Research funding in national budget

Medical research is the major winner in the 2006-07 budget, receiving $735 million in new forward commitments in this months's Budget.

The new funding includes:

• $500.0 million over four years will be provided for additional research grants through the National Health and Medical Research Council.
• $170.0 million will be provided over nine years (including $99.3 million from 2010-11 to 2014-15) to establish an Australian Health and Medical Research Fellowship Scheme to attract and retain leading researchers, through the National Health and Medical Research Council.
• $50.0 million in 2005-06 to the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research as a contribution towards a seven-story extension of the Institute.

The funding follows the Government's announcement of its decision to sell Medibank Private Limited, and completes the Government's response to the 2004 Investment Review of Health and Medical Research (the Grant Review).

The Education, Science and Training portfolio will receive $21.7 billion, of which $559.6 million over five years is new funding.
The new funding includes:

• $219.3 million over four years for an extra 400 medical, 1,000 nursing, 420 mental health and 200 clinical psychology Commonwealth supported places;
• $95.5 million over four years to increase the Capital Development Pool by 50% to fund university infrastructure projects;
• an increase in the limit for FEE-HELP for full fee paying higher education students enrolled in both undergraduate and graduate studies;
• $18 million for Deakin University's new medical school in Geelong and $5 million for a new branch of Monash University's medical school in Gippsland, subject to matching commitments from the Victorian Government;
• $125 million in capital funding for Australian National University, including $50 million in 2005-06 for capital works at the John Curtin School of Medical Research;
• $12 million in capital funding for expansion of the Centre for Transnational Crime Prevention at the University of Wollongong;
• $4.5 million towards the construction costs of the Bond University medical school;
• $3 million has been provided in the 2006-07 Budget to finalise development of the RQF model.
• an additional $1.5 million p.a. over 4 years for the Australia-China Special Fund for Scientific and Technological Cooperation to an existing $500,000 fund.

New funding provided through the Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio includes:

• $3.4 million over four years for the Telecommunications Consumer Representation and Research Grants Programme, bringing the total funding allocated since its inception in 1998 to $9.8 million. The Telecommunications Research Grants program has funded research into services for remote Indigenous communities, supply and demand for broadband services and services for people with severe disabilities. The program will in future be administered by the Communications Research Unit of DCITA.

• $15.3 million over four years to upgrade Questacon

Measures in the Industry portfolio include:

• $28.0 million over four years to support administration of the research and development (R&D) tax concession. The funding will meet growing demand for the tax concession and increase compliance monitoring and legal oversight to minimise inappropriate claims. The measure includes $5.4 million in capital funding over two years for the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources to develop a new information management system to manage registrations and programme participation, and to provide for improved risk management.
• $10.0 million over 2006-07 and 2007-08 to support the establishment of a small-scale mammalian cell bio-manufacturing facility to produce proteins for use in preclinical testing and clinical trials. This will be funded from within existing resources for the Pharmaceuticals Partnerships Programme.
• $216.3 million (comprising $200.0 million in administered capital and $16.3 million in departmental expenses) over fifteen years to conduct a third round of the Innovation Investment Fund (IIF) programme. Under the IIF programme two new ten-year venture capital funds will be established each year for five years.
• $16.5 million over three years to fund the purchase of new equipment for the National Measurement Institute.

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Research funding in WA Budget

The WA Budget has allocated $72 million to the state's science portfolio over the next four years to fund its soon-to-be-released science and innovation strategy.

$74 million will also be spent building a new Biosecurity Centre of Excellence to be collocated with the Department of Agriculture and Food's new headquarters, and a further $41.5million has been allocated to animal and plant biosecurity services.

The WA Treasurer, Eric Ripper, said a further $4.5 million contribution would help develop a Centre for Food and Genomic Medicine, to focus on major health problems such as diabetes and cancer.

Funding of up to $850,000 per annum for three years has also been allocated to WA's two Nobel laureates in medicine to serve as international ambassadors promoting the State's emerging biotechnology industry.

$1.95 million a year will be provided over the next four years to continue the Interactive Virtual Environments Centre (IVEC) program which provides researchers and businesses with access to WA-based high-speed, high-performance computing and visualisation facilities.

$29.3 million has been allocated for ongoing salinity research and management under the State Salinity Plan.

Other research-related agricultural funding initiatives for 2006-07 include:

• $3.2 million to develop new wheat varieties to meet demands of international markets;
• $1.4 million to fast-track the breeding of acid soil tolerant barley;
• $1 million for the WA Food industry;
• $200,000 to explore the potential development of a bio-fuels industry;
• $300,000 to develop a Centre for Food and Genomic Medicine.

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WA Chief Scientist resigns

The Western Australian Chief Scientist, Dr Bruce Hobbs, has resigned from his position to pursue his research into computer simulation of the formation of ore bodies which could improve the mining industry's ability to discover new ore bodies.

Dr Hobbs was appointed Chief Scientist by Premier Geoff Gallop in 2003.

Science and Innovation Minister Francis Logan said that under Dr Hobbs' leadership the WA Government has established the $150million WA Energy Research Alliance Major Research Facility and is creating the $80million WA Marine Science Institute. He said that said Dr Hobbs was responsible for overseeing the Centres of Excellence Program and played a major role in the formation of the WA Institute of Agriculture - a joint venture between the WA Department of Agriculture, the University of WA, Curtin university and Murdoch university. He also had played a major role in developing the State Government's collaborative research program, and science and innovation studentships program.

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WA funding for brain and spinal injury research

The Premier of Western Australia, Alan Carpenter, has announced $8million over five years to boost Western Australian research into the treatment and repair of brain and spinal cord injuries.

The Premier said the initiative would be funded by the recently announced increase in fines for speeding and other driving offences that increased the risk of serious injury or death on WA roads.

The funding will enable the work of the Neurotrauma Research Program (NRP) at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) to continue, and will also be used to pilot NRP's new exercise rehabilitation and recovery program known as the 'Move Again Program' (MAP).

The WA Government, through the WA Road Safety Council, had provided $500,000 each year to the Neurotrauma Research Program since its inception in 1998.

The program has four major research areas:

• prevention and reduction of secondary nerve damage after injury;
• regeneration and repair after injury;
• training and rehabilitation to promote functional recovery; and
• clinical evaluation of potential new therapies.

The NRP involves collaboration between neuroscientists from the University of Western Australia, Royal Perth and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospitals and the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research.

The MAP initiative has been developed by the NRP in collaboration with Royal Perth Hospital's Shenton Park Campus, Curtin University of Technology, Notre Dame University and the University of Western Australia's School of Human Movement.

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NT Research and Innovation Awards

The owner of R&D company, Sytonic Technologies, Mark Smith, has been awarded the Northern Territory Chief Minister’s Award at the 2006 NT Research and Innovation Awards.

Mr Smith has designed and developed the patented 4148 rapid tracking antenna with applications in mobile satellite communications and remote communications.

Other award winners include:

• Matt Brearley, a sports scientist who is currently studying thermal physiology, and has developed a program to assess thermal stress on athletics in the tropics;
• Glenn Marshall, of the Centre for Sustainable Arid Towns in Alice Springs, for his work on sustainable urban living;
• Renkang Peng, Keith Christian and Karen Gibb for their work on techniques using green ants to control insect pests of mangos and cashews, which has resulted in an organic product yielding higher quality fruit, lower production costs and higher profits; and
• Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek, an Indigenous elder who has developed improved techniques for fire management utilising both Indigenous knowledge and modern science;
• George Chaloupka who has been recognised with a special presentation for his contribution over 50 years to the identification, documentation and understanding of Aboriginal rock art in the Northern Territory.

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Smart State Senior Fellowships awarded

Two Smart State Senior Fellowships, each valued at $100,000 a year for three years, have been awarded by the Queensland government.

Dr Paul Meredith, head of the Soft Condensed Matter Physics Group at the University of Queensland is studying novel advanced materials for efficient and sustainable energy production. These include nanostructured silica coatings, organic bio-materials and organic-inorganic nanocomposites.

The research will be supported by Queensland company XeroCoat, a high-tech start-up company formed by Dr Meredith and research partner Dr Michael Harvey to commercialise a new type of anti-fogging coating technology they developed.

Dr Stephen Williams from James Cook University will study the impact of climate change on Queensland's rainforests.

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AVCC resists ARC changes

The Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee (AVCC) has put forward a number of changes to the Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2006 which is being considered by the Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Legislation Committee.

AVCC Chief Executive Officer John Mullarvey told the Senate Committee that universities had concerns about a number of changes proposed in the ARC Amendment Bill.

He said the AVCC was pleased with the $572m increase proposed for the ARC’s funding cap for the forward estimates period 2008-09, but had concerns about changes proposed to the governance and management structure.

These concerns included:

• Removal of the Board of Directors: The AVCC does not support the proposed removal of the ARC Board on the basis that the existence of the Board provided a degree of independence in the ARC’s assessment and ranking processes.
• Establishment of Designated Committees: The AVCC is concerned with Part 4 of the Bill which establishes designated committees and specifically because the Minister would determine the function, and composition, of any such committee[s].
However, the AVCC had no in-principle objection to the establishment of an Advisory Committee to support the ARC CEO to harvest ideas if the ARC Board is abolished, providing that such a committee was structured to ensure that its advice was consistent with the mission and objectives of the ARC and was both fair and equitable to ARC's stakeholders.

• Power of Inquiry: The AVCC is concerned that the Bill proposes to remove the capacity of the ARC to initiate its own inquiries by the transference of those powers to the Minister.
"Whilst this power has not previously been used by the ARC, this function of the ARC is seen as a proper mechanism for maintaining the independence of the advice provided by the ARC on grant funding and should be a function retained by the ARC."

The Committee is expected to table its report in early June.

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The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science – Nominations close Friday 19th of May.

Closing Date: Friday 19 May 2006, AEST 5.00 pm.

We are seeking nominations for any of the following five (5) prestigious science and science teaching annual awards:

• Prime Minister's Prize for Science
• Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
• Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
• Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
• Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

Information about the Prizes and the online nomination process is available here

Contact Information: Science Prizes Secretariat, Department of Education, Science and Training, Tel: (02) 6240 5066, Fax (02) 6123 6168, email: pmprize@dest.gov.au

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Grants for international travel: International Science Linkages Programme – Science Academies Programme

The Australian Academy of Science is inviting applications from professional scientists to visit Europe, North America (USA, Canada & Mexico), and North East Asia (China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, between 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2008, to collaborate with researchers in those countries.

Proposals in any fields of natural science, basic and applied, including mathematics and engineering science, will be considered.

Applicants must propose a collaborative research project, or a specific activity, which has been developed in consultation with host scientists. Under this scheme, applicants can request travel support to access international leading-edge small to medium research facilities and equipment.

Support will not be provided for costs associated with the use of these facilities or when the primary purpose of the visit is to attend a conference. The duration of the visits must be between two and six weeks.

This project is supported by the International Science Linkages - Science Academies Programme established under the Australian Government’s innovation statement, Backing Australia’s Ability.

Information, deadlines and application forms are available on the website at: http://www.science.org.au/internat/index.htm

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Position vacant: Radiopharmaceutical Research Institute - Head

• Research leadership role
• Focus on clinical applications
• Sydney based

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation is the country’s national nuclear R&D agency, and the centre of Australian nuclear expertise. Its Radiopharmaceutical Research Institute collaborates closely with clinicians, industry, academia, government and other research institutes to advance investigations into novel approaches to disease diagnosis and therapy.

You will lead a team with skills spanning radiochemistry, organic synthesis, radiopharmacology and animal imaging, promoting the ability to undertake preclinical trials, as well as producing materials for clinical testing.

You should have relevant medical or scientific credentials at postgraduate level, with international eminence based on superior publications and patents. A proven leader, you will be an accomplished research ambassador and builder of exceptional stakeholder relationships.

Please send a CV (Word format)

jw@brookerconsulting.com.au or ring

Jeremy Wurm on 03 9602 1666, in confidence.

www.rustonpoole.com

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Higher Education Summit - Tomorrow’s Universities: The Need for Change in Australia

Distinguished Speaker Dinner – Prof David de Kretser AO, Governor of Victoria

Sponsored by the Dept of Education, Science & Training

7 June 2006 Melbourne

How will structural change affect institutional development?
How do we value the term ‘university’ in the global market?
Quality assurance, credit transfer – developing our global compatibility.
What is the rationale for change? – Marketplace dynamics & league tables.
Where does the creation of knowledge for public interest & human good fit in?
How will alternative models generate & validate employability skills?

PROGRAM - Hon Julie Bishop, Minister for Education, Science & Training (invited); Hon Jenny Macklin, Shadow Minister for Education, Training, Science & Research; Prof Richard Larkins AO, V-C Monash University; Prof Ian Young, V-C Swinburne University; Prof Ian O’Connor, V-C Griffith University; Prof Peter McPhee, DV-C University of Melbourne; senior representatives from Macquarie, Monash & Curtin Universities, Australian Council for Private Education & Training, Engineers Australia, CPA Australia, Law Institute of Victoria, National Tertiary Education Union, Carrick Institute for Learning & Teaching in Higher Education

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Vice-Chancellors & Faculty Heads, Representatives from government, public/private research organisations, graduate employers, industry and professional associations.

Register at: bhert@bhert.com

Contact B-HERT Secretariat: 03 9419 8068

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Can you get a Tax Break for Research and Development?

Learn more about the R&D Tax Concession at presentations to be held across regional Australia in May and June 2006.

These sessions are for:

• accountants
• business advisors
• Australian businesses doing research and development.

The presentations will prepare businesses claiming the R&D Tax Concession for 2006-07, by outlining how to:

• identify if you or your client is doing
research and development

• prepare a research and
development plan

• establish and maintain the right records.

There will be an opportunity to discuss issues informally with AusIndustry and Australian Taxation Office officers who specialise in the R&D Tax Concession.

The R&D Tax Concession is the principal Government initiative to increase the amount of research and development undertaken in Australia.

The concession enables Australian companies to deduct up to 125% of eligible expenditure incurred on research and development activities from assessable income when lodging their tax returns.

An incremental tax concession (175% Premium) and research and development tax offset (for small companies incurring a loss) are also available in certain circumstances.

To book for an information session in your area click http://www.ausindustry.gov.au/content/content.cfm?ObjectID=625FB77F-7568-4C57-80847000A381B8E4&L2Parent=AEB901E5-7CB8-4143-A3BF33B2423F9DA6&L3Parent=40CEE157-EC9F-4AE3-863FFB2EEFE79ED9 or
call the AusIndustry hotline on 13 28 46.

R&D Tax Concession Information sessions:

Bunbury, WA
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 5pm - 7pm
Sanctuary Golf Resort, Old Coast Road, Pelican Point

Ballarat, VIC
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 4pm - 6pm
Victorian Business Centre, 48 Sturt Street

Bendigo, VIC
Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 12pm - 2pm
Victorian Business Centre, 46 Edward Street

Wagga Wagga, NSW
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 4pm - 6pm
48 Fitzmaurice Street

Mount Gambier, SA
Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 12pm - 2pm
Leadlight Room, City Hall, Commercial Street East

Lismore, NSW
Thursday, 25 May 2006, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Lismore Workers Club, 231 Keen Street

Cairns, OLD
Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 4pm - 6pm
Rydges Tradewinds, 137 The Esplanade

Barossa, SA
Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 4pm - 6pm
Novotel Barossa Valley Resort, Golf Links Rd, Rowland Flat, Barossa Valley

Newcastle, NSW
Thursday, 8 June 2006, 4pm - 6pm
Newcastle Panthers, Cnr King and Union St, Newcastle West

Wollongong, NSW
Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 4pm - 6pm
Rydges Wollongong, 112 Burelli Street

AusIndustry is the Australian Government’s business program delivery division in the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources and it provides a range of incentives to support business innovation. AusIndustry delivers a range of more than 30 business products, including innovation grants, tax and duty concessions, small business services, and support for industry competitiveness worth nearly $2 billion each year to about 10,000 small and large businesses.

To book for an information session in your area click http://www.ausindustry.gov.au/content/content.cfm?ObjectID=625FB77F-7568-4C57-80847000A381B8E4&L2Parent=AEB901E5-7CB8-4143-A3BF33B2423F9DA6&L3Parent=40CEE157-EC9F-4AE3-863FFB2EEFE79ED9 or
call the AusIndustry hotline on 13 28 46.

hotline@ausindustry.gov.au

To view the AusIndustry eBulletin see http://www.ausindustry.gov.au/content/content.cfm?ObjectID=D91DB7E9-662B-4F33-9D7C1243319F2015&L2Parent=0786C9BE-08B7-4973-93429A645AEEC8E4&L3Parent=0608802F-4D72-47CF-B0816FA6B19A6C2D

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Are you a professional involved in running Biomedical Research Projects?

The School of Enterprise, University of Melbourne, is pleased to announce our Specialist Certificate in Biomedical Research Management.

Numbers are limited, so be quick!

With the longer term of creating clinical outcomes for projects in human and animal health, including medical devices and dentistry, this course has been designed for professionals who are involved with running biomedical research projects, those seeking a more senior project management role on such projects and research managers who would like to transfer their project management skills to biomedical projects. This may include staff working in CCRE’s, research organisations, universities, start-up companies, as well as research fellows and postgraduate students.

Specialist Certificate in Clinical Research (Neuroscience)

The 25 points Specialist certificate is a Masters level award and is achieved by completion of the two four day subjects, Methodology and Disease Applications Part 1 & 2, with associated assessment. It provides full credit into the Masters program in Clinical Research.

Cost: $1975 + GST (Short Course)
$1975 (award course)

When: July 24th, 25th, 27th & 28th & August 28th, 29th, 30th & Sept 1st

Where: The University of Melbourne, University House, Parkville

NEED TO KNOW MORE? Check out more information here

Express your interest in this course or related courses by contacting;
Brad Atkins on (03) 9810 3185 or email b.atkins@soe.unimelb.edu.au

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Graduate Programs in Clinical Research

Thinking of Further Education?

Enrol now for the June intake in Graduate Programs in Clinical Research.

The Graduate Programs in Clinical research have been established to address the critical need for formal training. Ranked as the top Australian University in biomedicine by the Times Higher Education Supplement and 14th Internationally in 2005, The University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and affiliated organisations provide academic coordination, teaching and quality assurance for all the Clinical Research programs.

All Graduate programs follow and intensive format of 4 days per subject. This provides and excellent forum for postgraduate learning and the opportunity for interaction with peers that is often not possible in traditional delivery formats.

NEED TO KNOW MORE? Check out more information at;

http://www.soe.unimelb.edu.au/clinicalresearch

Express your interest in this course or related courses by contacting;
Brad Atkins on (03) 9810 3185 or email b.atkins@soe.unimelb.edu.au

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Basic Clinical Research Tools

The School of Enterprise, University of Melbourne, is pleased to announce our program in Basic Clinical Research Tools.

As scary to some people as they are hard to spell correctly! Yet, biostatistics and epidemiology are essential to how clinical data is analysed. Not simply after-the-event add ons, but determining the design and analysis of all the data that is collected. These fields have experts able to assist researches, but without a good understanding of the basic principles of biostatistics and epidemiology, dialogue about the processes involved is difficult. A good grounding in this area facilitates group dynamics in research and provides a critical foundation for quality research.

Topics covered will include; Basic descriptive data, probability and inference, analysis of two-way tables, differences of means, simple correlation, case-series, cross-sectional, cohort, case-control studies and RCTs, measurement of exposure, measurement of response, bias, random error and individual variation (including response variation), sample size and power.

Basic Clinical Research Tools is also a 12.5 point award subject in our Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research and can be taken for credit into this award.

Numbers are limited, so be quick!

Cost: $1975 + GST (Short Course)
$1975 (award course)

When: June 2nd, 3rd, 30th and July 1st

Where:The University of Melbourne, Hawthorn, 442 Auburn Rd, Hawthorn

NEED TO KNOW MORE? Check out more information at;

http://www.soe.unimelb.edu.au/clinicalresearch

Express your interest in this course or related courses by contacting;
Brad Atkins on (03) 9810 3185 or email b.atkins@soe.unimelb.edu.au

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Financing Commercialisation

The next one of the rolling MSTC courses begins with an Intensive on 9-10 June. It runs for six weeks, through reading, online discussion, assignments and closes with another Intensive on 20 July.

Live webcast of the Intensives is available.

Melbourne-based Peter Saunders presents the course. He has extensive experience in the ITC and biosciences industries. Guest Speaker will be Dr Peter Foster, of FiberByte: engineering excellence to commercial success, with a Commercial Ready Grant … without using VC funding.

To join this course, or for other information, visit http://www.ecic.adelaide.edu.au/. Alternatively, call us on (02) 92094111, (08) 8303 7491 or 1 300 664 543 or email ecic@adelaide.edu.au.

With participants from across Australia, the ecic is an important national hub of knowledge sharing, creation and dissemination - part of the essential infrastructure driving innovation and wealth creation. You will share experiences with like-minded people, from different academic, industry and professional backgrounds.

Enjoy the flexible, applied nature of our programs. Create and exploit synergies across your work, learning and innovating activities.

“It’s all about creating wealth
... for you, your organisation, your community.”

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Spruson&Ferguson: patent and trade mark attorneys

With over 115 years experience, Spruson&Ferguson is a leading intellectual property firm in Australia which provides a fully integrated service for the protection, commercialisation and enforcement of your intellectual property.

Spruson&Ferguson is one of the largest intellectual property firms in Australia, with a team of over 220. Our 60 plus patent and trade mark attorneys and lawyers work in specialised practice areas; Chemical/Life Sciences, Mechanical, Electrical/Information & Communications Technologies (ICT) and Trade Marks, together with Spruson&Ferguson Lawyers which provides intellectual property commercialisation, enforcement and dispute resolution services.

Spruson&Ferguson’s patent and trade mark attorneys and lawyers have extensive intellectual property and industry experience in science and engineering including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, electronics, phototonics, transport, telecommunications, mining, publishing, consumer products, ceramics, chemistry and mechanical/medical technologies.

The depth of our industry experience is an attribute that many of our clients hold in high regard. Spruson&Ferguson is a recognised as a market leader with multinationals and many of Australia’s foremost research institutions entrusting to us to protect and assisting with the maximisation of returns on their intellectual property assets.

Our comprehensive range of services includes patents, trademarks, designs, domain names, IP audits, due diligence, dispute resolution and litigation and intellectual property commercialisation services including licensing, joint ventures and research and development collaborations.

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Looking to advertise a new R&D position, scholarship or call?

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