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What we do
We are a state-of-the-art facility fostering industry innovation to drive business growth, develop new products and exports, and transform Western Australia’s food and beverage manufacturing industry.
We are an ecosystem of innovation with a research and development facility, a production building and a one-stop common-use food-technology amenity.
We are bringing a billion-dollar boost to Western Australia by enabling up to $330 million in the food and beverage sector, and another $737 million into the wider economy in our first five years.
Networking with growers, producers, and industry experts
We are an ecosystem enabling networking, research and development, and collaboration for all stakeholders across the FIPWA network.
We are an ecosystem enabling networking, research and development, and collaboration for all stakeholders across the FIPWA network.
Learning about food security, safety and nutrition
Our partners are experts in both product-based modern nutrition solutions and the logistical and exporting aspects of international food markets.
Our partners are experts in both product-based modern nutrition solutions and the logistical and exporting aspects of international food markets.
Building potential partnerships
Get introduced to technologies that will improve connectivity, making geographical location and social distance an advantage rather than a disadvanatge between producer and buyer or consumer.
Get introduced to technologies that will improve connectivity, making geographical location and social distance an advantage rather than a disadvanatge between producer and buyer or consumer.
Entering domestic and international markets
If you’re looking to take the first steps to expanding your business into new domestic and international markets, we can help. We are the centre of a connected hub of experts, mentors and businesses with experience in growing your market.
If you’re looking to take the first steps to expanding your business into new domestic and international markets, we can help. We are the centre of a connected hub of experts, mentors and businesses with experience in growing your market.
Creating value-adding opportunities
At our heart, we’re about adding value to the food and beverage industries of Western Australia. FIPWA provides companies with commercialisation, collaboration and funding opportunities to make more of their core businesses.
At our heart, we’re about adding value to the food and beverage industries of Western Australia. FIPWA provides companies with commercialisation, collaboration and funding opportunities to make more of their core businesses.
Increasing trust and confidence in WA’s agri-food products
We raise the brand and profile of Western Australian food and beverages, and grow confidence in the quality, security and sustainability of our products.
We raise the brand and profile of Western Australian food and beverages, and grow confidence in the quality, security and sustainability of our products.
Creating new markets
Sometimes a product is so defining, it creates a new market entirely. We can help you define, prepare for and execute a new market strategy to bring your produce to buyers and consumers.
Sometimes a product is so defining, it creates a new market entirely. We can help you define, prepare for and execute a new market strategy to bring your produce to buyers and consumers.
Liaising with food product development opportunities
With phenomenal access to food researchers and product development experts, we can help you take the next steps in building your food, beverage or agritech aspirations.
With phenomenal access to food researchers and product development experts, we can help you take the next steps in building your food, beverage or agritech aspirations.
Connecting with tertiary learning facilities
Murdoch University has a strong commitment to research translation, research impact, and better industry engagement and work with businesses on a range of initiatives across the value chain of food production to consumption.
Murdoch University has a strong commitment to research translation, research impact, and better industry engagement and work with businesses on a range of initiatives across the value chain of food production to consumption.
Accessing new markets
Supporting existing business to focus on value-adding to Western Australia’s agri-food industry and expanding their networks domestically and internationally.
Supporting existing business to focus on value-adding to Western Australia’s agri-food industry and expanding their networks domestically and internationally.
Discovering technology solutions
Innovation can be the key to unlocking value, and with an international network of partners we can connect you to new technology and advanced production solutions to grow your business and your product.
Innovation can be the key to unlocking value, and with an international network of partners we can connect you to new technology and advanced production solutions to grow your business and your product.
Testing new market segments
When you’re ready to grow or to evolve your products, testing new market segments can be critical in ensuring effort and resources are being expended on the right things. We bring disciplines together to help identify and test new market segments.
When you’re ready to grow or to evolve your products, testing new market segments can be critical in ensuring effort and resources are being expended on the right things. We bring disciplines together to help identify and test new market segments.
Accelerating product development
We help scale SMEs and create commercially focussed vertical integration opportunities.
We help scale SMEs and create commercially focussed vertical integration opportunities.
Developing new products
Large-scale commercial production lines can assist food and beverage businesses develop, test and produce new and improved products
Large-scale commercial production lines can assist food and beverage businesses develop, test and produce new and improved products
Demonstrating and testing products
Our common-use facilities help businesses to scale up and commercialise new products quickly and in a reduced-risk environment.
Our common-use facilities help businesses to scale up and commercialise new products quickly and in a reduced-risk environment.
Using our purpose-built facilities
Our common-use facility can be used for food processing, manufacturing and packaging as well as small batch commercial production helping de-risk growth for you.
Our common-use facility can be used for food processing, manufacturing and packaging as well as small batch commercial production helping de-risk growth for you.
Trialling short-run production
Taking an agile approach reduces the risk to your business, and allows for interventions and market pivots. To test the viability of your products, we can help you with short-run production solutions.
Taking an agile approach reduces the risk to your business, and allows for interventions and market pivots. To test the viability of your products, we can help you with short-run production solutions.
Understanding your customers
We can help you test the market demand for your products or potential products, and advise on how best to maximise the interest from potential markets.
We can help you test the market demand for your products or potential products, and advise on how best to maximise the interest from potential markets.
Accessing funding prospects
If you’re looking for financial support, we can help you access grants and co-investment opportunities especially for commercialising new technologies, business development opportunities, value-adding innovations, enabling market access and/or purchasing specialty equipment.
If you’re looking for financial support, we can help you access grants and co-investment opportunities especially for commercialising new technologies, business development opportunities, value-adding innovations, enabling market access and/or purchasing specialty equipment.
Boosting competitiveness
We can help you increase local capabilities and efficiencies in domestic and international markets, improving margins and reducing risk.
We can help you increase local capabilities and efficiencies in domestic and international markets, improving margins and reducing risk.
Innovating marketing and communications
You’ve got the product. You know your market. But you need support in the marketing and communications to tell the world.
You’ve got the product. You know your market. But you need support in the marketing and communications to tell the world.
Networking with growers, producers, and industry experts
We are an ecosystem enabling networking, research and development, and collaboration for all stakeholders across the FIPWA network.
Entering domestic and international markets
If you’re looking to take the first steps to expanding your business into new domestic and international markets, we can help. We are the centre of a connected hub of experts, mentors and businesses with experience in growing your market.
Creating value-adding opportunities
At our heart, we’re about adding value to the food and beverage industries of Western Australia. FIPWA provides companies with commercialisation, collaboration and funding opportunities to make more of their core businesses.
Liaising with food product development opportunities
With phenomenal access to food researchers and product development experts, we can help you take the next steps in building your food, beverage or agritech aspirations.
Connecting with tertiary learning facilities
Murdoch University has a strong commitment to research translation, research impact, and better industry engagement and work with businesses on a range of initiatives across the value chain of food production to consumption.
Developing new products
Large-scale commercial production lines can assist food and beverage businesses develop, test and produce new and improved products.
Accessing new markets
Supporting existing business to focus on value-adding to Western Australia’s agri-food industry and expanding their networks domestically and internationally.
Understanding your customers
We can help you test the market demand for your products or potential products, and advise on how best to maximise the interest from potential markets.
Testing new market segments
When you’re ready to grow or to evolve your products, testing new market segments can be critical in ensuring effort and resources are being expended on the right things. We bring disciplines together to help identify and test new market segments.
Discovering technology solutions
Innovation can be the key to unlocking value, and with an international network of partners we can connect you to new technology and advanced production solutions to grow your business and your product.
Demonstrating and testing products
Our common-use facilities help businesses to scale up and commercialise new products quickly and in a reduced-risk environment.
Learning about food security, safety and nutrition
Our partners are experts in both product-based modern nutrition solutions and the logistical and exporting aspects of international food markets.
Using our purpose-built facilities
Our common-use facility can be used for food processing, manufacturing and packaging as well as small batch commercial production helping de-risk growth for you.
Trialling short-run production
Taking an agile approach reduces the risk to your business, and allows for interventions and market pivots. To test the viability of your products, we can help you with short-run production solutions.
Accelerating product development
We help scale SMEs and create commercially focussed vertical integration opportunities.
Boosting competitiveness
We can help you increase local capabilities and efficiencies in domestic and international markets, improving margins and reducing risk.
Building potential partnerships
Get introduced to technologies that will improve connectivity, making geographical location and social distance an advantage rather than a disadvantage between producer and buyer or consumer.
Increasing trust and confidence in WA’s agri-food products
We raise the brand and profile of Western Australian food and beverages, and grow confidence in the quality, security and sustainability of our products.
Accessing funding prospects
If you’re looking for financial support, we can help you access grants and co-investment opportunities especially for commercialising new technologies, business development opportunities, value-adding innovations, enabling market access and/or purchasing specialty equipment.
Creating new markets
Sometimes a product is so defining, it creates a new market entirely. We can help you define, prepare for and execute a new market strategy to bring your produce to buyers and consumers.
Innovating marketing and communications
You’ve got the product. You know your market. But you need support in the marketing and communications to tell the world.
The Precinct
We’re at the heart of agri-business innovation and growth in Western Australia, supporting industry across the value chain, from product development and market research, to marketing and exporting.
Enterprise Support Program
The Enterprise Support Program (ESP) is a $3.85M competitive grant program set up in partnership between the Shire of Murray, DevelopmentWA and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), whom contributed $2.5M.
The ESP provides up to $600K in 1:1 co-funding for agri-businesses seeking to pursue business development and innovation opportunities, through the leading-edge research capability, incubation space and technologies available in the Precinct.
X-Protein Lab
We coordinated the production of alternative proteins with six pioneering businesses looking to expand state efforts in the global market, with a particular focus on Singapore.
As participants in the X-Protein Lab program, a Food Innovation Precinct Western Australia initiative, the businesses were mentored by industry experts from Singapore and Australia, through their research and development efforts, technology readiness, intellectual property considerations, product-market fit, business models, consumer and market acceptance, investment potential and global relevance.
Growing through collaboration
Murdoch University, The GrowHub Innovations Company and Future Food Systems CRC are driving the innovation ecosystem at FIPWA, bringing together the key components of research, innovation and manufacturing
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