Sep 30, 2017 | advice, commercialisation, consultancy, Ideas, Innovation, investment readiness, start-ups
Impact Innovation is working with the Queensland Government’s Department of Science, IT and Innovation (DSITI) to help small businesses understand how to get their innovative idea or invention ready for launch, investment, collaborative development or other stage...
Sep 28, 2017 | advice, commercialisation, consultancy, Ideas, Innovation, investment readiness, start-ups
Impact Innovation Group has brought Springwise to Australia, so that innovation managers, CEOs and other senior managers can identify opportunities from around the world for pumping up the pipeline flow. Springwise is a like an international phone book for innovative...
Sep 22, 2017 | advice, commercialisation, consultancy, Ideas, Innovation, investment readiness, start-ups
The way Australian businesses can raise capital has just changed, with SMEs now able to raise up to $5 million a year via crowdfunding. Impact Innovation’s John Mathew (DBiotech – Crowdfunding) explains what this means for innovation investment in...
Sep 20, 2017 | commercialisation, Ideas, Innovation, investment readiness
IP Australia received 28,394 standard patent applications in 2016, with record growth in applications from Australian residents. More than 75% were estimated to be from private individuals or SMEs. Understanding intellectual property factors is important to optimise...
Aug 23, 2017 | advice, commercialisation, consultancy, Ideas, Innovation, investment readiness
Highly networked innovation systems allow businesses to collaborate and share ideas, resources and ideas for innovation. Australia’s innovation system is weakly networked compared to other OECD countries. Collaboration between business and research is low, as...