by Adrian Beer | Nov 25, 2025 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
Diversified institutional risk verse concentrated company risk Australia’s innovation debate circles endlessly around institutional coordination, ecosystem integration and patient capital. These conversations identify real challenges but systematically avoid a...
by theotherdimension | Oct 28, 2025 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
Great products fail in weak companies. Mediocre products win in strong companies. CSIRO invented the core wireless system design that is the basis of all high-speed WiFi generations. The breakthrough emerged from Australian research excellence, achieving technical...
by theotherdimension | Oct 7, 2025 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
Everyone’s talking about bridging the gap, but who are the bridge builders? Australia’s innovation policy debate has a favourite metaphor: “bridging the gap” between research and commercialisation. The Australian Computer Society calls for us...
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...
by theotherdimension | Aug 19, 2025 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
It’s not about research, it is about commercial discipline. Recent policy roundtables have reignited familiar calls for “Australian Fraunhofer’s” – applied research institutes that can supposedly bridge our innovation gap. These proposals...
