What has been funded – Experimental Development Program

The SIEF Experimental Development Program (EDP) is designed to address a significant gap in current funding options available for progressing technology development to a stage suitable for attracting commercial investment and market uptake. The EDP is open to eligible PFRAs.

Year Lead Researcher and Organisation Collaborating Organisations Project Title SIEF Funds (lifetime months)
2016 Dr Melony Sellars

CSIRO

Australian Prawn Farmers Association RNAi treatment of broodstock to reduce disease impacts in farmed prawns (Prawn RNAi)

$250,000

(24 months)

COMPLETED

2016 Dr Keith Bristow

CSIRO

Sprayable Biodegradable Polymer Membrane Technology for Agriculture (TranspiratiONal)

$445,842

(12 months)

COMPLETED

2016

Dr Stefan Hrabar
CSIRO

Hovermap – Intelligent Lidar Mapping and Navigating System for Drones (Hovermap)

$768,000

(12 months)

COMPLETED

2017

Dr San Hla

CSIRO

Hydrogen generator for FCV refuelling (H2 Generation)

$1,657,256

(24 months)

COMPLETED

2017

Dr Aaron Thornton

CSIRO

Monash University

Energy Infrastructure Resources

Capturing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere (CO2Gen)

$725,000

(15 months)

COMPLETED

2017

Dr Paul Breuer

CSIRO

Eco Minerals Research

Demonstration plant to validate new products for gold discovery (Going for Gold)

$860,000

(15 months)

COMPLETED

2017

Dr Keith Bristow

CSIRO

Sprayable Biodegradable Polymer Membrane Technology for Agriculture (TranspiratiONal 2)

$576,430

(10 months)

COMPLETED

2018

Dr Graeme Moad

CSIRO

Monash University

Queensland University of Technology

iGlass Pty Ltd

Development of enhanced PDLC smart glass with improved durability and performance for architectural and automotive applications (SmartWindows)

$1,306,141

(24 months)

COMPLETED

2018

Dr Pablo Juliano

CSIRO

Boundary Bend Ltd

Sonosys Ultraschallsysteme GmbH

Commercial demonstration of megasonic technology for additional virgin olive oil recovery (Megasonics)

$890,277

(8 months)

COMPLETED

2018

Dr Andrew Bean

CSIRO

Industrial scale production of enhanced vaccine eggs for commercial influenza vaccine production trials (Vaximiser)

$1,261,354

(24 months)

COMPLETED

2018

Dr Andrew Abbott

CSIRO

Demonstration at scale of carbon fibre production that meets the specifications of Australian manufacturers (CarbonFibre)

$1,962,554

(24 months)

COMPLETED

2019

Ms Katie Green

CSIRO

Scaled production of graphene membranes and development of a demonstration laboratory purification device for commercial trials (GraphAir) $1,999,771

(24 months)

COMPLETED

2020

Dr Robert Wilson

CSIRO

Titanium particulates to wire (TiWi) $1,719,000

(24 months)

COMPLETED

2020

Dr Helmut Thissen

CSIRO

Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health Overcoming fibrotic encapsulation of implantable medical devices (Antifibrotic Coatings) $650,000

(24 months)

COMPLETED

2020

Dr Gregory Wilson

CSIRO

Demonstration of an industrially scalable process for production of high efficiency perovskite photovoltaics. $1,817,962

(24 months)

COMPLETED

2022

Dr Daniella Caruso

CSIRO

Copper Mines of Tasmania; EnviroCopper Ltd; Sydney Water Corporation Monitoring of water quality using in-situ Vesi™ sensors $850,000

(24 months)

2022

Dr Gurpreet Kaur

CSIRO

BlueScope Steel Tubular Solid Oxide Electrolysis $1,708,513

(24 months)

2023

Dr Henry Sabarez

CSIRO

Heuch Pty Ltd; CANN Group Ltd; Nestle Switzerland; Biovite Ltd; UNSW Commercialisation of a low-cost ultrasound-assisted low temperature drying technology $767,000

(29 months) *

2024

Dr Louis Wibberley

NSW Dept of Primary Industries; Delta Electricity Vales Point; Idemitsu Australia Dispatchable renewable electricity production with net-negative CO2 emissions (BioDICE) $1,083,648

(24 Months)

*Extension granted