Research Commercialisation

Traditionally universities do two things – Teaching and Research.  At UQ we do three: Teaching, Research, and Research Commercialisation.

The highest concentration of Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) and CRC funding of any Australian university confirms the depth of UQ’s industry links and provides significant opportunities for collaboration and commercialisation to our RHD candidates.

UQ has more staff dedicated to research commercialisation than any other Australian university and ranks first for licence income, value of equity holdings, invention disclosures, new Australian patents and active start-up companies.

Commercialisation Training

The Commercialisation Training Scheme (CTS) provides funding to domestic** RHD students to undertake a Graduate Certificate in Technology and Innovation Management (GCTIM) or a Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation (GCResCom) at UQ or another approved university. CTS supports research commercialisation and innovation training for domestic research higher degree (RHD) candidates by equipping them with the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to bring research-based ideas, inventions and innovations to market.

The UQ Business School is recognised by the world's pre-eminent accreditation organisations and ranking bodies (AACSB International and EQUIS) as a leading provider of quality business education and research outcomes. For more information on the GCTIM and GCResCom programs download the UQ Business School's Innovation and Commercialisation brochure.

(**= Australian citizen, Permanent Resident or New Zealand citizen)

Free Commercialisation Workshops

Our research commercialisation entities UniQuest, IMBcom and JKTech are recognised leaders and exemplars of best practice.

Our free Commercialisation Workshops are tailored to the needs of RHD candidates interested in applying their innovations and expertise in the community. They offer an intensive grounding in the basics of commercialisation and intellectual property protection with speakers drawn from industry, the investment community, UQ, and UniQuest. Participants receive informative and practical insights into the commercial environment from researchers who've successfully commercialised their research.

• Why commercialise,
• Safeguarding research outcomes (and still publish),
• Accessing research funding from industry and government grants,
• Taking research to the market, with options from consulting to strategic industry partnerships to start-up companies, and
• Career alternatives.

 These workshops may provide academic credit into the GCResCom or GCTM via the Commercialisation Training Scheme.

• UniQuest – http://www.uniquest.com.au/
• IMBcom – http://www.imbcom.com.au/
• JKTech - http://www.jktech.com.au/

Competitions

• Trailblazer: http://www.uniquest.com.au/index.php?sectionID=85
  UniQuest’s annual Trailblazer innovation competition was developed to reward innovative ideas and early-stage research, which have the potential to benefit the community, industry or business as well as generate a financial return. With $40,000 in prize money, the competition also rewards and stimulates innovative thinking.

  Trailblazer is open to researchers and students at The University of Queensland*. Entries from all research disciplines and across all Faculties and Institutes are encouraged, whether they relate to businesses, products, services or technologies. Your entry can be an original or novel:

  • Idea,
  • Concept,
  • Theory,
  • Discovery,
  • Research outcome, or
  • Invention.

  The competition, which has been held for four years, has helped UniQuest motivate and showcase the extraordinary talents of UQ researchers and students. Many previous competition winners are working with UniQuest to turn their ideas into real-world commercial applications. Through Trailblazer, UniQuest hopes to assist UQ researchers make a significant impact on the world.

• Enterprize: http://enterprize.uq.edu.au/
  The UQ Business School's $100,000 ENTERPRIZE Competition is designed to provide seed capital to promising start-up companies, give participants the experience of drafting a professional business plan for review by potential investors, foster networking with venture capitalists and angel, and promote and support new venture ideas and build successful businesses.

  The competition provides education and networking opportunities for University of Queensland and other tertiary institution students.