Tag: commercialisation

Albo’s science and innovation recovery

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s planned cuts to research and development will hamper Australia’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, while tax incentives for R&D should be paid out early, Labor leader...

Tough lessons of the bionic eye

Posted on   |  by James Riley
‘Australia punches above its weight’. It’s a claim guaranteed to increase my blood pressure. As a science writer and broadcaster, last with The Australian, I appreciated the quality and...

Govt mulls patent box tax break

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is mulling the introduction of a “patent box” tax break scheme to encourage the commercialisation of research by local tech firms. But many in the sector...

Larry Marshall on crucial C-words

Posted on   |  by James Riley
‘C’ is for collaboration and commercialisation: two things Australia is miserably failing in, even though our science and research is top notch, according to the OECD. So, where are...

David Thodey on our digital future

Posted on   |  by James Riley
David Thodey uses the word ‘wonderful’ often – to describe Australia’s research, opportunities, education, skills and assets. The fact he doesn’t use the word to describe the NBN is...

Hunt unveils new vision for CSIRO

Posted on   |  by Beverley Head
The CSIRO has been told where to prioritise its efforts and what the government expects from it; in return it has been promised a modest $115 million increase in...

PM’s Cabinet crew on innovation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull last night chaired the first meeting of the Innovation and Science Committee of the Cabinet. The meeting marks the first time a Cabinet-level committee...

Commercialising medical research

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has transferred an initial $1.1 billion to the new Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and plans to start distributing some of that cash to boost funding...

Industry must drive collaboration

Posted on   |  by James Riley
One challenge for Christopher Pyne’s panel reviewing research commercialisation is getting the business community to acknowledge its poor performance on business-university collaboration. While the OECD rates Australia as last...