Key hire
CRDC appoints new Managing Director: Dr Georgina Pengilley
Australia's cotton research body CRDC has appointed Dr Georgina Pengilley as Managing Director from late July 2026, with Allan Williams stepping aside after 14 years.
Startup · $320k raised
University of New England
Funding history
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Grant : $320,000
Investors
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round University of New England raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
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| Federal Government | Grant | - |
What University of New England bought
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Coverage
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Funding announcement
'Calfeteria' trial underway at UNE to determine the tastiest methane reducing feed additive
A taste-preference trial at UNE is testing how cattle respond to Rumin8's methane-reducing feed additive, guiding dosing and efficacy decisions as the company moves from lab work into animal studies.
News
This award-winning startup is getting ready to take its methane-eliminating seaweed feedstock to market. Will it work?
Feature profile of Sea Forest, a Tasmania-based asparagopsis seaweed venture, covering its lifetime backing, trial partnerships with dairy and wool players, government grants and its founder's push toward commercialisation.
6 deals
Six agtech projects awarded $4 million on novel feeds for methane reduction
Six research projects share four million dollars in federal MERiL grants to test seaweed, legume and synthetic feed additives that could cut methane from cattle and sheep.
24 deals
Hydrogen storage, electric air transport, plant-based protein among $47 m CRC grants
Twenty-two CRC Projects share $47 million in grants, backed by $133 million in total investment, funding work on hydrogen storage, electric air transport, plant-based protein, orthotics and other industry research collaborations.
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Grant
$1.3m
Trialling drones and tractors for cost-effective revegetation (1 May 2019)
A University of New England-led project with UK firm BioCarbon Engineering will test drone and tractor seeding for cheaper revegetation of cotton farmland, backed by a $1.3 million government grant won by CRDC.
6 deals
“They understand the pain points”: Boost for WA agtechs as AgriStart CONNECT bags $500,000 in funding
AgriStart's CONNECT regional hubs program has received a $485,000 federal grant, one of six incubator recipients under the government's Entrepreneurs' Program, to back regional WA agtech startups.
8 deals
Regional focus in government's latest Incubator Support funding round
The latest federal Incubator Support grants went to six regional recipients, among them AgriStart, Arc, ThincLab and UNE's AgTech Gateway; past rounds funded Bega Valley Shire and Bridge Hub.
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