CSIRO Kick-Start
Funds Australian small businesses and researchers to run fast innovation pilots with CSIRO.
CSIRO Kick-Start is open year-round on a rolling EOI basis. Eligible SMEs can access up to two vouchers, each between $10,000 and $50,000, dollar-matched cash by the business. Projects must run for 2–12 months and have a minimum combined value of $20,000. A second voucher is only available once the first project is complete and all reporting obligations have been met, and it must address a new tec…
Early-stage R&D activities supporting commercialisation, technical refinement or new product development, including feasibility or scoping studies, prototype development, proof-of-concept validation, and laboratory testing or data analysis. Delivered by CSIRO business units in Agriculture and Food, Data61, Science Connect, Energy, Astronomy and Space Science, Environment, ACDP, Manufacturing, and National Facilities and Collections.
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