluna Australia Pty Ltd | Traditional trams with overhead power lines have high costs for expansion and maintenance. As a result, expansion of tram networks is time-consuming and costly, and the urban landscape is “polluted” with un-sightly infrastructure. Advanced nano-engineered batteries with fast-charging capabilities will enable a new generation of battery-powered catenary-free trams. These vehicles will remove the need for overhead power lines and associated electrical infrastructure which opens the way for greater flexibility, with reduced cost and maintenance requirements. Newly developed nanomaterials will enable these batteries to be recharged fast during waiting time at platforms without degrading the battery performance and lifetime. | 1/7/2020 – 30/6/2023 | $1,641,000 | $4,896,000 |
| Production of 99.95% pure vanadium pentoxide and vanadium electrolytes *** | Australian Vanadium Limited Ammtec Unit Trust Amec Foster Wheeler Australia Pty Ltd Curtin University Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation | 90% of the world’s vanadium production is produced from Vanadium titaniferous magnetite (VTM). However, the current VTM production route is not suitable for the production of high purity vanadium for battery applications, is relatively costly, and does not extract value from the other critical mineral by-products and iron in the deposit. This CRC-P will focus on recovering vanadium (as V2O5) to 99.95% purity for vanadium redox battery applications, as well as developing economical processes to enable the recovery of additional by-products from VTM ore, from what would in standard VTM processes be rejected as waste. These by-products will include the critical minerals titanium and chromium, as well as iron, sulphate salts and ammonium. | 1/1/2020 – 31/12/2022 | $1,250,000 | $4,968,660 |
| Value-added cobalt refining technologies powering advanced batteries *** | Pure Battery Technologies Pty Ltd The University of Queensland Intdesign Pty Ltd Cronimet Holding GmbH | This project will develop a process to refine cobalt concentrate produced at Pure Battery Technologies’ (PBT) refinery. This process is aimed at generating products such as cobalt salts and value added mixed-metal lithium ion battery precursors. The research will add value to PBT’s patented mineral processing technology, and improved methods developed in this project will optimise battery performance and integrate recycled battery feedstock. | 1/1/2020 – 31/12/2021 | $2,220,996 | $7,023,607 |
| A novel process for producing battery grade nickel and cobalt sulphates *** | Queensland Pacific Metals Pty Ltd CSIRO Direct Nickel Projects Pty Limited | This solution will pioneer a combined process developed to address critical industry shortfalls in processing capabilities for widely available nickel laterite. This project encompasses DNi technology to develop a novel flowsheet and run pilot plant trials for converting mixed (nickel/cobalt)-hydroxide product (MHP), to nickel and cobalt sulphate product. The proposed process will result in the production of battery-grade materials from low-grade nickel laterite. This process includes a technological solution adapted to recover primary nickel and cobalt and other co-products, while recycling the nitric acid leach solution used, this results in a significantly more environmentally friendly method than traditional High-Pressure Acid Leaching. | 2/1/2020 – 30/9/2021 | $2,550,000 | $9,355,275 |
| Future-proofing the salmon farming industry in the face of climate warming | Ridley Agriproducts Pty Ltd GENICS Pty Ltd Deakin University CSIRO The University of Queensland | Salmon farming is Australia’s most valuable food aquaculture industry, worth >$750 million in 2018 and predicted to grow to >$1billion. Tasmanian waters are the world’s warmest for salmon farming with summer temperatures now routinely exceeding 19°C, pushing these cold-water fish to their thermal tolerance limit. This impacts feed intake and nutrient use with knock-on effects in growth, health and welfare that cost >$150 million p.a., and threaten growth. This project employs nutritional physiology to increase the resilience of salmon at high temperature. Field deployment of an innovative new platform for multi-pathogen quantification will measure the impact of dietary intervention at scale during summer, guiding future management. | 1/4/2020 – 31/3/2023 | $3,000,000 | $9,923,429 |
| Next-generation Test and Measurement devices for photonics sensing | Liquid Instruments Pty Ltd Australian National University EOS Space Systems Pty Limited | This project will commercialise advanced test and measurement technology to enable high-performance optics and photonics sensing for industrial, education and defence applications. It will enhance the competitiveness of Liquid Instruments and EOS Space Systems in global markets. Optical technologies are transforming a range of industries. Today, Australia’s ground water is monitored by a satellite laser system. Soon, high-power laser systems will defend airports against drones, autonomous cars will use laser ranging systems, and laser communications will provide a deep-space internet and globally accessible, secure military communications. These sensing technologies will unlock access to $100B global markets for Australian companies. | 20/1/2020 – 19/1/2023 | $2,850,000 | $7,781,880 |
| Vertiia: Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing Passenger Aircraft | AMSL Aero Pty Ltd University of Sydney Mission Systems Pty Ltd Careflight Limited | This project enables the acceleration and optimisation of Vertiia, a passenger carrying and aeromedical electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, to be the most efficient and longest range eVTOL aircraft globally. Once optimised Vertiia will provide the lowest cost aeromedical and passenger transport solution available. The low operating cost and high speed will reduce rural road trips, facilitate greater connection in regional Australia, reduce transport fatalities and reduce the cost of maintaining and building new transport infrastructure. Vertiia’s use of Hydrogen, will put us at the forefront of development globally and provide air transport that is resistant to global oil price fluctuations and interruptions. | 1/1/2020 – 31/12/2021 | $3,000,000 | $11,027,757 |
| AI diagnostic tool to improve optometry accuracy at the point-of-care | Big Picture Medical Pty Ltd The University of Adelaide Menicon Australia Pty Ltd University of NSW Brien Holden Vision Institute | Misdiagnosis is common in optometry and leads to poor patient outcomes and unproductivity for limited specialist services resulting in $74 million p.a in avoidable costs for the Australian health system. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been identified as a solution to improve diagnosis and referral decisions but optometrists lack tools that use AI to support thorough and accurate analysis of all patient data. This CRC-P will incorporate unique IP from UNSW, the Centre for Eye Health and the Australian Institute for Machine Learning into Big Picture Medical’s primary point-of-care optometry platform to provide optometrists with AI capabilities that analyse multiple patient eye scans and medical history data with specialist-level accuracy. | 1/1/2020 – 30/12/2022 | $2,982,766 | $12,086,227 |
| Zero-Spin Silicon via Laser Isotope Separation for Quantum Computer Chips | Silex Systems Limited Silicon Quantum Computing Pty Ltd University of NSW | A current major limitation to the development of silicon Quantum Computing (QC) is ensuring supply of essential materials, such as isotopically enriched silicon, where current world commercial supply is constrained, costly and volatile. The Zero-Spin Silicon (ZS-Si) project will develop a novel process using laser technology to create isotopically enriched silicon products to supply the emerging Australian and international QC ecosystem. It will establish Australia as a world-leader in isotopic silicon production, creating jobs in advanced manufacturing with a new value-added export market for Australia. ZS-Si will support quantum technologies, specifically included under the government’s ‘Cybersecurity’ Science and Research Priorities. | 1/1/2020 – 31/12/2022 | $3,000,000 | $8,045,515 |
| On-Farm Detection Platform; Mastitis-Causing Pathogens in Dairy Cattle | Xing Group Holdings Pty Ltd Intellidesign Pty Ltd Karu Pty Ltd Toowoomba Premium Milk Pty Ltd The University of Queensland | Mastitis is the most prevalent and costly disease in the dairy industry worldwide. The project will deliver a world leading on-farm cartridge and reader that utilises novel DNA extraction, amplification and detection methodology for the diagnosis of mastitis-causing pathogens in dairy cattle milk. Cartridges will deliver multiple results from a single assay and deliver results in real time to the farmer’s veterinarian to allow an informed and rapid treatment response; increasing farm profit, milk quality and reducing drug use. The project will be the exemplar for development of a suite of cartridges utilising the same reader to similarly identify and manage other farm animal and plant diseases. | 1/1/2020 – 31/12/2022 | $2,400,000 | $10,842,392 |
| DeepIoT – A New Hybrid Wireless IoT Platform for Underground Mines | Roobuck Pty Ltd University of NSW Techenomics Australia Pty Ltd Redwood Technology Pty Ltd Cognitec Systems Pty Ltd Newcrest Mining Limited Henan Energy & Chemical Industry Group Xinjiang Investment & Holding | Wireless technologies are coming to underground mines. But these technologies are mostly deployed separately, so are poor in performance, cost and efficiency. DeepIoT will develop a World 1st Hybrid Wireless IoT Network integrating 4 major wireless technologies into a single platform, leading to major improvements and more applications. Comprehensive applications, 12 wireless devices (in 3 priorities), 3 independent system products and corresponding software will be developed and commercialised mainly in underground mines globally with potential in other industries. DeepIoT platform and designed applications not only boost the productivity and safety of mines but also open the door toward the future digital mine and complete automation. | 1/1/2020 – 31/12/2022 | $2,000,000 | $5,310,000 |
| Solar Skin: Next generation perovskite solar polymer membrane | Flame Security International Pty Ltd University of NSW QIC Limited Buildcorp Group Pty Limited University of Sydney Avery Dennison RBIS Pty Ltd Charter Hall Holdings PTY Limited Goodman Property Services (Aust) Pty Limited Macquarie University | Extensive problems solved: Compared to silicon technologies, Solar Skin is affordable, efficient, non-flammable, easy to manufacture in Australia using Australian minerals, highly efficient and can generate power from both direct and indirect sunlight from vertical and horizontal surfaces. Extraordinary markets: Potentially, it can be affixed to almost any external surface potentially turning every CBD and local government area into sustainable and green power stations. According to ANU and UNSW researchers, an area the size of the ACT in regional Australia could supply the entire planet’s electricity needs. CRC-P support can fast track commercialisation of Solar Skin and re-capture Australia’s global leadership in solar technology. | 1/1/2020 – 31/12/2022 | $3,000,000 | $11,885,000 |
| Manufacturing Lightweight Rocket Fuel Tanks to Make Space Affordable | Gilmour Space Technologies Pty Ltd The Trustee for the Teakle Composites Trust University of Southern Queensland | Gilmour Space Technologies will collaborate with the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) and Teakle Composites, to develop composite rocket fuel tanks for low cost space transport. The project will demonstrate the critical technologies in manufacturing linerless, filament wound composite tanks for liquid oxygen. The consortium will manufacture cryogenic linerless composite fuel tanks up to two meters in diameter and trial them in rocket flights. The project outcomes will achieve up to 30% weight savings and 25% cost savings for Gilmour commercial rocket launch services. | 3/2/2020 – 31/1/2023 | $3,000,000 | $11,954,217 |
** Supported through funding allocated to CRC Projects with a specific focus on reducing plastic waste or boosting plastic recycling.
*** Supported through funding allocated to CRC Projects with a specific focus on critical minerals.
CRC-P Round 7 Outcomes
| Title | Partners* | Description | Start/End Date | Total Grant amount | Total Project Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry without mercury – Glass fibre reinforced flowable dental composite restorative materials | SDI Limited Bestech Australia Pty Ltd Dentalk Pty Ltd University of New South Wales The University of Wollongong University of Sydney | Mercury-based dental restoration amalgams are being phased out worldwide due to mercury toxicity. The dental amalgam industry’s business has been adversely affected. Now, for the first time, our Australian research has demonstrated new glass fibre-reinforced composite dental restoration materials whose mechanical properties nearly match those of amalgam. The project will transfer this new material platform, together with tools for its manufacture and testing, to Australian industry. | 1/07/2019 – 30/06/2022 | $3,000,000 | $8,297,400 |
| Privacy-Preserving Analytics for the Education Technology Industry | Intersective Pty Ltd Navitas Limited Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation University of South Australia Edugrowth Limited Cybermerc Pty Ltd | Education service providers are increasingly exposed to new data privacy legislation, such as the EU’s GDPR, which attracts non-compliance fines of up to AU$30m or 4% of global revenue. This project develops a privacy-preserving data analytics platform, allowing providers to collate and analyse student data while measurably reducing their privacy risk exposure. This will allow educators to use their data more fully to improve their service offering and be more competitive in the global market. | 15/08/2019 – 14/08/2022 | $1,955,171 | $7,446,977 |
| Growing the medicinal cannabis industry – precision farming to pharmaceuticals | Cann Group Limited NSW Department of Industry Aglive Group Limited Southern Cross University The University of Newcastle | Australia is competitively placed to deliver uniquely differentiated Medicinal Cannabis (MC) products into global markets worth an estimated $40B by 2024. This CRC-P will provide industry with step change solutions to its key problems: production costs, product consistency and supply chain traceability. By developing products, processes and services in cultivation, analysis, quality assurance and chain of custody, industry will be enabled to produce safe, uniform and traceable MC products. | 1/07/2019 – 30/06/2022 | $2,904,001 | $9,636,332 |
| Transforming Pressure Injury diagnosis and healing in Aged Care through smart 3D camera automation | Wound Innovations Limited Paul Hartmann Pty Limited Flinders University | Transforming Pressure Injury diagnosis and healing in Aged Care through smart 3D camera automation is a project between Wound Innovations, Paul HARTMANN Australia and Flinders University. This project will collect 3D diagnostic data on pressure injury in a unified best practice environment. Results will enable clinical decision making, empower nurses in residential aged care, and inform new standards. Project duration is 18 months with $1.50M funding and total value of $5.25M. | 1/07/2019 – 31/12/2020 | $1,500,000 | $5,249,002 |
| Volgren Design & Manufacture of the Next Generation E-Bus for the Global Market ** | Volgren Australia Pty Limited Deakin University Carrosserie HESS AG Extrusion Profiles Australia Pty Ltd | Volgren are recognised as the leading Bus body manufacturer in Australia and have designed and manufactured more than 9000 buses since commencing in 1977. In 1979 Volgren and Swiss company HESS formed a strategic alliance which gave Volgren access to world leading technology. This project will enable Volgren in collaboration with Deakin University and other industry participants to design and manufacture the Next Generation E-Bus for the global market. The first complete re-design in 30 years. | 1/07/2019 – 30/06/2022 | $2,900,000 | $6,243,684 |
| Live Inbound Milk Supply Chain Monitoring and Logistics for Productivity and Competitiveness | Bega Cheese Limited Swinburne University of Technology Telstra Corporation Limited M.T Warren & Y Warren The Trustee for Oakdale Dairies Unit Trust P J & E L Osborn | This project will develop an Internet of Things (IoT)-based System that allows live monitoring of an inbound milk supply chain consisting of 100 dairy farms, milk carriers, and a milk processor. The data collected by the IoT sensors will drive dynamic milk pick up (re)scheduling as the milk quantity and quality varies, track adherence to pick up processes and enable highly accurate milk supply forecasting. These collectively enhance the chain’s productivity and competitiveness. | 1/08/2019 – 31/07/2021 | $600,000 | $2,050,000 |
| The CRC-P for Advanced Hybrid Batteries ** | Calix Limited Deakin University Boron Molecular Pty Limited | The demand for high performance energy storage and electric vehicles (EVs) has led to a global search for safe, low cost, fast response, high capacity batteries. The CRC-P will introduce an Australian technology to manufacture “honeycomb” materials for energy storage applications from priority Australian mineral resources. Prototype hybrid batteries for affordable, fast response energy storage will be developed establishing a platform for a sustainable Australian manufacturing industry. | 2/10/2019 – 26/09/2022 | $3,000,000 | $9,385,000 |
| Trial of Battery-grade manganese production pilot-plant, capable of utilising low-grade ores ** | Element 25 LimitedLycopodium Minerals Pty Ltd
Murdoch University ALS Metallurgy Pty Ltd | Pilot Scale assessment of a new, low-grade manganese ores leaching and purification process to produce high-purity Electrolytic Manganese Metal (EMM) and Manganese Sulphate Monohydrate (HPMSM), used in Li-ion batteries. It will reduce environmental impacts, allow for utilisation of uneconomical, low-grade ore deposits, and improve economic viability for down-stream, onshore processing of critical minerals | 1/07/2019 – 1/12/2020 | $1,342,223 | $3,941,933 |
| Optimising Nitrogen Recovery from Livestock Waste for Multiple Production and Environmental Benefits | Australian Fresh Milk Holdings Pty Ltd The Trustee for The Ming Family Trust Meat & Livestock Australia Limited Dairy Australia Limited University of Melbourne | Intensive dairy, beef and poultry industries share the common practice of housing animals through all or part of their productive life. This leads to a concentration of animal waste, high nitrogen loss, detrimental environmental impacts, and health risks. The project will implement cost-effective commercial management of waste for long-term sustainable intensification of the industries, while increasing agriculture productivity, protecting natural resources, and producing high value fertilisers. | 1/07/2019 – 30/06/2022 | $2,819,189 | $7,144,825 |
| Dehydrating Coal Seam Gas using Membranes | The Trustee for E M & H Peihopa Family Trust Arrow Energy Pty Ltd The University of Queensland | Raw coal seam gas is saturated with water which can plug or even freeze some of the gas lines during the winter months, leading to a well site shutdown and manual intervention. Productivity declines and more personnel travel to visit well heads – both of which increase costs and safety risks. This project aims to improve the productivity of coal seam gas wells by partially dehydrating the gas as it is produced at the well site using specially developed carbon membranes. | 1/07/2019 – 30/06/2021 | $478,788 | $1,219,880 |
| Next-generation antibiotics to fight antimicrobial resistance | Wintermute Biomedical Australia Pty Ltd La Trobe University RDDT a vivoPharm Company Pty Ltd | Without drastic action, antimicrobial resistance is projected to kill 10 million people by 2050. To address this, Wintermute Biomedical has developed a next-generation antibiotic – GS-1. GS-1 has activity against all classes of drug-resistant bacteria, has no known side effects, and exhibits a unique resistance profile. Wintermute and its Australian partners will conduct further characterisation and testing of GS-1, bringing it to a point of readiness for clinical trials in Australia. | 1/07/2019 – 30/06/2021 | $730,797 | $1,678,703 |
| Using AI and a hybrid ESS solution to fully integrate solar generation into the distribution system*** | Providence Investment Management Pty Ltd Queensland Electricity Transmission Corporation Limited Risen Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd University of New South Wales Tongyu Heavy Industy Co. Ltd Diamond Genest Pty Ltd Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Sungrow Australia Group Pty Ltd H2store Pty Ltd University of Technology Sydney | By 2020, Australia’s solar capacity is expected to double. But, to be a predictable source of energy for the grid, solar power needs to be dispatchable—able to adjust output according to demand. This project will create solar farms with advanced energy storage—a hybrid of lithium batteries and hydrogen fuel cells, with DC loss detection technology. Combined with Artificial Intelligence to predict generation and demand, the project will deliver cost-effective and world-class energy efficiency. | 1/09/2019 – 31/08/2022 | $3,000,000 | $28,946,500 |
| Innovative Value Adding of Manganese Battery Minerals for a Sustainable Future ** | Pilbara Metals Group Pty Ltd Energy Renaissance Pty Ltd Valdrew Nominees Pty Ltd Curtin University FLSmidth Pty Ltd | Pilbara Metals Group have developed a global leading, innovative process. This takes manganese ore that is uneconomical for steel manufacturing and converts it into a low cost, high value, ultra-high purity manganese sulphate which is a critical mineral in the new battery evolution. This world class technology provides a sustainable solution to the rapidly emerging battery markets. | 1/07/2019 – 31/12/2021 | $1,130,000 | $3,352,748 |
| Quantum Data Protection – qMini | QuintessenceLabs Pty Ltd University of New South Wales Australian Semiconductor Technology Company Pty Ltd Cisco Systems Australia Pty Limited Westpac Banking Corporation Cadence Design Systems (Ireland) Limited | The project addresses the problem of how to integrate fast Quantum Random Number Generation (QRNG) technology into small Internet-of-Things electronic devices and digital access points on a low cost and ubiquitous basis. To this end it will design and manufacture a micro-chip scale QRNG device suitable for initial integration into a commercial device and generate first sales. It will create globally superior high-speed encryption technology which can withstand cyber-attack by quantum computers. | 1/07/2019 – 30/06/2022 | $2,945,179 | $7,589,536 |
| Rapid, in-field molecular diagnostics of plant, animal and environmental pathogens and pests | Geneworks Pty Ltd SI Systems Pty Ltd Bio2Lab Pty Ltd La Trobe University The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | To design, validate and commercially manufacture field-deployable, long shelf-life molecular test kits for the rapid detection of animal, plant and environmental pathogens and pests. Using a mobile instrument, novel and robust DNA amplification chemistry and a simple methodology that non-scientists can employ, diagnostics will be taken from the lab to the field. This rapid testing will improve Australia’s biosecurity, expedite international trade, agricultural productivity and consumer health | 1/07/2019 – 30/06/2022 | $1,380,000 | $4,775,916 |
| Development of a new commercial-scale process for producing high purity graphite (>99.95%) ** | Mineral Commodities Ltd Doral Fused Materials Pty Ltd Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | This project will combine industry and research organisations to develop and demonstrate an industrially-implementable hydrometallurgical purification process for Mineral Commodities Ltd’s (“MRC”) Munglinup graphite concentrate. This process will strengthen Australia’s critical minerals capabilities, by unlocking the ability to produce high purity graphite (>99.95%) for potential application in the battery manufacturing industry, both in Australia and for export. | 1/09/2019 – 31/12/2021 | $812,999 | $2,604,700 |
CRC-P Round 6 Outcomes
| Title | Participants* | Description | Start/End Date | Total Grant amount | Total Project Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transforming wastewater treatment in regional Australia with robust technology for multiple benefits ** | Central SEQ Distributor Retailer Authority Aquatec Maxcon Pty Ltd Power and Water Corporation The University of Queensland University of Western Australia Department of Environment and Science Lockyer Valley Regional Council | This low-cost solution will transform inefficient sewage treatment ponds into self-contained environmental assets benefitting regional communities. It has strong market potential worldwide due to the ability to retrofit existing assets. This integrated technology will recover water and valuable nutrients suitable for local agricultural uses, with minimal odour and greenhouse emissions. A robust control and monitoring system will be incorporated, modernising regional treatment plant operation. | 1/1/2019 – 31/12/2021 | $1,400,000 | $5,179,253 |
| Optimal scheduling of air conditioning systems with renewable energy resource and thermal storage ** | Conserve It Pty Ltd M Sanders & T Sanders Echuca Regional Health CSIRO | The built environment is one of the highest consumers of energy. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning contributes to over 45% of commercial building’s energy use. This project will deliver a solution that will reduce energy use in buildings through use of AI based control techniques. This control approach will be suitable for current building stock and future buildings with onsite renewable energy generation and energy storage. The project outcomes will be demonstrated through a pilot project implementation in a hospital. | 1/3/2019 – 30/6/2021 | $715,907 | $1,595,165 |
| Transforming joint surgery rehabilitation with artificial intelligence in telehealth ** | Coviu Global Pty. Ltd. CSIRO University of Western Australia The Trustee for the HFRC Trust | “Telerehabilitation,” or rehabilitation service via video, has demonstrated both equivalent outcomes to face-to-face rehabilitation and reduced costs. However, mainstream uptake has been limited by a lack of objective patient progress metrics. This project aims to further reduce cost and improve efficiency by developing AI-based solutions to automatically recognise joint range of motion, allowing clinicians to monitor and measure remotely via a video interface the progress of patient’s recovery. | 21/1/2019 – 19/7/2021 | $1,187,534 | $2,929,634 |
| Secondary Trading of Unlisted Financial Securities with pre-settled Smart Contracts | Digicash Pty Ltd Haventec Group Services Pty Ltd Macquarie University Capital Markets CRC Limited D.T Gilbert & W.R Spain & C.G Condoleon & Others Marketgrid Systems Pty Ltd Blackwall Property Funds Limited Helmsec Global Capital Limited | Many financial securities are not listed on exchanges, with resultant high transaction costs. Recent developments in “Smart Contract” technology promise to improve this situation, but so far have been hindered by cyber security concerns. This project develops next-generation security and trading technology for a smart-contract based marketplace, and makes it available to issuers of unlisted securities. This technology will increase capital availability, firing up the innovation process. | 1/1/2019 – 31/12/2021 | $3,000,000 | $11,900,500 |
| Automating data collection and analytics in underground mines using drones and AI ** | Emesent Holding Pty Ltd CSIRO Northern Star Resources Ltd C.R. Kennedy & Company Proprietary Limited | Underground mines have valuable assets but maximising the value from these assets requires collecting data in challenging underground environments and deriving insights from the data. This project will develop an autonomous AI-powered drone to fly underground and map inaccessible areas, as well as machine learning based data analytics to derive insights from the captured data, increasing safety and productivity. CRC-P support will accelerate the development and commercialisation process. | 1/1/2019 – 31/12/2021 | $2,994,000 | $9,141,250 |
| Realisation of Personalised Implants through Advanced Manufacturing ** | Field Orthopaedics Pty Ltd Protonautics Pty Ltd Strategic Engineering Australia Pty Ltd Queensland University of Technology | Personal implant manufacturing is currently costly and time consuming for those patients requiring an urgent solution. Australia has an advantage when it comes to complex and high value solutions that require innovation and advanced skills. Australian manufacturing will provide a cost effective and rapidly produced personal implant for those in need. The CRC-P will provide the resources to enter the market before anywhere else in the world, making Australia a world leader in personal implants. | 1/1/2019 – 31/12/2021 | $1,660,000 | $3,951,201 |
| Innovative Development of an Autonomous Intelligent Fire Protection System (AIFPS) | Flame Security International Pty Ltd Australian Pet Brands Pty Ltd Fahrenheit Fire Pty Ltd University of New South Wales DXC Technology Australia Pty Limited Fire and Rescue NSW Composite Materials Engineering Pty. Ltd. Department of Defence G.H. Varley Pty Ltd Lend Lease Building Pty Ltd | The Autonomous Intelligent Fire Protection Systems (AIFPS) Project envisages the development of a unique range of fire prediction and suppression systems for military, public, commercial and private applications for air, land and marine vehicles for all types of fire classes. Solutions for public, commercial and residential buildings will also be developed. All AIFPS will use a world first, non-toxic, eco-friendly, flame retardant that is more effective than water and existing toxic foams. | 1/1/2019 – 31/12/2021 | $3,000,000 | $10,950,000 |
| Smart tools for agronomic crop insights using Machine learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) ** | Flurosat Pty Ltd Aglink Pty Ltd The Trustee for the McGregor Gourlay Agricultural Services Pursehouse Rural Pty Limited CSIRO Agworld Pty Ltd Precision Cropping Technologies Pty Ltd | Agronomists and growers lack the decision support tools and digital literacy to proactively manage crop productivity. Agronomic decisions are made reactively after visual observations, significantly impacting productivity. This project leverages CSIRO research & IP, commercial agronomic observations, spatial data sets, a leading agronomic platform and novel ML and AI approaches to create real-time, predictive, actionable, management insights to maximise the Australian farm productivity. | 30/1/2019 – 1/1/2022 | $2,984,912 | $6,642,009 |
| Value Australia – Sharpening our land and property decisions with Artificial Intelligence ** | FrontierSI Domain Holdings Australia Pty Limited University of New South Wales Omnilink Pty Limited Liverpool City Council Office of Finance and Services | Value Australia CRC-P will support Australia’s largest market, the $6.8 trillion property market, by creating valuation products that, provide better information sooner to homebuyers, investors, businesses and governments whilst reducing costs and risks. Combining research, extensive data assets and using artificial intelligence this project will deliver secure digital valuation models and tools that cover a broad range of land and property types across Australia and overseas. | 1/4/2019 – 31/3/2022 | $2,926,500 | $8,549,000 |
| Use of Narrow Artificial Intelligence to Detect Brain Aneurysms ** | Fujitsu Australia Ltd GE Healthcare Australia Pty Limited Macquarie University Macquarie Medical Imaging Pty Ltd | Cerebral aneurysms are life-threatening lesions that rupture and failure to detect an aneurysm is a cause of death, disability. Aneurysms are present in 2-8% of adults, and multiple aneurysms occur in >10% of these. Cerebral vasculature is complex, with multiple branches and wide variations in normal patterns making rapid and accurate detection of aneurysms challenging. This project will use artificial intelligence to detect and highlight aneurysms on brain scans to improve patient outcome. | 4/2/2019 – 2/4/2021 | $2,080,000 | $4,614,000 |
| Artificial Intelligence System for Rapid Diagnostics of Disease Causing Mites and Insects ** | Jasgo R&D Pty Ltd University of New South Wales Amalgamated Holdings Ltd Blue Ocean Equities Pty Limited | Mites and insects cause major health and economic impacts worldwide. They are difficult to identify, requiring expert advice and increasing disease control costs and mismanagement risk. We will produce an Artificial Intelligence system for rapid diagnostics of house dust mites and bedbugs, calibrated against ecological and epidemiological data. This technology will result in a marketable phone app that will be of widespread use in the medical sector where entomological diagnostics are required. | 1/1/2019 – 1/1/2022 | $1,475,563 | $6,589,315 |
| Advanced Real-Time Medical Diagnostics using AI and an IoT Medical Device ** | M3dicine Holdings Pty Ltd Queensland University of Technology The Trustee for the Amanashab Trust | M3DICINE has developed Stethee, a US-FDA approved digital stethoscope, which captures heart, lung and other body sounds with incredible clarity and depth of sound. This records powerful vital signs of humans and animals, but the development of new AI algorithms is vital to realise Stethee’s true potential. This project will enable new diagnostic capabilities, powering the next generation of personalised medical devices and platforms for large-scale medical and telehealth services. | 2/1/2019 – 30/11/2021 | $1,000,000 | $2,652,178 |
| Smart Sensor & Deep Learning Behavioural Engine for Personalised Health Monitoring ** | Nutromics Pty Ltd University of New South Wales CSIRO Melbourne Health Monash University Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Procept Pty Ltd Design & Industry Pty Ltd Triple Ring Technologies | Diabetes is a global epidemic and the biggest challenge confronting Australia’s health system. Current care models focus on treatment of the disease, however greatly improved outcomes and increased efficiency are driven from preventative measures. The project will bring together a multi-disciplinary team to develop a digitally enabled wearable device and a deep learning behaviour change engine to elicit the positive lifestyle behaviour changes required to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. | 1/4/2019 – 31/3/2022 | $2,150,000 | $7,504,756 |
| Improving surgical accuracy through the development of a novel intraoperative imaging solution ** | Oncores Medical Pty Ltd University of Western Australia South Metropolitan Health Service Linear Clinical Research Ltd | Cancer surgery aims to completely remove tumour while minimising the removal of healthy tissue. Currently, complete tumour removal can only be assessed by a pathologist after surgery, with up to 30% of patients requiring repeat surgery because tumour is thought to have been left behind. This project is developing a high-resolution imaging tool for surgeons to use during operations to assess tissue micro-structure and enable complete tumour removal during the first surgery. | 1/1/2019 – 31/12/2021 | $3,000,000 | $9,077,582 |
| OrpeusPOD: more hearts for more patients | Orpeus Pty Ltd University of New South Wales Hydrix Pty Ltd Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Limited | Heart failure is increasing and there is a huge shortage of hearts available for transplant due to the limitations on preservation during transit. Orpeus has developed OrpeusPOD to transport, and OrpeusFLO to actively nourish and preserve the heart for longer to make more hearts available for more patients. The locally manufactured technologies will commercialise Australian R&D from Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital, UNSW and industry. | 1/1/2019 – 31/12/2021 | $2,100,000 | $10,277,937 |
| Development of a Machine Vision System for Automated Grading of Almonds ** | Surenut Pty Ltd Laragon Pty Ltd University of South Australia | The nut industry relies on manual quality assurance to determine the grade of nuts which is subjective, slow, and labour intensive. The project aims to overcome this problem by developing an Almond Analyser using artificial intelligence to objectively and non-destructively grade nuts into specific market grades. This will improve the grading of nuts with increased consistency, accuracy, and throughput and significantly reduce labour cost offering great economic benefit to nut processors | 14/1/2019 – 14/1/2021 | $514,424 | $1,765,348 |
| Seaweed solutions for sustainable aquaculture | Tassal Group Limited Deakin University University of Tasmania Spring Bay Seafoods Pty Ltd | This project will develop a sustainable Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) model that supports commercial seaweed production. To do this, the research will i) define the seaweed culture proposition (identify species, growing techniques and products) and ii) develop a regionally relevant IMTA partnership model that brings together salmon, shellfish and seaweed producers to ensure economic, environmental and societal benefits. | 13/1/2019 – 12/1/2022 | $2,385,067 | $5,468,110 |
| Real-time NMR data acquisition for rock mass characterisation and drilling optimisation | The Eqnomics Group Pty Ltd Wallis Engineers Pty Ltd University of Western Australia | This project will deliver a logging system capable of acquisition and transmission of measurements during drilling of boreholes. The system can provide to mining companies real-time information regarding borehole geophysical and trajectory data, at a reduced acquisition cost, and can be used to optimise drilling programs. The development of this new, advanced logging system will support Australia in becoming a world leader in the commercialisation of mining technology and services. | 1/5/2019 – 30/4/2022 | $2,843,728 | $8,084,195 |
| Advanced Composite Pultrusion Manufacturing for Next Generation Civil Structures | Wagners CFT Manufacturing Pty. Ltd. University of Southern Queensland Allnex Resins Australia Pty Ltd | This program is focused on holistic engineering approach to optimise the existing composite pultrusion process for increased productivity and development of novel value-added products such as, fire retardant civil structures to be used in rail and pedestrian bridges and most notably for Australian Inland Rail project. These high strength advance structures will capture new high value markets such as oil & gas and transport industry in national and international markets such as the US and Europe. | 1/1/2019 – 31/12/2021 | $3,000,000 | $10,391,054 |
CRC-P Round 5 Outcomes
*First organisation is the lead participant
**Funding partially provided though the Advanced Manufacturing Fund
| Title | Participants* | Description | Start/End Date | Total Grant amount | Total Project Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-life alloy components for efficient hydrometallurgical processing** | Callidus Welding Solutions Pty Ltd Deakin University CSIRO Newcrest Mining Limited Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Ltd | Process conditions to extract valuable metals from their ore are severe; high temperatures combine with extreme corrosion and erosion. Even normally durable advanced alloys used in mineral processing reactors degrade in this environment. Replacement parts and frequent downtime have a significant impact on the efficiency and competitiveness of Australian mineral processors. This project will deliver a step-change in durability of critical components via smart design and materials innovations. | 4/07/2018 – 31/12/2020 | $1,256,600 | $3,967,395 |
| Non-Invasive Real-Time Biometric Sensing Technology | Sleeptite Pty Ltd RMIT University Sleepeezee Bedding Australia Pty Ltd Hexoskin | This Project aims to integrate unobtrusive micro-sensors into bedding materials by developing technology to non-invasively monitor key human health parameters. A cross-sector team in sensing, micro-technology, health data analytics, and bedding manufacturers will collaborate to transform award-winning Australian innovation into locally manufactured products for local and global consumers. The innovation will enhance quality-of-care and timely intervention in aged care facilities and hospitals. | 4/07/2018 – 30/06/2021 | $1,700,000 | $5,321,500 |
| Advanced Cancer Immunotherapies: CAR-T Cells for Solid Cancers | Carina Biotech Pty Ltd Geneworks Pty Ltd University of South Australia The University of Adelaide Seattle Children’s Hospital | CAR-T therapy is a revolutionary new cancer treatment that engineers a patient’s own immune system to fight cancer. CAR-T therapy has already shown remarkable activity against blood cancers, with over 90% complete remission rates reported in several clinical trials against leukaemia where conventional therapies had previously failed. This project will develop a suite of technologies to enable CAR-T therapy for solid cancers, which have so far been much less responsive to CAR-T therapies. | 4/07/2018 – 30/06/2021 | $2,079,000 | $7,912,822 |
| Novel real-time milk sensor for ovulation detection in dairy cows | Biotics Pty Ltd Dairy Australia Limited Ridgeway Research Limited University of Technology Sydney Surgical Diagnostics Pty Limited Department of Economic Development Jobs Transport and Resources ITVet Pty Ltd Livestock Improvement Corporation Dairy New Zealand | Building on core technology, the project will prototype and commercialise a patented real time biosensor with the ability to solve key challenges in the dairy industry. The project will develop an advanced in situ real time milk assay to accurately determine cow ovulation status. Farmers will use this sensor to gain significant improvements to their herd fertility programs. Beyond this, the project will assess other opportunities for the sensors relating to overall cow health and milk quality. | 1/09/2018 – 31/08/2021 | $1,829,000 | $7,391,469 |
| Implementing intelligent automated reporting in radiology practice | Maxwell MRI Pty Ltd CSIRO I-MED Network Limited | Radiologist interpretation of medical images such as MRI and PET is subjective. Differences in quality of care due to variable skills and experience may result in misdiagnosis, increasing cost. This project will use artificial intelligence for automated radiology reporting at a world-leading radiology practice (I-MED). The efficacy of Machine learning technology developed at the CSIRO will be validated in a robust trial and translated by Maxwell MRI for commercialisation within 3 years. | 4/07/2018 – 30/06/2021 | $1,123,141 | $4,886,603 |
| AI: new smarts for the medical imaging industry | Sydney Neuroimaging Analysis Centre Pty Ltd The University of Sydney I-MED Network Limited | Medical imaging is an increasingly complex field requiring advanced subspecialty training. This project will develop a robust industry platform for the application of artificial intelligence algorithms to neuro-imaging, heralding a new era in the precision diagnosis of brain disease; and transforming the delivery of Radiology through automation and increased productivity, enhanced reporting accuracy and the rapid identification of critical abnormalities | 4/07/2018 – 30/06/2021 | $2,360,061 | $5,138,061 |
| Eco-friendly fertilisers for sustainable farming | Sustainable Organic Solutions Pty Ltd MSF Sugar Pty Ltd Mitr Phol Sugarcane Research Center Co. Ltd. Herbert Cane Productivity Services Ltd Department of Environment and Science University of the Sunshine Coast The University of Queensland Department of Agriculture | This project will trial a new eco-friendly fertiliser technology, containing plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and innovative adaptive-release organic fertiliser, in tropical agriculture and horticulture (sugarcane, avocado and macadamia). This unique formulation is expected to reduce fertiliser costs, improve plant growth, and minimise the run-off of nutrients from tropical farms to waterways. | 4/07/2018 – 30/06/2021 | $1,800,000 | $4,654,016 |
| Kapunda In-Situ Copper and Gold Field Recovery Trial | Environmental Copper Recovery SA Pty Ltd Molyhil Mining Pty Ltd CMTE Development Limited CSIRO Terramin Exploration Pty Ltd Adelaide University | Successful development and demonstration of an In-Situ Recovery (ISR) process to extract copper and other metals from diverse geological environments will be a step change in Australian mining. ISR can improve project economics, enable social license, lower environmental footprint and help commercialise sub-economic deposits. Success at Kapunda will give industry a tangible demonstration and provide a template for future ventures to unlock new deposits currently considered as stranded assets. | 4/07/2018 – 31/12/2020 | $2,851,303 | $5,781,303 |
| Advanced Manufacturing and Construction of Smart Building Modules | Schiavello Manufacturing Pty Ltd ERMA Group Pty Ltd University of Melbourne OSEN Group Pty Ltd Trackem Pty Ltd | To meet the needs of rapid urban population growth, building construction productivity needs to improve. This can be achieved by the increased use of prefabricated building modules and the use of digital technology. Digital modelling, design for manufacture and assembly, and the Internet of Things will be used to reduce costs, improve quality and allow mass customisation of building modules thereby increasing the uptake of prefabrication and contributing to increased construction productivity. | 4/07/2018 – 30/06/2021 | $2,700,000 | $8,595,000 |
| BioAustralis, towards the future | Microbial Screening Technologies Pty Ltd Advanced Veterinary Therapeutics Pty Limited Macquarie University University of Western Australia | Since the discovery of penicillin, the greatest biomedical innovations have been fueled by microorganisms. This project exploits our library of talented Australian microbes, harnessed to state-of-the-art metabolomic and genomic technologies, to deliver a unique platform of 5,000 microbial metabolites, expanding BioAustralis’ global niche market, catalysing the discovery of next-generation antibiotics and provide a ready-to-use natural product metabolite library to stimulate Australian research. | 1/10/2018 – 30/09/2021 | $3,000,000 | $6,966,160 |
| Responsive Access to Space | DefendTex Pty Ltd University of South Australia Department of Defence RMIT University The University of Sydney Universitat der Bundeswehr Innosync Pty Ltd | Australia currently has no sovereign launch capability putting the nation at a strategic, economic and social disadvantage. This project aims to overcome this problem by developing leading edge, low cost, high availability rocket propulsion technology through development of a Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) design to integrate into a space launch system. This will enable Australia to have a sovereign Low Earth Orbit Launch Capability so Australia can launch satellites and other space assets. | 4/7/2018 – 30/6/2021 | $2,989,000 | $13,655,520 |
| Development of an Advanced Fire Retardant for Polymers and Textiles | Flame Security International Pty Ltd University of New South Wales IKEA Pty Limited TDVC Pty Ltd | Fire is a daily and pervasive threat to human life, property and assets and the environment and many polymers and textiles remain highly flammable. This project directly addresses the need for non-toxic, durable and eco-friendly chemical species (flame retardants) to be embedded (infused) into polymers and textiles thereby inhibiting ignition or reducing the rate of flame propagation. The results will be an industry first – flame retarded products that are also eco-friendly. | 4/07/2018 – 30/06/2021 | $3,000,000 | $10,975,000 |
| Artificial intelligence and genomics to predict cancer treatment | Max Kelsen Pty Ltd Genomiqa Pty Ltd BGI International Pty Ltd The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research Metro North Hospital and Health Service | Cancer is a major health burden with one in four Australians getting a diagnosis of cancer during their lifetime and with an estimated 48,586 Australians dying of cancer in 2018. Immunotherapy is a new treatment showing great promise for some patients. An area of critical need is to predict who will benefit from immunotherapy prior to treatment. We will develop and employ artificial intelligence and genomics to predict treatment response in cancer patients. | 16/07/2018 – 30/06/2021 | $2,625,000 | $9,044,000 |
CRC-P Round 4 Outcomes
The following projects have been supported under the Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) stream of the overarching CRC Program.
| Project title | Total Grant amount | Total Project Value | Participants (first organisation is the lead participant) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enabling Exosome Therapy: Developing an Advanced Manufacturing Process* | $2,179,531 | $4,397,739 | Vivazome Therapeutics Pty Ltd Seerpharma Pty Ltd La Trobe University |
| Project Vaccinate Driving Innovation in Dairy Goat Vaccines | $97,280 | $283,561 | Nuchev Pty Ltd K.J Coutts & N.J Coutts The University of Melbourne Australian Rickettsial Reference Laboratory Foundation Limited Australian Dairy Goats Incorporated |
| Allogeneic Stem Cell Cancer Immunotherapies | $2,987,000 | $12,627,500 | Cartherics Pty Ltd Mesoblast Limited Cell Therapies Pty Ltd Hudson Institute of Medical Research Monash University |
| Integrated Smart Home Energy Management, Control and Data Visibility | $1,891,555 | $5,679,351 | Solar Analytics Pty Ltd The University of New South Wales Wattwatchers Pty Limited SA Power Networks Project H Pty Ltd SwitchDin Pty Limited Ergon Energy Queensland Pty Ltd |
| Portable brain scanner for early stroke detection and monitoring* | $2,600,000 | $10,955,673 | Emvision Medical Devices Ltd The University of Queensland GE Healthcare Australia Pty Limited Metro South Hospital and Health Service |
| High performance energy storage alternative to lithium ion batteries* | $1,500,000 | $3,447,500 | First Graphite Limited Swinburne University of Technology Flinders University of South Australia Kremford (VIC) Pty Ltd |
| A scalable detection tool for childhood inattention: TALI Detect | $1,200,125 | $3,909,125 | Novita Healthcare Limited Grey Innovation Australia Pty Ltd Torus Games Pty. Ltd. Monash University |
| Innovative generation of low cost, zero-emission, reliable electricity* | $3,000,000 | $10,162,500 | Amber Power Holdings Ltd Mirvac Limited The University of New South Wales |
| Intelligent Mixed Waste Re-manufacturing System* | $2,716,910 | $11,668,820 | Dresden Optics Pty Ltd The University of New South Wales Astor Industries Pty Ltd Consonic Pty Ltd Duromer Products Pty Ltd Elemental Manufacturing Pty Ltd Jasca Engineering Pty Ltd Brien Holden Vision Institute |
| WoundVue automated and advanced assessment of chronic wounds | $2,513,000 | $10,991,277 | LBT Innovations Ltd Planet Innovation Pty Ltd The University Of Melbourne |
| Cavendish bananas with resistance to Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 | $1,835,644 | $6,875,367 | Lamanna Premier Group Pty Ltd NQ Banana Research Pty Ltd Queensland University of Technology |
| Rapid iteration selective breeding: Australia’s fish to feed the world | $3,000,000 | $13,476,418 | Mainstream Aquaculture Group Pty Ltd James Cook University The University of Melbourne Marine Produce Australia Limited King Reef Pty Ltd Helmaqua Pty Ltd Barramundi Asia Pty Ltd |
| Developing the next generation hydrogen energy system* | $2,783,109 | $8,496,861 | Applied Nano Technologies Pty Ltd Monash University Minifab (Aust) Pty Ltd Thoughtworks Australia Pty Ltd Hargo Engineering Pty. Ltd. |
| The industrial application of graphene in high-strength polyethylene* | $1,800,000 | $4,365,500 | Qenos Pty Ltd Deakin University Graphene Manufacturing Australia Pty Ltd |
| Smart linings for pipe and infrastructure* | $3,000,000 | $24,147,390 | Water Services Association of Australia Limited Coliban Region Water Corporation Hunter Water Corporation Icon Water Limited Melbourne Water Corporation Queensland Urban Utilities SA Water South East Water Corporation Sydney Water Corporation Northern SEQ Distributor – Retailer Authority Water Corporation Monash University University of Sydney University of Technology Sydney 3M Australia Pty Ltd Bisley & Co Pty Ltd Insituform Pacific Pty. Limited Kerneos Australia Pty Ltd Parchem Construction Supplies Pty Ltd Abergeldie Watertech Pty Ltd. Interflow Pty Limited Ventia Pty Limited Metropolitan Restorations Pty. Limited ITS Pipetech Pty Limited Monadelphous Group Limited UKWIR Water Research Foundation Water Environment and Research Foundation Calucem Milliken Sanexen Environmental Services |
CRC-P Round 3 Outcomes
The following projects have been supported under the Cooperative Research Centres Projects stream of the CRC Programme.
| Project title | Total Grant amount (excl. GST) | Total Project Value | Participants (first organisation is the lead participant) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligent vision, sensing and data fusion for mining and exploration | $2,152,952 | $4,640,052 | Boart Longyear Limited SRA Information Technology Pty Ltd The University of Adelaide |
| Additive manufacturing of energetic materials | $2,600,000 | $6,107,000 | DefendTex Pty Ltd Rocketech Pty Ltd; Department of Defence Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Flinders University Cranfield University |
| Novel catalytic process for sustainable diesel production from waste | $1,850,000 | $7,964,065 | Eco Fuel Innovations Pty Ltd The University of Queensland Shieldon Pty Ltd Kunming Sino-Platinum Metals Cayalyst Co |
| Next Generation Dried Blood Spot Pathology Testing using LC-MS | $2,559,000 | $8,713,331 | MyHealthTest Pty Ltd Agilent Technologies Australia (M) Pty Ltd University of Canberra Prof David Handelsman |
| Advanced Printing Technology for New Generation Flexible Batteries | $2,000,000 | $11,977,500 | Printed Energy Pty Ltd The University of Queensland The University of New South Wales Sunset Power International Pty Ltd Sonovia Holdings LLC |
| Polymer Composite Transoms for Rail Bridge Deck Replacement | $3,000,000 | $9,896,285 | Austrak Pty Ltd Laing O’Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd University of Southern Queensland |
| Design and manufacturing of a 6000 m depth rated medium work class ROV | $2,996,500 | $8,061,015 | Total Marine Technology Pty Ltd Sapurakencana Australia Pty Ltd University of Western Australia |
| Breaking the Mould: Making Australian Advanced Manufacturing Portable | $1,486,200 | $4,013,700 | Effusiontech Pty Ltd Charles Darwin University PW Baxter & Associates Pty Ltd |
| A big health data analytics & insights platform for the MTP sector | $1,948,008 | $4,944,001 | Prospection Pty Ltd The University of New South Wales Janssen-Cilag Pty Ltd |
| Australian hitech manufacturer takes-on prostate cancer | $1,700,000 | $4,445,000 | Cyclotek (Aust) Pty Ltd GE Healthcare Australia Pty Limited Macquarie University |
| Optimising Nitrogen Recovery in Intensive Animal Production Facilities | $2,469,431 | $7,692,531 | Coomboona Holdings Pty Ltd CAF Consulting Services Pty Ltd The Trustee for The Ming Family Trust CHM Alliance Pty Ltd The University of Melbourne |
| High-resolution Real-time Airborne Gravimetry | $1,996,200 | $6,569,290 | CMG Operations Pty Ltd Airship Solutions Pty Ltd Curtin University Airborne Research South Australia Limited Geoscience Australia Geosoft Australia Pty Ltd Intuitive Machines LLC University of Texas Institute for Geophysics |
| A standardised power conversion module for ocean energy applications | $2,100,000 | $4,641,750 | BioPower Systems Pty Ltd C.N.C. Design Pty Ltd Hydac Pty Ltd The University of Adelaide |
CRC-P Round 2 Outcomes
The following projects have been supported under the Cooperative Research Centres Projects stream of the CRC Programme.
| Project title | Total Grant Amount (ex GST) | Total Project Value | Participants (first organisation is the lead participant) |
| Large Area Perovskite Photovoltaic Material Coating on Glass Substrate | $2,500,000 | $7,182,500 | Dyesol Ltd CSR Building Products Ltd CSIRO |
| High power density motors incorporating advanced manufacturing methods | $2,500,000 | $12,055,208 | magniX Technologies Pty Ltd Ferra Engineering Pty Ltd The University of Queensland |
| Development of New and Unique Super High Oleic Biobased Oil | $3,000,000 | $10,170,754 | GO Resources Pty Ltd Kalyx Australia Pty Ltd The trustee for Old Paroo Trust Cargill Australia Ltd Swinburne University of Technology Department of Economic Development Jobs Transport and Resources Emery Oleochemicals |
| Advanced Manufacturing of High Performance Building Envelope Systems | $3,000,000 | $10,635,000 | CSR Building Products Ltd INHABIT Australasia Pty Ltd University of Melbourne |
| Bespoke lightweight automotive carbon fibre composite seats | $1,425,000 | $3,466,875 | Quickstep Automotive Pty Ltd Futuris Automotive Interiors (Australia) Pty Ltd Deakin University |
| Targeting tropomyosin as a novel anti-cancer therapy | $3,000,000 | $7,450,000 | Novogen Ltd I C P – Firefly Pty Ltd University of New South Wales |
| Novel Glass Technologies and Photovoltaics in Protected Cropping | $1,620,470 | $5,044,459 | ClearVue Technologies Ltd Edith Cowan University Apex Greenhouses (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| An integrated modelling system for navigational aid in tidal inlets | $425,180 | $1,881,500 | OMC International Pty Ltd Pivot Maritime International Pty Ltd University of Melbourne MetOcean Solutions Ltd |
| Field deployable unit for the detection of Perfluorinated contaminants | $2,830,392 | $7,487,509 | Envirolab Services Pty Ltd KD Analytical Australia Pty Ltd University of Tasmania |
| Universal Solar Module Inspection and Data Storage System | $1,840,739 | $4,399,467 | BT Imaging Pty Ltd PV Lighthouse Pty Ltd University of New South Wales PV Lab Australia Pty Ltd Epho Pty Limited DNV GL Group |
| Targeted therapy for sleep apnoea: A novel personalised approach | $2,950,000 | $10,772,924 | Oventus Medical Ltd Medical Monitoring Solutions Pty Ltd CSIRO Western Sydney University Neuroscience Research Australia |
| Enhanced market agility for the Australian tea tree industry | $598,992 | $2,272,709 | ATTIA Ltd Southern Cross University University of the Sunshine Coast Offco Pty Ltd P Guinane Pty Ltd Vitroflora Pty Ltd Narromine Transplants Pty Ltd Cassegrain Tea Tree Oil Pty Ltd Main Camp Natural Extracts Pty Ltd Kilkie Pty Ltd Phyllis O’Sullivan, John Murtagh & Michael Flanagan L Rose & RA Rose |
| Tech-enabled Care Pathways for Head Trauma | $2,200,000 | $8,112,500 | Neural Diagnostics Pty Ltd GE Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd Monash University |
| Industrialisation of a novel diagnostic biosensor for bladder cancer | $2,430,356 | $9,246,468 | SMR Automotive Australia Pty Ltd University of South Australia Flinders University Maddern & Catt Unit Trust The Trustee for the Pro Health Care Hope Valley Unit Trust |
| Wear life extension via surface engineered laser cladding for mining | $2,616,000 | $8,266,000 | LaserBond Ltd Boart Longyear Ltd University of South Australia |
| Graphene Supply Chain Certification | $943,937 | $4,321,866 | Imagine Intelligent Materials Pty Ltd Agilent Technologies Australia (M) Pty Ltd Swinburne University of Technology Australian Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd Duromer Products Pty Ltd |
| Power Efficient Wastewater Treatment Using Graphene Oxide Technology | $632,285 | $1,661,785 | Clean Teq Ltd Iconic Industries Pty Ltd Monash University |
Latest News
13 June 2022 – BioCina received $3,000,000 grant
BioCina recently received a A$3 million grant through the Cooperative Research Centres Projects Grants scheme to address the post-pandemic demand for new mRNA products.
BioCina’s partners are the University of Adelaide and Cytiva. Researchers at the university will address the design and manufacture of lipid nanoparticles. The company will also develop mRNA-based therapies to treat cystic fibrosis, heart disease, rare genetic conditions, and some cancers.
BioCina is a full-service contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO). It specialises in process development and GMP manufacture of recombinant biological therapeutic products.
25 August 2020 – Locals ‘shafted’ by CRC cuts and restrictions
The government decision to limit the latest grants round for research collaboration to only one sector has “shafted” hundreds of companies that have been preparing applications for months, with some “blindsided” firms potentially now looking offshore, according to the chief executive of the CRC Association.
Industry minister Karen Andrews and Environment Minister Sussan Ley officially opened Round 10 of the Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-Ps) grants program. But to the surprise of companies around the country, the round is only open to smart recycling projects, and the money to be provided has been cut by more than half from the previous round.
