by Adrian Beer | Jul 16, 2026 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
The pattern is not unique to Australia… The long-standing Australian innovation narrative is made up of familiar themes. We acknowledge world class research capability, point to gaps in translation and impact, and believe others do it better. We reach for overseas...
by Adrian Beer | Jan 20, 2026 | Innovation Policy
Australian Innovation Policy Ignores Australian Evidence Australian innovation policy has the ecosystem collapsing, coming off peak government enthusiasm, but starved of support Rhetoric peaked a few years ago, with a Future Made in Australia, a National...
by Adrian Beer | Dec 18, 2025 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
When growth capital comes via foreign ownership. International firms maintain Australian operations because our market is large and attractive. It therefore comes as no surprise when successful Australian technology companies need to find the capital to scale, they...
by theotherdimension | Sep 18, 2025 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
The UK tried academic leadership for commercialisation. Here’s why it failed. Before Australia rushes to create more research institutes, we should examine what happened when the UK tried this approach. Britain’s £2.5 billion Catapult investment provides a...
