Investor · 3 deals
Every published round Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FormFlow | Grant | 3 Oct 2022 | $800k | Participant | @AuManufacturing (Mon 3 Oct 2022), @AuManufacturing (Wed 13 Jul 2022) | |
| Conflux | Grant | 15 Feb 2022 | $138k | Lead | @AuManufacturing (Mon 7 Nov 2022), @AuManufacturing (Tue 15 Feb 2022) | |
| Speedpanel | Grant | 5 Jul 2019 | $877k | Participant | @AuManufacturing (Thu 24 Feb 2022), @AuManufacturing (Fri 5 Jul 2019) |
Companies Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FormFlow | 3 Oct 2022, Grant | 1 | 0 | |
| Conflux | 15 Feb 2022, Grant | 1 | 1 | |
| Speedpanel | 5 Jul 2019, Grant | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre did.
Stories naming Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
FormFlow and Deakin University finished a 12-month research project backed by IMCRC funding, producing two steel-bending technologies and jobs for Deakin students, deepening the startup's university partnership.
Also @AuManufacturing
Conflux Technology and Deakin's materials institute have launched a nine-month alloy development project for 3D-printed heat exchangers, backed by a $138,000 IMCRC grant; the piece also recalls Conflux's $8.5 million Series A.
Also @AuManufacturing
Roundup reporting Singular Health's IMCRC grant for 3D-printed medical seals, Viva Energy's fuel security payment, a fine over a worker's death, and the national battery recycling scheme's launch.
Canberra dental robotics startup Dentroid is leading a collaborative micromirror project with Griffith University and the IMCRC, backed by a $100,000 IMCRC grant, to advance drill-free, laser-based dental surgery.
Profile of Carbon Revolution's automated Mega-line expansion at its Geelong factory, noting the carbon fibre wheel maker's $95 million April raise, FY21 loss, and wheel selections by Ferrari, Ford, Renault and GM.
Impact Absorbing Systems receives $100,000 from the Innovative Manufacturing CRC to work with University of South Australia engineers on energy-absorbing traffic lights, part of a $640,000 re-engineering project.
IMCRC and Allegra Orthopaedics have awarded $118,338 to a 12-month project with Swinburne and RMIT developing a bioceramic coating process for orthopaedic implants.
News roundup: Das Studio to design Adelaide's Line Zero factory project, Adbri's Mawsons JV buys Milbrae, VEEM wins a modernisation grant, and Lithium Australia secures a European patent.
A manufacturing research centre's annual report describes government funding for collaborative industry projects and ten new company partnerships, including five named firms working on additive manufacturing, orthopaedics, vaccines and building products.
Speedpanel and partners including Swinburne researchers have won Cooperative Research Centre backing for a multi-year project developing low-carbon wall panels, with the research centre contributing funding toward the larger effort.
Also @AuManufacturing
Deakin University, Xefco and Proficiency Consulting have launched a three-year collaboration to scale atmospheric plasma textile coating, backed by an IMCRC grant within a larger project budget.