R&D Start Grant & Loan Applications for Finance Agreements Signed in 99-00 Org State Applicant Org Brief Project Description Agreed FundingCollaborating Org NSW Dunlena Pty Ltd Ecdysone Receptors as Targets for Insecticide Development $1,000,000 CSIRO Division of Molecular Science QLD Canal Industrial and Trading Co Pty Ltd Intelligent Automated Vehicle Classifier $93,070 The University of Queensland VIC Cryovac Australia Pty Ltd Producing value added products from complex polymer waste $1,000,000 RMIT University NSW Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Aust Pty Ltd Inhaled Mannitol - An objective test for asthma $456,450 Central Sydney Area Health Service QLD Caroma Industries Ltd Matched Performance System for Toilets and Related Plumbing $1,000,000 University of Canberra NSW Hawker De Havilland Pty Ltd Competitive Composite Technology for Aerospace Structures $1,000,000 Hexcel - Pacific Rim Corp, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology NSW Skytraders Pty Ltd Express Packaging and Distribution System $375,750 Amcor Ltd, Australian Air Express Pty Ltd, DHL International (Aust) Pty Ltd, Food Science
Australia (CSIRO & AFISC), Jolly Roger Exports Pty Ltd, Sealed Air Corporation QLD The University of Queensland Development of Sialic Acid Containing Carbohydrates $1,000,000 Alchemia Pty Ltd VIC Great Southern Waters Pty Ltd Aquaculture Farming System - Land based $677,500 NSW eBioinformatics Pty Ltd BioManager $1,940,738 NSW Ricegrowers' Cooperative Ltd Novel technology development for waste rice and polymer $1,000,000 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology NSW Soprano Design Pty Ltd Mobile Telephony Banking $194,650 NSW Britton Marine Australia Pty Ltd Shallow Water Propulsion System $221,861 VIC X-Ray Technologies Pty Ltd Ultramicroscope $2,808,000 SA Scan Optics Pty Ltd Zoom Ophthalmoscope $354,400 NSW Gradipore Ltd Large-Scale Blood Purification $3,208,450 VIC Neuro Vu Research Pty Ltd Neurocognitive Communication Evaluation System $751,500 NSW Beta Peptide Foundation Pty Ltd Anti-ageing Skin Care Products $113,650 VIC Thrombogenix Pty Limited Development of a New Class of Anti-Clotting Drug $1,000,000 VIC Thomson Scientific
Instruments Pty Ltd X-ray Digital Pulse Process $70,000 RMIT University NSW Neopraxis Pty Ltd Praxis24 $1,712,940 TAS Advanced Information Management Solutions P/L SME Internet Accounting Bureau $152,375 NSW MasterSoft Research Pty Ltd Customer Data Enhancement for eCommerce $2,550,500 NSW Offshore Scientific Pty Ltd Acoustic Percent Solids/Density Gauge $153,219 VIC Compco Pty Ltd Process to Convert Contaminated Plastics $310,000 SA Applidyne Pty Ltd Domestic Cogeneration Unit (DCU) $286,250 VIC Grain Harvesting Systems Pty Ltd Vacuum Stripper Front $1,267,000 QLD Boogan Research Pty Ltd Automated Banana Harvester $320,300 NSW Amalgen Technologies Pty Ltd Development of resonant switched mode power supplies $179,502 NSW 1LG Pty Ltd Window casement and awning operators $70,000 QLD IEDEC Pty Ltd Automated Titration System $168,250 SA Southern Choice Pty Ltd Development of a Microwave baked Potato $531,100 NSW Tower Technology Pty Ltd The development of a Common Enterprise Archive (CEA) $2,841,200 VIC Longreach Software Pty
Ltd LSP $154,600 VIC Active Concepts Pty Ltd Funnel Web Enterprise $518,400 NSW Crestell Industries Crestell Medical Wool Products-Bedding $100,000 University of NSW NSW Astor Base Metals Pty Ltd Polymer Application Automation $68,800 NSW Eurofield Information Systems Pty Ltd Development of the MegaBit Web Publishing System $381,766 VIC D J Young Pty Ltd Development of a prototype muselet production machine $167,236 NSW Bosshard Medical Pty Ltd Body care products. $121,026 TAS Aquasmart Pty Ltd Integration of adaptive fish feeding technology $1,554,356 NSW Compass Resources NL Browns Polymetallic Project $4,762,444 TAS Serve-Ag Pty Ltd Marine and freshwater environmental monitoring system. $225,385 VIC Optoelectronics Pty Ltd Laser System for the Treatment of a Periodontal Disease $247,371 VIC Starpharma Ltd Angiogenesis inhibitors $2,950,000 NSW Magellan Technology Pty Ltd Tunnel Readers for Airline Baggage Control $929,150 VIC Intercontinental Metals Pty Ltd Extraction of Metals from Foundry and Other Industrial Waste $250,000 NSW PCWI Technology Pty Ltd Corrosion Detection 2000 $126,550 TAS Classic Foods Pty Ltd Food Particulate
Technology $142,100 TAS MineCom Australia Pty Ltd Flexcom 2000 digital mine communications system $210,000 VIC Vortex Kilns Pty Ltd Vortex Brick Production System $873,400 TAS Elphinstone R&D Pty Ltd Combined wood waste/plantation log/general freight trailer. $223,530 NSW Electronic International Trade Services Pty Ltd Electronic International Trading System (NEOS) $250,000 QLD Stallion Technologies Pty Ltd Affordable Internet and Extra-net connectivity for SME's $2,386,750 VIC Warill Engineering Sales Pty Ltd Disc Rotor Core Manufacturing Centre $233,000 VIC HTS Gearbox Company Pty Ltd High torque sequential gearbox $239,000 VIC Dolphin Products Pty Ltd Automatic Card Checking and Verification Machine $111,000 WA Australian Geophysical Surveys Pty Ltd Aircraft Borne Gravity Meter for In-Flight Measurement $402,650 VIC Hexima Ltd Transform NaPI pestresistant gene to cotton $659,000 SA Flexichem Pty Ltd Silicone Emulsions $100,000 The University of Adelaide QLD Landfix Pty Ltd Magnesium saltcake recycling plant $222,300 ACT
Agricultural Reconnaissance Technologies P/L Estimating Crop Yields Using Satellite Imagery $997,770 NSW NetPort Hospitality Systems Pty Ltd NetPort VO System $1,079,322 VIC Linc Energy NL Development of underground coal gasification technology. $767,000 WA Kingdom Asset Pty Ltd WaiterPad $250,000 NSW 3 Way Roof Tiling Pty Ltd Flexible Pointing Compound $194,062 VIC Female HRT Pty Ltd Development of a Novel Transdermal Drug Delivery System $3,844,450 WA Satcom Pty Ltd SupplySearch Intelligent XML Registry $535,400 VIC GTS Industries Pty Ltd Universal EPIRB Unit $849,000 Australian Wiring Systems Pty Ltd SA Interdynamics Pty Ltd Development of Roster Fatigue Assessment Management Software $85,000 University of South Australia QLD Bizpac (Australia) Pty Ltd t/a BSD Technologies Internat Punching devices for Neonatal Screening $186,300 VIC Geocomp Consulting Pty Ltd Spatial upgrade of digital cadastral map bases $89,750 The University of Melbourne NSW Handletec Pty Ltd Automated soft rope assembly machine for carry bags $1,003,000 QLD Sigra Pty Ltd Bore hole drilling tools $193,100 SA Enviromist Industries Pty Ltd Mechanised Sprayer Unit
for Oil Palm Plantations $168,868 QLD Danley Construction Products Pty Ltd Jointing systems in concrete structures $100,000 QUT School of Civil Engineering VIC Technical & Scientific Equipment Company Pty Ltd Development of on-line packaging leak detectors $147,500 NSW Aligned Concepts Pty Ltd Development of Advanced Filter Technologies $100,000 Cances ATP (University of NSW) NSW Novogen Research Pty Ltd Novel cardiovascular drug $3,739,420 TAS TJ & AF Terry Pty Ltd Development of truffle production system $250,000 SA Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd Industrial Metal Detection Systems $1,126,250 QLD Agsystems Pty Ltd Precision Control of Farming machinery using GPS $1,435,781 WA Titan Resources NL Bioheap $880,894 Intrepid Travel Pty Ltd Tour group impacts on developing communities - A Model $85,000 Victoria University of Technology WA Core Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd Cryogenic Analysis of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) $897,800 NSW Viator Systems Pty Ltd TRIPS: Traveller Itinerary Planning System $458,900 QLD Metal Building Systems
Pty Ltd Steel strengthening manufacturing process for building brace $365,000 WA WA South Sea Pearls Pty Ltd The Australian Black Pearl Project $1,207,000 WA Concord Engineering Investments Pty Ltd Fabrication of wear resistant Silicon Carbide Ceramics $250,000 WA Execom Software Pty Ltd InterCase $244,200 VIC ToggleText Pty Ltd Automatic language translation system $730,685 NSW C McLellan & Associates Pty Ltd Rock Crushing Mill $379,200 Rodel Enterprises Pty Ltd QLD Mincom Limited Mine Works $5,231,250 VIC Varian Australia Pty Ltd Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometry $9,017,798 NSW TKO Services Pty Ltd ClockOn Employee Relations and Management System $201,011 VIC Optimation Software Engineering Pty Ltd Call Record Exchange (CRX) $237,000 VIC Incatec Pty Ltd P238 - A new uranium extraction process $251,000 SA Beonic Corporation Intelligent Bug Eye Sensor $379,800 NSW Proximity Pty Ltd Xeno for post production and newsrooms $445,950 VIC BJJS & Associates Pty Ltd Computational fluid flow software for artificial hearts. $100,000 Swinburne University of Technology NSW
Chip Application Technologies Limited Internet capable Multi Application Smartcard System $860,150 NSW BTF Pty Ltd ColorSeed $196,350 TAS Aquatas Pty Ltd Adaptation of Contained Culture Technology for Salmon Farms $1,047,657 NSW Memetrics Pty Ltd Bullseye $782,850 NSW Australian Prawn Farm & Hatchery Group Pty Ltd New hatchery and production system for School prawns $131,550 WA Lynas Corporation Limited New technologies for rare earth mining and processing $1,036,300 QLD Giles Manufacturing Pty Ltd Hard rock hammer drill and mast on track mounted carrier $329,750 Giles Contractors Pty Ltd WA Beurteaux Australia Pty Ltd Lightweight modular seating systems $1,657,600 NSW Gosfern Pty Ltd CURES $804,350 VIC PhoneWare Ltd Data Network Billing System $396,500 QLD Summerfield Pty Ltd Polyurethane elastomers to resist wear and corrosion. $124,200 VIC Real Flame Gas Log Fires Pty Ltd Gas Heater Seeker Series 2000 $86,500 VIC Express Promotions Australia Pty Ltd Direct Connect System $722,000 VIC Open Software Associates Limited
Universal Deployment Architecture $6,207,000 QLD Sastek Pty Ltd Enterprise Resource Planning for Food Processing $1,980,700 QLD Cutting Edge Technology Pty Ltd Roadway Development Auger Mining System $3,328,750 SA K. Eldredge Electronics Pty Ltd GPS Seed Placement System $189,100 QLD Interactive Energy Consulting Pty Ltd Risk management system for competitive energy market $251,150 QLD IOR Energy Fractional Distillation Unit $574,139 SA Flexichem Pty Ltd Treatment of Wool and Cotton Fibres with Silicone Emulsions $679,750 TAS Tasmanian Kiln Dried Timbers Pty Ltd Production of furniture timber from low quality logs. $374,310 NSW Cirrus Real Time Processing Systems Pty Ltd Sonar Array Remote Detector of Aircraft, Missiles (SARDAM) $329,800 NSW ARC Research and Developmnet Pty Ltd Report Card 2000 $250,000 NSW Gram Pty Ltd Puffed Cereal Extrusions. $699,450 NSW Retriever Communications Pty Ltd Mobile Workforce Automation Technology $934,266 ACT NR Pty Ltd Commercial Unattended Grounds Sensors $306,007 SA Pristine Forage Technologies New Annual Medic
Varieties $234,050 NSW Ampcontrol SWG Pty Ltd A Rectiformer with Low Harmonic Distortion. $158,900 WA Arbortech Pty Ltd Direct Drive Hammersaw $694,990 VIC Contrec Systems Pty Ltd New Generation Flow Computer $446,000 NSW Quantum Technology Pty Ltd The InTact Screen $814,700 VIC Defor Pty Ltd Geopolymeric conversion of materials $1,580,000 VIC Hearne Scientific Software Pty Ltd The E-tutor Learning site $85,000 The University of Melbourne VIC Medical Developments Australia Pty Ltd Methoxy Project $172,500 WA Mt Romance Australia Pty Ltd High Grade Sandalwood Oil Project $878,100 VIC CTAM Pty Ltd High Speed ATM and IP Encryptors $259,000 QLD Poly Optics Australia Pty Ltd Fibre optic low energy lighting for commercial buildings $978,050 NSW Nepean Engineering Pty Ltd Rapidcan $529,550 NSW Minoz Pty Ltd Shin Fins $255,620 VIC Future Fibre Technologies Pty Ltd Prototype of Fibre Optic Locator $249,500 QLD Shortech International Pty Ltd SAGE (Seismic Archiving and Geophysical Exploration) $243,400 SA Riancorp Pty Ltd
Lymphodema Laser Therapy $100,000 The Flinders University of South Australia NSW Clarity EQ Pty Ltd Clarity HTC Contoller $259,500 VIC Lemnos Cheese Pty Ltd Development of a process to whiten cows milk Fetta naturally $241,000 WA Rojan Advanced Ceramics Pty Ltd Aluminium Titanate Manufacturing Project $990,400 Advanced Energy Systems Ltd High Power Density Inverter $794,450 SA Research and Development Engineers Pty Ltd Vineyard Sprayers $100,000 University of South Australia TAS Caterpillar Elphinstone Pty Ltd AD55 Articulated Dump Truck $1,613,284 TAS Watken Quality Tasmanian Abalone Pty Ltd Abalone handling, waste usage & pharmaceutical extracts $511,100 QLD Jeffress Engineering Pty Ltd Automated sample analysis system for sugar cane $133,750 NSW InnovIT Pty Ltd Intelligent Cataloguing Engine $271,141 QLD Ersis Australia Pty Ltd ERSIS Internet Mapping Project $322,200 QLD Eracom Pty Ltd Security module and intelligent cryptographic adaptor $1,182,600 VIC Trans Aus Trailers Pty Ltd TVAN $112,000 NSW Infolink Computer Systems Pty Ltd
Executive Information System (EIS) $249,050 QLD TMQ International Pty Ltd PC SOUNDER AND RADAR VISUALISATION $100,000 Griffith University SA Avalon Systems Pty Ltd Radar ELIPSE $250,800 WA Western Aerospace Limited Conversion of super alloy ingot to billet $1,204,850 NSW Liftronic Pty Ltd Unitronic Lift System $172,409 SA DSpace Pty Ltd Mobile Internet Access $1,099,700 WA Grain Biotech Australia Pty Ltd Transformation system for Australian wheat $1,096,800 Inspiration Technology Pty Ltd BPS34 Modem $251,635 WA Conve Pty Ltd Investigation into activity of soluable copper silicate $101,200 QLD Very Small Particle Company Pty Ltd Oxide precursor production for fuel cells $250,000 QLD Link Resources (Qld) Pty Ltd Multimedia development tools for interactive training $56,225 Nullarbor Holdings Pty Ltd The Osgene Process for Sulphide Minerals leaching $1,528,309 NSW Zalom Communications Pty Ltd Intelligent 'Nurse Call' Communication System $121,700 TAS Seahorse AustraliaPty Ltd Commercial seahorse breeding $250,000 NSW Pacific Knowledge Systems Pty Ltd LabWizard $794,000 SA Matcom Information Technologies Pty Ltd DUX21 School
Administration System $232,950 TAS Airport Maintenance Services Pty Ltd Aircraft Ground Equipment $130,337 VIC GCS HOLDINGS PTY LTD MaxiNet High Availability R&D Project $420,380 WA Gynetech Pty Ltd The commercialisation of the Mccartney Transvaginal Tube $150,000 NSW Enterix Pty Ltd Immunochemical Colorectal Cancer Screening Service $1,008,638 VIC Niche Design Pty Ltd Commercialisation of netVMR $969,732 WA Gath Sports Pty Ltd Gath Sports - AIR, SNOW, SURF PRODUCT DIVERSIFICATION $358,120 NSW Trycup Pty Ltd Electronic Access Control $249,815 NSW Time Base Pty Ltd MALT (Multi Access Layer Technology) $295,397 SA Micon Pty Ltd Smartset Laser Levelling Systems $250,000 NSW Janasaga Pty Ltd Wastewater Solutions $150,000 TAS Taskinoko Pty Ltd Artificial log Shiitake mushroom production system $242,528 QLD Genesearch Pty Ltd Smart inventory system to supply biological products on-site $111,255 VIC XCP Security Systems Pty Ltd Kyberpass/Hydra $114,750 QLD Wilkinson Blacksmiths Pty Ltd Single pass horizontal cultivator $229,219 NSW Tappat Engineering Pty Ltd Underground Low Voltage Mains Power Connection Systems $345,000 SA Albox Australia Pty Ltd Office to Archive Filing System $107,950
WA Spirit Paddle Sports Pty Ltd T/A Spirit Skis Competition surf ski and injection moulded paddle. $92,694 NSW Bullant Technology Pty Limited "bullant" Scalable ClientServer Technology $3,731,198 NSW SASE Pty Ltd Demo plant for commercial.of Ausmelt top lance pig iron prod $6,532,329 NSW Aurema Pty Ltd Active Resource Management Heterogeneous Computer Clusters $1,602,325