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CSIRO Kick-Start is an initiative for innovative Australian start-ups and small businesses, providing funding support and access to CSIRO’s research expertise and capabilities to help grow and develop their business.

CSIRO Kick-Start

An initiative for innovative Australian start-ups and SMEs

Designed specifically for start-ups and established small businesses, CSIRO Kick-Start offers dollar-matched funding of $10,000 to $50,000 for collaborative research projects.

Learn more about CSIRO Kick-Start

SME success stories

Australian Plant Proteins

Australian Plant Proteins (APP) optimised the protein content extracted from faba beans to more than 80% through a CSIRO Kick-Start project.

CannPal

CannPal identified a gap in the market for natural plant-derived animal therapies that are both safe and effective for promoting better health and wellbeing for companion animals, focusing on compounds derived from cannabis.

Ceres Tag

Ceres Tags' Companion Collar will be able to track an animal's movements in real-time.

Critterpedia

The Critterpedia platform uses an algorithmic solution to identify the species of spider or snake submitted by users.

Conflux Technology

Helping Conflux Technology commercialise its novel liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger technology.

LeaseInfo

An SME Connect introduction between retail leasing specialists LeaseInfo and CSIRO’s Data61 has revolutionised commercial lease abstraction.

Molten Labs

With support from CSIRO Kick-Start, Data 61 and Molten Labs are working on robots that can clear land mines.

Singular Health

With support from CSIRO Kick-Start, Data 61 and Singular Health are working on saving radiologists and surgeons thousands of hours of work.

Q-Sera

CSIRO researchers helped to optimise Q-Sera's blood collection technology for commercial use.

ReNerve

Aggravating or debilitating nerve pain affects one in twenty Australians. Medical devices start-up ReNerve is pioneering the way in developing ready-to-use products for the repair or replacement of damaged peripheral nerves.

T-Provenance

The journey of agricultural products from producer to consumer is rapidly being redesigned with the introduction of innovative smart tracking software.

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