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, 26 innovators have been announced and will share in $922,573 of grant funding.
Fourteen of the recipients come from either female founded companies or are based in regional Western Australia.
In the most recent round, 60% of the applications received were from female, First Nation, regional or founders from a culturally diverse background.
| Business name | Grant | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
