How to find and manage a successful collaboration
PD+H: Why commercialise? Benefits, impact, and research dollars
When executed correctly, collaborations with an industrial partner can result in the perfect “win win” scenario. For researchers, they serve as an excellent way to attract funding, validate experimental findings and guide pathways for future research. For industrial partners, they’re the best way to tap into cutting edge research and generate incredible intellectual property.
Join us on Friday the 8th September to discover:
- How to build a $10M Industry-University partnership – an insider’s perspective
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Negotiating mutually beneficial joint development agreements/MoU’s
- Continuous pitching – leveraging research findings to get more
- Sitting on the other side of the table – deciphering your Industry partner’s objectives
- The biggest wins
Who should attend
- PhD students
- Postdoctoral researchers
- Early and mid-career researchers
- Industry-engaged academics
- Industry-engaged professional staff
What you'll experience
PD+ is a free weekly webinar series that takes place every Friday from 12-1PM. It is the perfect way to lunch and level up your industry engagement and commercialisation skills.
Meet your presenter: Roslyn Hore
Ros has held senior leadership roles in the public and private sector for over twenty five years, with a particular focus on research and innovation. Over a twelve-year period she held a variety of research leadership roles at CSIRO which involved leading CSIRO’s Manufacturing and Materials Precinct strategy. Ros has extensive stakeholder relationship experience, bringing together higher education, government, research and industry to address large scale collaborative opportunities to create economic benefit and impact for Australia. More recently she held the role of Director, Industry Engagement at Swinburne University of Technology.
Event is free but registration is essential.
The PD+ webinar series is brought to you by the University of Newcastle's Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise (KEE) and Campus Plus. Find out about upcoming PD+ webinars and catch up on recordings of previous PD+ webinars at the Research Advantage Knowledge Hub.
What is KEE?
The University of Newcastle's Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise (KEE) is responsible for facilitating impact within our regions through intellectual property commercialisation, business development, and entrepreneurship. KEE works with researchers and industry to identify and facilitate high-value licenses and research collaborations, in addition to supporting pre-startups, startups, and scale-up companies.
Event Information
- Date: This event was held on Friday 8 September 2023
- Location: via Zoom
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