Insights
Australian innovation policy and research commercialisation.
The Missing Bridge Builders
Australian innovation policy designs bridges between research institutions and end-user companies, bypassing the bridge builders; Australian technology companies with proven capabilities to carry innovation to global markets.
Different Skills, Different Jobs
Australia has world-class research and commercial companies. The challenge isn’t capability, it is competency. Policy settings place commercialisation responsibility on research organisations, bypassing Australian companies who actually know how.
International Commercialisation Lessons
The UK spent £2.5 billion on academic-led commercialisation. Result: 40% industry revenue vs Fraunhofer’s 70%, poor exports, minimal company creation. Commercial problems need commercial solutions.
Who’s Missing from Australia’s Innovation Policy?
The productivity conversation needs commercial voices While there has been a very long list of policy influencers vying for an invitation to the productivity roundtables, the list of who made it through the door reveals a striking insight into Government policy...
Fraunhofer works because of commercial discipline
Germany doesn’t have a monopoly on brilliant scientists. The secret to Fraunhofer’s success lies in something Australian policy makers consistently overlook: commercial discipline, not research relevance.
Projects End, Companies Endure
Innovation doesn’t cross the Valley of Death, companies do. We have built an ecosystem around project-based grant funding, and wonder why Australian companies struggle to scale globally.