The Innovation Booster Grant is a competitive funding grant designed to help Western Australian innovators overcome barriers on the path to commercialisation.
First launched in 2011, the IBG is part of the WA Government's $16.7 million New Industries Fund to attract investment and promote the economic diversification of Western Australia.
Meet the 2024 recipients
In 2024, 82 innovators have been announced and will share in $3,251,375 of grant funding.
56 of the recipients come from either female founded companies, are based in regional Western Australia or are First Nations innovators.
Over half of all applications received were from female, First Nation, youth, regional or founders from a culturally diverse background.
| Business name | Grant | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Coursebox | $40,000 | AI software for creating video based training courses |
| Geobond Group | $40,000 | Sustainable Construction Solutions: Geopolymer Concrete MVPs from WA Industry By-products |
| Syrinx Environmental | $40,000 | Performance testing various biosorbents for EnPhytoBox®, nature-based wastewater treatment innovation |
| Ticking Heart | $40,000 | Non-invasive transdermal troponin biomarker detection for heart attack screening |
| Demagtech | $40,000 | Sustainable Alternative to Chemical Herbicides in WA’s Growing Cotton Industry |
| Wisegrow Investments t/a TECHT | $40,000 | Development of a New Microbial Corrosion Detection Method |
| Pretect Devices | $28,000 | Prototype hospital readiness and patent filing |
| WaveX | $40,000 | Integration of Advanced Control for the D-Spar Wave Powered Generator |
| OnSilent | $40,000 | Boosting efficiency in the trades with OnSilent’s Ai call assistant |
| Living Oceans | $40,000 | Laboratory Verification of Live-sand Production for the Marine Aquarium Industry |
| Glossy Boys | $40,000 | R&D USA Market: Inclusive Beauty Brand |
| Wingman Aerial Tool Systems | $40,000 | Building a height safety work bucket and bring to market |
| Pretect Devices Pty Ltd | $17,600 | Paediatric bioimpedance lead development |
| TermiSense | $40,000 | Early-Detection of Termites and Wood Borers using Smart Sensors |
| Circular Learning Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Commercialisation of The Learning Circle - English Language Teaching (ELT) online training platform |
| L2U Group Pty Ltd t/a Cavitas Construction Systems | $40,000 | System-built construction using cavity-based modules for remote area construction |
| Materia Health Pty Ltd | $40,000 | MateriaPOD: Revolutionizing organ/tissue cold storage to improve patient outcomes |
| MineRis | $40,000 | GeoRis IM (Mine Geotechnical Risk Information Model) |
| Chironix | $40,000 | Intelligent maintenance inspection of mining conveyor belts with AI robots |
| Kelp Island | $40,000 | SeaBrick Prototype - sustainable construction material made from seaweed |
| Everboost Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Everboost Sea Moss Ready-to-Go Drink |
| Personal Quantum Technologies Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Development of quantum energy storage solution |
| Australian Space Super Corridor (ASSC) Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Modular Sustainable Satellite Station |
| Nork Solutions (Nork Pty Ltd) | $40,000 | Innovative ‘Foodwaste-to-Livestock Feed’ Machinery: Detailed Engineering Design for Commercial Scale |
| One Brake Pty Ltd | $39,500 | Safer intelligent braking for two-wheeled transport globally |
| CycleWise Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Supporting schools to delivery My Vital Cycles® - LMS for ovulatory-menstrual health literacy |
| ROC Technologies | $39,990 | Generation 2 Tank Testing and Numerical Model Comparison (wave energy conversion device) |
| Spacecubed Ventures | $40,000 | R&D for Commercial Use Cases for an Impact Measurement Tool (measuring the impact of the WA innovation ecosystem) |
| Volta Energy | $40,000 | Battery Energy Storage System Certification |
| Hermes and Soteria | $40,000 | Product development for tailings dam monitoring tool, 'Overwatch' |
| Lubdub Technologies | $40,000 | Precise and accessible heart diagnostics tool |
| Conservation Innovation | $40,000 | Commercialisation of automated fish length measurement from stereo imagery |
| Space Compare | $40,000 | Intolease: A digitised commercial lease transaction platform designed for tenants |
| U-CAN Ostomy Systems | $35,000 | U-Can Flush It - Fully Flushable and 100% Biodegradable Sanitary Pads |
| Circular Seed | $40,000 | Circular solution for recovery of plastics from E-waste |
| Energy Farmers Australia | $40,000 | Gen 2 Pyrolysis Unit - Electrification (heating feed material in a low-oxygen environment) |
| Care Corner | $40,000 | Digital care coordination platform for disabled, chronically ill or elderly individuals. |
| Vendaly (formerly Coffee Van Collective) | $20,483 | Software solution for mobile coffee vendors |
| Biotome Pty Ltd | $39,760 | Intellectual Property for a novel preeclampsia risk test |
| Threadup Australia Pty Ltd | $39,000 | Semi-autonomous AI textile sorting machine - fibre to fibre recycling |
| Full Fat Ventures | $40,000 | Sustainable year-round vertical production of high-protein livestock feed |
| Cenergy Tech Pty Ltd | $40,000 | "E-Mast" – developing an electric powered integrated Foiling Mast |
| Neolixir Ltd | $40,000 | Intellectual property protection for a novel, scalable, antimicrobial resistance solution |
| Research Tech Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Quantum security for cloud and virtualised Environments |
| Y-Trace Pty Ltd | $40,000 | APIS PRIME: a smart hive monitoring system for every beekeeper |
| Nexa Oceania Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Development of hydrogen pipeline relining solution |
| Access To Leisure and Sport Inc (ATLAS) | $33,920 | Innovation enabling people with mobility issues to access light aircraft |
| Origin Business Consultants | $40,000 | Development of streamlined online business registration portal, with focus on Indigenous businesses |
| Cognety Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Food recognition and behaviour change to improve health through diet |
| Eat Sustainably Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Commercialisation of the ‘Eat Sustainably’ platform for organisations to action Scope 3 ESG goals |
| Rapid Responder Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Development of Rapid Responder; an initial emergency responder preparedness tool |
| Abraham Scientific t/a Aquila Scientific | $40,000 | Development of microbiology diagnostic plates for agriculture and veterinary use |
| IP Collective Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Development of the GridTec power supply system |
| Kate Parker (Dash) | $40,000 | Dash development of financial integrations |
| Heailthigence Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Medsafe-AI: enhancing medication safety in neonatal intensive care units |
| Filit Pty Ltd | $39,424 | Child development, behaviour and wellbeing system |
| MinBioteck Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Development of new biotechnology mineral discovery tool |
| Capability X Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Development for CX Edge Control |
| Green Thumb Botanical Consulting | $21,120 | Development of Green Thumb virtual herbarium database and ID tool |
| Vernico Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Manufacturing single use liquid sachets of pharmaceutical-grade coconut oil emollient |
| We Spot Pty Ltd | $39,507 | Developing the accuracy of photo-recognition model |
| Hermes and Soteria | $40,000 | Software development for Overwatch vault and internal systems supporting commercialisation |
| Red Earth Pollen Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Establishing a novel phytomedicine industry for WA using bee propolis |
| MyTab | $31,914 | Development of MyTab's WA hospitality and tourism in-app advertising feature |
| Health and Spice | $40,000 | High protein, allergen-free, nutritious plant-based milk from Tiger nut tubers |
| Conifr Technologies Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Scaling the innovation of sustainability analytics solution |
| Work Metrics | $37,600 | Workers' compensation digital twin diagnostic MVP |
| Satva-Urja Technologies | $40,000 | Cost effective production and recycling of battery cathodes |
| Yokefellow Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Development of MVP for new pregnancy nutrition, community and education app |
| Farm Optimisation Group | $40,000 | A decision-tool to help farmers manage price and weather variations |
| Andrew Joseph O'Neil (t/a HUMBL. Devices) | $40,000 | HUMBL Looper Pedal – real-time audio time-stretching without pitch alteration loop pedal |
| Magic Wavelength Pty Ltd | $40,000 | WATERME portable device to indicate a plant's water needs |
| Zentient | $38,400 | A platform helping not-for-profit organisations build digital capability |
| Serenity Life | $40,000 | Development of employee wellbeing, empowerment and mentoring tool: Take5 to Survive Burnout |
| Oqea Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Modernising mental healthcare: digitally Identifying inefficiencies in the system |
| Reliis Ltd | $40,000 | Getting the dose right - modelling existing data to optimise formulation |
| Forrest Farm Vets | $36,821 | Autonomous Cattle Eye Disease Detection System |
| Rapid Inflation Systems | $40,000 | Rapid Inflation Systems Retrofittable Central Tyre Inflation System |
| Ocean Hex Pty Ltd | $40,000 | SEED: Enabling large scale restoration of marine coastal ecosystems |
| Ghost Fire Systems Australia | $40,000 | Blank Firing Simulator Mark 1 (BFS Mk1) |
| QL Space Pty Limited | $40,000 | Comprehensive Blue Carbon Monitoring: Integrating Ground Truth and Space Data |
| MALDIID Pty Ltd | $36,336 | Implementing digital PCR for fast and reliable assessment of biologicals |
| Sea Dragon Botanicals Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Commercialisation and Market Entry for a Circular Soap |
| Tedology PTY LTD | $40,000 | Research, Development & Commercialisation of an Emotional Support Teddy Bear & App |
| Innovation Fishing WA Pty Ltd | $40,000 | Innovational Technology to reduce Carbon Emissions and Environmental Impact |
| Y-Trace Pty Ltd | $27,000 | Quantifying the bioactivity of peroxide honey |
