Advantages

Participation in the CRC can deliver a number of advantages for your organisation:

• Ability to direct the development of relevant new services.
• Leveraging of investment - access to a $120m initiative which offers a minimum 2:1 leveraging of resources through collaboration and Federal Government funding.
• Extended innovation - access to a sustained research and innovation capability with the ability to shape its outcomes and direction.
• Flexible IP arrangements tailored to business need.
• Access to a team with a proven track record of commercialising research.
• Staying ahead of your competition - a low-risk ability to cost-effectively create a broader and longer term view of the future threats and opportunities for your business.
• Expanded IP portfolio - access to a broader portfolio of IP via the CRC to amortise risk and maximise opportunities (allows coverage of a wide range of topics potentially relevant to the business without using operational resources of the business).
• Access to expert knowledge - Exposure to a larger community of students and researchers local or overseas.
• Significant savings in cost of recruitment – internships and access to PhD students with experience of your company and industry.
• Improved productivity - save time with increased resources as the CRC management will identify and create linkages to experts and emerging IP on your behalf.
• Extended resources – CRC management and a significant team of University resources are constantly on the look out for opportunities and bringing knowledge and thought leadership into your organisation.