We help innovative Australian manufacturers navigate R&D tax incentives, secure government grants, and build the commercial and strategic foundations for growth. From early-stage IP through to production-ready operations.
We provide specialist consulting services to innovative Australian manufacturers. Our practice sits at the intersection of R&D incentives, government grants, and commercialisation strategy — helping companies move from proven technology to production-ready operations.
End-to-end management of R&D Tax Incentive claims under s355-25 of the ITAA 1997. We identify eligible activities, prepare technical schedules, calculate offsets, and manage AusIndustry registration and ATO lodgement for manufacturing and deep-tech companies.
Application strategy and preparation for federal and state grant programs — including the Industry Growth Program, CRC-P, state innovation funds, and defence innovation programs. We handle eligibility assessment, narrative drafting, budget mapping, and milestone design.
Strategic advisory on the pathway from validated technology to commercial production. We help manufacturers develop go-to-market plans, assess production economics, structure IP protection, and prepare the commercial foundations that attract future investment and partnerships.
Our clients are Australian SMEs turning breakthrough R&D into manufactured products. They have proven technology, active R&D programs, and ambitions to build production-ready operations in Australia. We work with them at the critical stage between research validation and commercial-scale manufacturing.
Sovereign UAS manufacturers, counter-drone systems, electronic warfare hardware, autonomous surveillance platforms, and quantum sensor developers with ASCA, AUKUS, or LAND program engagement.
ASCA · AUKUS · LANDBattery manufacturers, flow battery systems, shared solar hardware, hydrogen fuel cell producers, geothermal drilling equipment, and critical minerals processing companies.
IGP · NRF PriorityMedical device manufacturers, radiation measurement systems, neurotech prototyping platforms, diagnostic test producers, and bio-based materials companies scaling from lab to pilot production.
TGA · ISO 13485Precision agriculture hardware, robotic harvesting, weed control technology, aquaculture systems, and automated fermentation — companies mechanising and decarbonising Australian food production.
NRF · AgricultureRobotic dosing systems, laser-processed filtration, coiled tubing rigs, battery-powered mining transport, and novel materials processing. Companies building production lines, not just prototypes.
AMGC · Scale-UpSpace debris capture, wireless drone power, satellite components, quantum computing hardware, and isotope separation. Australia's emerging sovereign deep-tech manufacturers.
Sovereign CapabilityThe federal government has committed $15B through the National Reconstruction Fund, $392M through the Industry Growth Program, and $3.4B through ASCA to back Australian manufacturing innovation. These programs are creating a generation of validated, grant-funded manufacturers — but grants cover only a fraction of what it costs to reach production. The companies that will define Australia's industrial future need strategic support from advisors who understand what it takes to build a production line, not just fill in an application form.
We built our practice around this conviction. We start with R&D tax and grants because that's where trust is earned — inside the technical and commercial detail of what our clients actually build. That foundation positions us to provide the strategic guidance manufacturers need as they grow.
We work exclusively with companies that make tangible things. Physical products, production processes, and real-world systems — not SaaS platforms or marketplace apps.
We operate inside the R&D detail. We understand TRL stages, pilot-plant economics, and the difference between a proof-of-concept and a production-ready process. This is what our clients value.
We don't deliver a report and disappear. R&D tax is an annual engagement. Grant milestones run for years. We build ongoing relationships that grow as our clients grow.
Our team has direct experience in engineering, manufacturing operations, and deep-tech commercialisation. We can read a process flow diagram, evaluate pilot-plant economics, and understand why a particular R&D activity is genuinely novel — not just repackaged product development. This technical fluency is what makes our R&D claims defensible and our grant applications compelling.
We track every major government funding program relevant to Australian manufacturers — the IGP (96 grants, $143M awarded), ASCA and its mission programs, the NRF, CRC-P, state innovation funds, and the R&D Tax Incentive. We know which programs suit which stage, how to position applications for maximum impact, and where the common failure points are.
R&D tax is not an isolated compliance exercise. It connects to your IP strategy, your grant eligibility, your production economics, and your readiness for future growth. We manage all of these threads together — so your R&D claim reinforces your grant application, which reinforces your commercial strategy.
We don't advise restaurants, retailers, or software companies. We work exclusively with manufacturers — defence, energy, medtech, agtech, advanced materials, and deep tech. This focus means we understand your regulatory environment, your production challenges, and the specific government programs designed for your sector.
Source: Department of Industry, Science & Resources; Department of Defence. Figures represent total program commitments as of late 2025.
Whether you're preparing your first R&D tax claim, exploring grant opportunities, or building a commercialisation roadmap — we'd welcome the conversation.
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