Tag: Research Commercialisation

Budget backs medical research, but risks its commercialisation

Posted on   |  by Dr Megan O’Connor
Last month’s federal budget risks doing real damage to Australia’s ability to commercialise medical research, even as it gets part of the equation right. The increased distribution from the Medical...

Bleeding-edge Aussie tech gets $72.5m commercialisation boost

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Almost 175 projects to commercialise bleeding edge Australian technology like quantum hardware, low-carbon concrete and a bionic arm will get underway this year with more than $72 million in...

AgTech lands $1m from uni commercialisation fund

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A Melbourne AgTech spinout that can dynamically space growing vegetables to increase leafy green yields by 40 per cent has secured $1 million in seed funding from La Trobe...

$1.6bn research commercialisation program shifts into gear

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s biggest tilt at commercialising university research finally got underway on Wednesday with an initial $180 million unlocked for researchers working in priority areas like processing of critical minerals,...

Industry PhD grants link up research efforts

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Nearly 50 industry-led research projects have won backing from the federal government in the latest round of its $296 million Industry PhD program, with researchers to explore areas like...

Alarm at $103m raid on university research programs

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government on Wednesday revealed a $103 million cut to university research programs to help fund reforms across the wider sector, angering research groups already dealing with record-low...

Next batch of economic accelerators revealed

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Another $5.5 million has been awarded to 24 university research projects in the pilot phase of Australia’s $1.6 billion research commercialisation scheme. Most of the work relates to value-adding...

First researchers revealed for $1.6bn commercialisation push

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
21 research projects from 11 universities will share in $4.9 million in the pilot phase of Australia’s newest research commercialisation push, which has struggled to get off the ground...