The Australian Institute for Commercialisation (AIC)
The Australian Institute for Commercialisation provides innovation and collaboration services that help organisations grow. Nationally, we work with Entrepreneurs, Businesses, Research Organisations and Governments to convert ideas or intellectual property into successful business outcomes.
Using our networks and experience, we deliver services to achieve that by establishing partnerships, improving skills, and providing commercialisation advice.
Commercialise
Testimonials
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“A must for the budding inventor that needs to know the pitfalls of the system before letting the world know of their invention”
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“AIC have been an absolutely brilliant resource for this event and we are very, very thankful.”
Katrina Houghton, Economic Development Officer, Cairns Regional Council
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“Receiving customised coaching as part of the AICs Innovation Coaching Program has provided a truly invaluable opportunity for Placid Pools!”
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“Great information and case studies that reinforce the information in an easy to understand context”
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“I can highly recommend the AIC and their Innovation Coaching Program”
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“The course was excellent. It covered so many facets of business experiences by speakers that had been actively involved in business themselves. This made for a worthwhile educational day.”
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“I really enjoyed the day, John's own experiences in the bio-medical industry were very relevant to the workshop presentation”
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“The assistance we received meant we were able to successfully identify a research partner through the Researchers in Business Grant.”
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“One word - Fantastic! Well planned, well structured, interactive, professional, customised...”
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“I would have found it nearly impossible to receive the grant without the help and knowledge of the AIC”
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“We have received a lot of positive feedback”
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“Well organised, well catered, excellent resources which will be ongoing and a fantastic innovative, exciting presentation”
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“The assistance provided by the AIC through Simon Williams was simply superb.”
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“AIC support was imperative in allowing our idea to manifest from a concept to bringing it to the marketplace and ready for commercialisation”
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“Your feedback has provided me with some much needed direction regarding our approach to the US market”
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“Ideas2Market lays out the bare bones and gives you a clear process on how to make your great idea a commercially viable reality”
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“I have downloaded the AIC Blueprint content and the AIC Commercialisation Process Methodology overview without any problems. This I am sure will prove to be an invaluable resource”
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“We have found the participation with the AIC to be extremely helpful in developing both our products and marketing strategies”
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“...the Information Memorandum, which was joint venture between myself and the AIC, has received universal praise from those industry professionals”
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“VCAMM continues to turn to the AIC for Market Research because fo their unique approach, rapid response and fair cost”
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“These kits are packed with information to close the gap between having a bright idea and actually turning out a product ready for the market”
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“I just wanted to congratulate you on the continued voice of reason from AIC in the whole debate in Australia around innovation...”
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“The Ideas2Market Workshop is a great networking opportunity”
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“I recommend this course to any business with an aim to grow. Rob and Cameron appear to have vast experience to share”
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“...our productivity has increased by 25%...”
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“I wanted to thank you for the professional manner in which the R&D Forum was planned and conducted...”
Centre Director, Clean Energy Innovation Centre, Enterprise Connect - NSW, DIISR
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“After 30 years in business this workshop has answered many questions. Very informative!”
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“Creative, adaptive, integrated facilitation style captivated audience interest...”
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“A fantastic wealth of knowledge in the room. Great speakers... Very educational, clear and precise information.”
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“After 30 years in business this workshop has answered many questions. Very informative!”
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“Wonderfully informative course demystifying the research commercialisation process”
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“A valuable source of information for anyone taking their first steps into commercialising an invention”
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“Thank you for your very helpful and informative newletter”
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“...Aside from one of these kits, all an inventor needs is the inspiration to dream up a concept and the perspiration to develop it properly”
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“A must for management and staff of any organisation that has a growth culture”
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“Very well done! Good to hear guest speakers.”
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“Very knowledgeable presenters with great hands on experience!”
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“The workshop was very helfpul and gave us some good ideas for our business in general - Rockhampton Ideas2Market Masterclass”
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“...thank you for your outstanding contribution...”
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“The AIC's TechFast program helped me through the difficult task of finding the right grant and then filling in all the details correctly to ensure we received the maximum amount of money allowed”
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“...the AIC Masterclass keeps our business focussed...”
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“This workshop has been very educational and has given me the boost I need to create my business”
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“Great speaker, great info, entertaining”
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“The Researchers in Business program provided a range of real benefits for both parties.”
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“Overall a good day - well worth attending. Thank you”
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“What an eye-opener that was!”
Joe Spelta, Owner of Placid Pools, Innovation Coaching Participant
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“The Ideas2Market workshop was very well organised with highly relevant and useful content”
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“A must for anyone...”
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“Please have it known that I received wonderful support from The Australian Institute for Commercialisation in regards to my Patent and as to how I could get the concept to market. I turned to the inventor service for support and guidance”
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“...a very well presented, exciting and informative group of presentations.”
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“Very inspiring - I'm very motivated now”
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“...the AIC has been very flexible, very easy to deal with, and highly responsive to our needs...”
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“Very informative with a wealth of practical ideas and suggestions”
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“The Bootcamp provided me with a wonderful opportunity to grow in my understanding of how to commercialise”
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“I am delighted to confirm , from first hand participation, that the Forum was an excellent event and pioneered new territory for the tourism sector”
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“These kits will undoubtedly provide very valuable information for people in the throes of commercialising their ideas.”
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“Great workshop full of information and very professionally managed”
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“Thanks for the opportunity to attend the program. I found it really beneficial and learnt a number of new techniques and gained some good self awareness of my leadership style.”
Anthony Kittel, Managing Director, Redarc Electronics Pty Ltd
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“Enjoyed not only the presentation but also the number of contacts I established...”
Ron Cusick, Franklands Pty Ltd and trading as Frankland Island Cruises
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“The workshop enabled attendees to understand commercial realities more clearly...”
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“...with the contacts I made through the workshop I was able to achieve success.”
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“Starting a new online business I need all the information I can get, and these workshops are the best advice you can get”
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“A very engaging and wide-ranging discussion truly made it an entertaining event”
Senior Project Officer, Science Partnerships & Engagement (DEEDI)
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“Very relevant material, speakers knowledgeable and great to listen to. Any business owner/manager would walk away from this workshop with a better idea.”
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“This workshop was exactly what I needed to take my business to the next level - now time to go and implement all I've learnt”
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“Informative, motivational and necessary! It is a must. Thanks!”
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“A very valuable two days packed with relevant information”
Professor of Medical Physics, Queensland University of Technology
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“The workshop was extremely valuable in developing a business. Advice and recommendations were appropriate and networking opportunities were valuable”
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“Excellent workshop, a must do regardless of industry...”
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“Techfast helped us develop a collaborative innovation strategy, identify a collaboraiton partner in the University sector and helped to reduce a number of commercial and technical risks in taking our technology to market”
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“An excellent workshop...”
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“I attended your R&D Forum - I found it very useful and enjoyable.”
Professor of Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy, RMIT University
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“The assistance provided by the AIC through Simon Williams was simply superb”
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“The AIC's Innovation Coaching Program was extremely beneficial...”
Events
All AIC group events are currently postponed.
The AIC is working with several Australian businesses, mentoring their Product Development, Design and Engineering teams on developing better processes for conducting R&D�
If you believe your innovation processes could do with improvement, please contact AIC staff before things get out of hand.
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Saturday 30 March 2013 Business Model Innovation White PaperBusiness model innovation can be simply defined as new ways that an organisation creates, captures and delivers value to its target market or customers. Read More... |
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Wednesday 14 October 2009 Commercialising Know-HowThis guide aims to enable public sector agencies to extract maximum value from investment in research and skills development through better utilization, exploitation, packaging and consequent pricing/valuing of their intellectual capital Read More... |
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Thursday 16 April 2009 Innovation requires many forms of CollaborationIn the past 12 months, perhaps encouraged by a couple of recommendations in the National Review of Australia�s innovation system, there have been growing calls from some quarters to open up to the public all research or IP developed using public funds. Read More... |
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Monday 9 March 2009 The Innovation JourneyAustralian companies are being told that they need to work smarter and more collaboratively to beat the current global economic slowdown; that they will need to be innovative. A simple way to think about innovation is to think of journey that evolves. Read More... |
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Friday 30 May 2008 Defining and Optimising Value from CRC Knowledge - CRCA White PaperThe AIC has been tasked by a number of governments to provide advice on how Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) create value, and to identify the challenges experienced by CRCs in optimising the value from the knowledge they generate. Read More... |
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Tuesday 1 January 2008 Environmental ScanningEnvironmental scanning for commercialisation involves looking at all the factors that might affect the entry of a new technology or product into the marketplace and the assessment of these influencing factors for use in business planning. Read More... |
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Tuesday 4 September 2007 Australia's Mixed Commercialisation Report CardAustralia's Mixed Commercialisation Report Card Read More... |
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Saturday 1 July 2006 Driving Economic Growth by Improving Business Investment in R&DIt is said that �marketing a university invention is the process of finding the discrete business problem that fits the discrete university solution... Read More... |
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Thursday 29 June 2006 Overcoming the Industry - Research Sector DivideSome anecdotal observations derived from the TechFast program Read More... |
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Wednesday 18 May 2005 Valuation of IPThis document provides information on the valuation of intellectual property and the specific techniques used to establish the value of intellectual property and/or early stage ventures. Read More... |
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Wednesday 17 March 2004 Realistic Valuations of IP - Understanding methods and techniques for valuing IPThis guide is designed to assist early stage companies and their founders minimise the difficulties associated with the valuation of intellectual property and the impact this has on the company�s ability to plan and raise the necessary funds for growth. Read More... |
