Tag: commercialisation

Materials science: Shaping the future of manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Dr Marcus Zipper
Materials play a crucial role in the evolution of manufacturing by forming the foundation of every product and innovation. Progress in material science and engineering has paved the way...

Vic govt bet on commercialisation based on ‘inaccurate’ advice

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The state enterprise in charge of Victoria’s rail infrastructure misled the government while convincing it to invest $82.5 million into commercialising unproven technology in partnership with Xerox, according to...

$1.6bn research commercialisation program’s false start

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s $1.6 billion research commercialisation program has stalled again, keeping universities and researchers on hold for the second time. But an administrative process has revealed the first...

NSW govt cuts innovation grants, trims others

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A handful of industry and innovation grant programs put on hold by the New South Wales government earlier this year are set to restart with reduced funding in the...

Funding furore as NSW flags innovation program cuts

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
New South Wales state Labor says the previous Coalition government had made unannounced cuts to the Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) program among a slew of other cuts...

$20m green innovation grants program opens

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A $20 million grants program jointly run by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Singapore’s enterprise development agency has launched almost a year after it was announced....

Yeast-produced feed additives on road to commercialisation

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Bioengineering startup Number 8 Bio’s microorganisms could greatly scale the feed additive production process, cutting livestock greenhouse gas emissions and boosting productivity. CSIRO spin-out Future Feed holds the patent...

BioTech incubator awards $12m in grants

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Grants worth $12 million have been awarded through the federally-funded BioTech incubator CUREator to 19 projects across Australia. In the second round of funding, announced on Wednesday, $6 million...

CSIRO gets $10m for new hydrogen generator project

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
CSIRO will lead development of a new hydrogen generator project for liquid organic carriers after receiving a $10 million investment from engineering consultancy Advanced Carbon Engineering. Over six years,...