CSIRO backs Australian startups tackling some of humanity's biggest challenges CSIRO’s ON Accelerate helps researchers turn ideas into real‑world impact by providing the skills, networks and industry engagement needed to progress their innovation journey.

🚀 Huge news for the Deep Tech community
@CSIRO has announced the #ONAccelerate 10 cohort.

10 dynamic research teams are turning lab #breakthroughs into real-world ventures. From AI healthcare to mine-void energy storage, the future is being built here

Viortec

Viortec has a smart clamp used in knee surgery, helping improve speed and accuracy of surgery, and improving patient recovery.
#ONAccelerate #CSIRO

Facet Amtech

Facet Amtech has a low emissions way of making ammonia.
#ONAccelerate #CSIRO

Epiblox

Epiblox is revolutionising KCNT1 type Epilepsy treatment, and it's administered with a liquid.
#ONAccelerate #CSIRO

Topicure

Topicure is a smarter, longer lasting antiseptic; an antimicrobial gel that lasts longer on the skin and helps wounds to heal faster.
#ONAccelerate #CSIRO

3DCeraflex

3DCeraflex has created ceramics that bend. It can be used to improve safety of devices, contribute to space research, make biomedical implants and create luxury goods.
#ONAccelerate #CSIRO

AmorFoil

Amorfoil is helping energy suppliers improve efficiency of electrical transformers with a new type of electrical steel. It also works to improve efficiency of electric car motors.
#ONAccelerate #CSIRO

ProSeek Bio

ProSeek Bio helps doctors to identify if surgery is needed early in suspected ovarian cancer cases.
#ONAccelerate #CSIRO

Enhanced Analgesics

Enhanced Analgesics is the world's first mRNA based pain killer, administered through a nasal spray.
#ONAccelerate #CSIRO

Ability Optics

Ability Optics is making it easier to identify and monitor treatment of cancers from medical images. Their tech enables zooming in and texturing images from traditional microscopes.
#ONAccelerate #CSIRO

Elemental Therapeutics

Elemental Therapeutics has a therapeutic that removes drug resistance for pathogens, using the body's own zinc.
#ONAccelerate #CSIRO

I-Vade

I-Vade is a team with VR oriented training for health care workers. Sector is experiencing massive churn in part because of violence against health workers. #ONAccelerate #CSIRO

Biotech and healthcare solutions dominate CSIRO's ON Accelerate 9 cohort Australia’s national science agency has unveiled the latest cohort for the ON Accelerate program, joining the ranks of alumni who have created over 80 new companies and secured over $336M in commercialisation grants.

Important that we are supporting development of biotech. Well done teams in #ONAccelerate ! #CSIRO www.csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2025/Ap...