Tag: Research Commercialisation

It’s five minutes to midnight and a policy burps to life

Posted on   |  by James Riley
No-one in research is going to argue against an extra $2 billion aimed at improving the commercialisation and translation outcomes of university research, and the creation of new industry...

Alister Henskens on expert led, long term policy for NSW

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
New South Wales’ new Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology Alister Henskens has vowed to invest in innovation that lasts well beyond his own political career and potentially decades...

Defence offers to help commercialise Australian tech

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Department of Defence is urging Australian researchers and SMEs to consider new national security applications for their technologies, offering to connect them with the local industry and the...

Uni research agenda gets a commercial shove

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has ramped up efforts to drive more industry-targeted and commercially successful research through the university system, with a $242.7 million program to create four university-based research...

Scientists reject plan for mandatory IP agreements

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government will be “tying the hands” of universities and businesses by forcing them to use standardised IP agreements, the peak body for scientists has warned in response to...