Cooperative innovation projects funded

Eighteen companies have been awarded funding totalling $8.6 million under the Australian Government's Industry Cooperative Innovation Program (ICIP).

Digital Radio Broadcasting Australia will receive a $2.2 million ICIP grant for a project to develop processes, infrastructure and devices for digital broadcasting services such as text, news and weather and multimedia applications.

Digital Radio Broadcasting Australia heads a consortium made up of commercial radio licence holders, regional radio and the ABC and SBS to develop a digital free-to-air network across Australia.

The Welding Technology Institute of Australia has been awarded $2,145,822 to increase the effectiveness of welded materials through improved design, inspection and testing, manufacture, repair and operation.

Details about other recipients under the ICIP program are at http://www.ausindustry.gov.au/

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Funding for low emissions energy projects

The Australian Government has announced funding of $250 million for four projects in Victoria and Queensland under its $500 million Low Emissions Technology Demonstration Fund.

The Victorian projects are:

• Solar Systems Australia Pty Ltd: up to $75 million for a large-scale solar concentrator power project in the Mildura region. This renewable energy power station will demonstrate the use of heliostat mirrors to focus concentrated sunlight onto high-efficiency photovoltaic cells to generate electricity.
• International Power (Technologies) Pty Ltd: $50 million for its Hazelwood 2030 project. The demonstration project will retrofit brown coal drying technology, and a pilot carbon dioxide capture and sequestration facility.

In Queensland, the funded projects are:

• the $445 million Fairview Power Project to extract methane from coal then bury the carbon dioxide emissions, which will receive $75 million through the Fund. The project will commence April 2007 and is scheduled to be completed by 2015. \
• CS Energy's $188 million Oxy-Fuel Demonstration Project to retrofit the Callide power plant will receive $50 million. The project involves burning coal in an oxygen-rich environment to produce electricity. The resulting exhaust gases, which include a high concentration of carbon dioxide, can be captured and stored underground

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Study shows CRCs generate net benefits for Australia

A study of the economic impact of the Cooperative Research Centres program has found that the program is delivering strong net positive economic benefits for Australia.

The study, conducted by Insight Economics, measured net economic benefits for the economy for the period 1991 to 2010. The report only considered benefits that could be quantified by industry and occurred as a direct result of the CRC Programme’s research, training and commercialisation activities.

In the 16 years since the CRC program was established, stakeholders have committed $11.1 billion (cash and in-kind) to CRCs. This includes $2.7 billion from the CRC Programme, $2.9 billion from universities, $2.1 billion from industry, $1.3 billion from States, $1.2 billion from CSIRO and $0.8 billion from other sources. There are currently 57 CRCs operating across six sectors.

Key findings of the study are that for each dollar invested in the CRC Programme (rather than left with taxpayers):

• Australian Gross Domestic Product is cumulatively $1.16 higher than it would otherwise have been;
• Total Australian Consumption is $1.24 higher than it would otherwise have been (Private Consumption is $0.10 higher and Public Consumption is $1.14 higher); and
• total Investment is $0.19 higher than it would otherwise have been.

The study also found that different types of CRCs face very different degrees of difficulty in quantification and verification of their impacts.

"For some it is as simple as asking one key industry partner to quantify a benefit they have realised, for others it involves complex sampling of end user groups or tracking of final retail outcomes."

Another conclusion was that CRCs that are focused on fostering the development of “new” industries or companies face a harder challenge to deliver benefits than do those CRCs that are focused on promoting incremental performance improvement within existing large sectors or companies.

The report, Economic Impact Study of the CRC Program can be downloaded at www.crc.gov.au.

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More funding for NICTA Victoria Research Laboratory

The National ICT Australia (NICTA) Victoria Research Laboratory (VRL) has been officially opened at the University of Melbourne’s Parkville campus.

Additional funding of $20 million for the VRL was announced at the opening this month by the Victorian Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Marsha Thomson. As a result the VRL will double the number of researchers and expand its research program to include ICT research in life sciences, such as investigations into developing a bionic eye

This brings the total investment in the Victoria Laboratory from its partners – NICTA, the Victorian Government and the University of Melbourne ($37 million) - to almost $117 Million since it was established in 2004.

The laboratory is headed by Research Director, Professor Rob Evans (Electrical and Electronic Engineering). A key research initiative is the Water Information Networks (WIN) project to improve water efficiency using the highly integrated wireless sensor network system NICTOR, which has the potential to improve the quality and yield of Australia’s farming produce.

Among other NICTA projects are the Automatically Switched Optical Network, Broadband to the User, Measurement and Management of the Internet, Interactive Information Discovery and Delivery, and Peer-to-Peer Technology for Massively Multi-Player Online Games.

More information is at http://www.nicta.com.au/.

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Funding for automotive R&D

The Victorian, South Australian and Federal Governments are providing $13.4 million for research and development into global rear-wheel drive architecture to assist GM Holden’s future global product plans.

Holden’s Global Rear Wheel Drive architecture team is located at Port Melbourne in Victoria and is preparing for future product programs around the world. This architecture is already used in the new local Commodore and Statesman models, and development work will focus on improving safety and environmental systems.

The funding - $6.7 million from the Australian Government, matched by the Victorian and South Australian Governments - will also be used to introduce safety and fuel management improvements and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Commodore vehicles,

Meanwhile, Ford has opened its new Research and Development Centre at Geelong in Victoria where its global pick-up truck is to be developed.

The Australian Government has invested $52.5 million in Ford to assist in the design and development of the global pick-up truck to be sold in more than 80 countries around the world under the Ford and Mazda brands. It has been described as the largest automotive R&D project ever undertaken in Australia, expected to exceed $700 million. As a result of the global pick-up project, Geelong will become a centre of Ford's knowledge about the design of rear-wheel drive vehicles.

The opening of the new facility coincided with the announcement by the Ford Motor Co of a $US1.2 billion dollar operating loss.

In another recent development, the Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Automotive Technology has unveiled a new suite advanced computing and virtual reality design tools.

The CRC for Advanced Automotive Technology is located in Port Melbourne at the Holden Innovation Centre, and was established in 2005 by a consortium of automotive manufacturers and research organisations.

The new equipment, supported with a $1 million grant from the Victorian Government, comprises a high-performance computer and network visualisation facility, access grid video conferencing technology, and a six-degree-of-freedom tracking system and head-mounted display unit.

The CRC will undertake research into materials and sustainable manufacturing; powertrains, fuels and emissions; safety and intelligent vehicle systems; and virtual engineering and design.

The Victorian Government has also announced $1 million government funding towards a $3.4m upgrade of the Australian Automotive Research Centre (AARC) at Anglesea. The upgrade will achieve compliance with international accreditation standards for automotive testing facillities.

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Victoria Prize awarded to inventor of plastic banknote

Professor David Solomon, inventor of the world’s first plastic banknote, has been awarded the $50,000 Victoria Prize.

The plastic banknote, developed in the early 1970s, has been exported to more than 20 countries around the world. Professor Solomon has also developed a process that controls the structure and formation of polymer chains, enabling plastics to be applied to wider range of uses. His research has been applied to paints, computer chips and medical devices for the controlled release of drugs and the patent covering his work was the most cited in the world in 2002.

Professor Solomon began his career working for Dulux Paints and is now an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Chief Scientific Advisor to CSIRO Manufacturing and Materials Technology.

Six Victoria Fellowships were also announced, winning $18,000 travel grants to undertake short-term international studies, to receive specialist training, or to develop commercial ideas.
The recipients of the 2006 Victoria Fellowships are:

• Dr Bryan Fry – finding medical cures from Australia’s snakes and other poisonous creatures.
• Hadi Loei – using mass spectrometry to detect new diseases, biological warfare agents and toxic agents.
• Tabbara Mohammad – using next generational technology to produce safer and cleaner cars.
• Dr Paul Stoddart – developing and patenting an innovation that can constantly monitor blood glucose levels in diabetics.
• Fleur Tynan – understanding how the body reacts to viral infections such as the common cold, bird flu and SARS.
• Nicole van der Weerden – investigating why the ornamental tobacco plant can defend itself against the malaria parasite.

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Hydrogen energy research cluster formed

A new $10.6 million hydrogen research cluster has been launched at CSIRO's energy centre in Newcastle as part of the $97 million Flagship Collaboration Fund (Backing Australia's Ability 2).

The research cluster is aimed at assembling Australian expertise in hydrogen generation, solid-state storage and utilisation (fuel cell) technology.

The research, coordinated through the Energy Transformed Flagship, aims to develop new materials that improve the efficiency and economics of hydrogen generation, storage and end use.

Led by hydrogen materials specialist Dr Andrew Dicks of The University of Queensland, the cluster includes a total of 12 participating Universities and PFRAs as follows:

• University of Queensland - Lead University
• Griffith University
• Australian National University
• Curtin University of Technology
• Monash University
• Newcastle University
• Queensland University of Technology
• RMIT
• The University of New South Wales
• The University of Sydney
• The University of Wollongong
• ANSTO

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Victorian eResearch initiative launched

The Victorian eResearch Strategic Initiative (VeRSI) was launched earlier this month, introducing a three-phase strategy to encourage the uptake of eResearch by the Victorian research community.

VeRSI is a joint venture between Melbourne and Monash universities and soon will expand to include LaTrobe University and the Department of Primary Industries in the eResearch hub. It is headed by Executive Director, Paul Davis.

The three phases of the initiative involve:

• a program of five projects jointly carried out by Monash and Melbourne Universities focusing on essential ICT and infrastructure for eResearch, the development of expertise important for eResearch and communications, support, training, awareness and outreach;
• development of applications concentrating on multi-disciplinary research with strategic impact (e.g. human, animal, plant and microbial genomic studies that have the potential for high-value cross-over but are traditionally carried out separately) and ensuring that VeRSI is selected as the Victorian eResearch Node in the national eResearch Coordinating Committee's plan; and
• activities at the Werribee and Bundoora Research Precincts (Latrobe University and the Department of Primary Industries) to which $3.2 million has been allocated.

The Victorian Government is providing $10 million through the Healthy Futures Life Sciences Statement, to implement the VeRSI program.
More information is at http://versi.edu.au/people

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i.lab wins Incubator of the Year Award

The i.lab technology incubator in Toowong, Queensland, has been awarded the 2006 Australian Incubator of the Year Award.

The awards are hosted by Business Innovation and Incubation Australia (BIIA).
The i.lab was established in 2000 and has housed 70 client start-ups and serviced several hundred more.

i.lab CEO Anne-Marie Birkill said, in the past 12 months, the facility had more than doubled in size to 2200 m² including the establishment of the i.lab bio.incubator, Queensland’s first independent life sciences incubator. Based at the Queensland Government’s Brisbane Technology Park at Eight Mile Plains, the i.lab bio.incubator provides wet laboratory space to life sciences companies.

More information is at http://www.ilab.com.au/

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New R&D priorities for Queensland

The Queensland Minister for State Development John Mickel has released Queensland’s new research and development priorities and investment criteria.

The new priorities cover six R&D areas:

• enabling sciences and technologies;
• environmentally sustainable Queensland;
• health and well-being;
• safeguarding Queensland;
• smart industries; and
• tropical opportunities.

The new R&D investment criteria will focus government funding on research and development that can:

• identify economic, social and environmental outcomes that will benefit the State;
• demonstrate technical and management expertise, and have access to infrastructure and capital; and
• encourage collaboration and co-investment, build competitive strength and advance public understanding of research and development.

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Victorian neurotrama funding announced

Funding of $12.6 million has been announced for 17 research projects in the first round of the Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative (VNI), a $63 million joint partnership between the Transport Accident Commission and the Victorian Government.

The Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative supportsl research into the occurrence, the consequences and possible enhanced quality of life as well as the recovery from neurotrauma.

The funded projects include a $4.1 million collaboration between the University of Melbourne, the Alfred and Austin Hospitals, and the Howard Florey Institute to investigate new therapies for brain and spinal cord injury.

The collaboration is led by Professor Norman Saunders from the University of Melbourne, who has worked in the development of pharmaceutical agents to minimise disability resulting from a spinal cord injury.

Early research results have revealed that after brain injury there is an extended period of days when the blood-brain barrier remains permeable to small molecules and it’s hoped this will represent a target for therapy.

Another funding recipient is a $1.7 million program at the Howard Florey Institute where scientists have identified a new protein that appears capable of saving stressed cells from dying, and could be useful in minimizing in brain damage.

Other Victorian institutions receiving funding include the Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct (AMREP), University of Melbourne, Austin Hospital, Howard Florey Institute, the Epworth, Caulfield General Medical Centre and the Royal Children’s Hospital.

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Position Vacant: Research & Technology Manager

Research in advanced composites manufacturing and design

• Unique senior leadership position
• Advanced fibre composites technology for industry
• Attractive remuneration package & working conditions

The Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures Limited (CRC-ACS) is Australia’s premier centre of excellence for research, development and commercialisation of composite materials and structures. Operating since 1991, it has progressively built an international reputation for conducting highly innovative, collaborative, applied research, and it is now seeking an outstanding person to take over the leadership of the Centre’s research and technology activities.

Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, the Centre operates globally with an annual budget of AUD 12 million, receiving significant support from the Australian Government under the Cooperative Research Centres program. The Members of the Centre include universities, government funded research institutions and companies. There are currently eight Core, three Supporting and twelve Associate Members engaged on five research programs in support of the aerospace, maritime and general composites industries. The research is conducted by over 100 research engineers, technologists, professors and postgraduate students, who are either CRC-ACS employees or research staff seconded from the Members.

The successful candidate is expected to be a highly accomplished and motivated engineer with postgraduate qualifications and project management experience in the aerospace, maritime or other high technology industry. The R&T Manager will be primarily responsible for leading the development and implementation of the Centre’s core research projects and studies relating to the development of new fibre composites design, manufacturing and through-life support technologies.

The principal skill required is the ability to manage research and technology activities and to meet budget, technical and program goals. The R&T Manager will need to work closely with the Centre’s Members and quickly establish credibility with them. The ability to work with other members of the CRC-ACS Management Team and Members’ staff to promote commercial applications of the research is of vital importance.

Prospective candidates should address their applications and any queries in writing to Prof. M. L. Scott, Chief Executive Officer, CRC-ACS at 506 Lorimer Street, Fishermans Bend, Victoria, 3207, or via e-mail at m.scott@crc-acs.com.au. A position description is available on request, and further general information may be obtained from the Centre’s website at www.crc-acs.com.au  

Applications close on 30 November 2006.

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Postdoctoral and Invitation Fellowships in Japan (for travel in 2007)

The Australian Academy of Science, in association with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), invites applications from Australian researchers to undertake Postdoctoral and Invitation Fellowships in Japan. Postdoctoral Fellowships are for a period of 12 to 24 months, Invitation Fellowships short-term for a period of 14 to 60 days and the Invitation Fellowship long-term is for 2 to 10 months.

Researchers in any field of natural sciences, including technology, engineering and medicine can apply. Applications in the humanities and social sciences are also accepted but only for the Postdoctoral Fellowships only. Please see website for information and guidelines.

Applications close Friday 15 December 2006.

Postdoctoral Fellowships: http://www.science.org.au/internat/jspspd.htm
  
Invitation Fellowship short term: http://www.science.org.au/internat/jspsfst.htm  

Invitation Fellowship long term: http://www.science.org.au/internat/jspsflt.htm  

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Research Fellowships and Scholarships from Curtin University

Curtin University of Technology is offering up to 15 prestigious Research
Fellowships commencing in 2007 and up to 70 scholarships for domestic students undertaking a higher degree by research in 2007 and 9 Australian
Postgraduate Awards (Industry) as well as a number of top-up awards.

Fellowships
Applications are invited from high quality researchers for the following:

Research and Teaching Fellowships: Up to 5 Research and Teaching Fellowships for a period of up to 5 years with the possibility of a tenured position.

Targeted Research Fellowships: Up to 10 Research Only Fellowships for a period of 4 years, with the possibility of renewal. The targeted areas are Cultural and Social Change in Australia and the Asia-Pacific; Frontier
Technologies for Digital Ecosystems; Geology/Geodesy (with preference in the fields of Gravity, Isostacy, Geochemistry, Tectonics or Lithospheric Evolution); Robust Statistical Large-Scale Pattern Recognition; Social
Marketing or Women in Social Economic Research; Radio Astronomy; Analysis of the Causes, Prevention, Treatment and Management of Disease; Information Commons and Agronomy Cropping Systems Research.

The Fellowships are not restricted to Australian citizens. Applicants must have completed a research doctoral degree.

Guidelines and Application forms are available from
http://research.curtin.edu.au/fellowships/index.html  

Further Information can be obtained from:
Fellowships@curtin.edu.au or by calling us on
+ 61 8 9266 3286. Completed applications must be received by 10 November 2006

Scholarships

APA/CUPS – Up to 70 PhD scholarships for domestic students undertaking a research degree in 2007 are available.

Visit http://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/postgraduate/index.cfm for closing dates & other information.

Curtin is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides a
smoke-free work environment.

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Trading Ideas - the Future of IP in Asia Pacific

Landmark Intellectual Property Event

28 - 30 January 2007, Hilton Sydney, Australia

The Australian Government will host a major landmark intellectual property symposium in January 2007.

Trading Ideas – the future of IP in Asia Pacific will highlight emerging IP issues, stimulate discussion, provoke debate and provide a forum to explore the future direction of intellectual property in the region.

Trading Ideas Fast Facts:
• More than 30 expert speakers from the leading and emerging APEC economies and beyond.
• Session topics include: IP Commercialisation Valuation and Licensing IP and Doing Business in APEC economies, IP and Regional Trade Agreements, International IP Asset Management, Copyright and the Challenges Posed by Digital Technologies.
• This event will bring together for the very first time the IP profession, business from the APEC region and global IP policy makers.
• The cost of registration is $700.00 (an early bird special open until October 30).

ON-LINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN AT www.tradingideas.org  

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Public courses in Integrated Asset Management from CIEAM

The CRC for Integrated Engineering Asset Management (CIEAM) will be conducting the first of a series of public courses in integrated asset management in November this year, based around its recently released 12-module Professional Skills Training Suite.

CIEAM is developing a world class research and development capability in integrated engineering asset management, based on real asset management problems, such as: 
- the ageing asset management infrastructure
- general under investment in asset maintenance
- the cost of maintenance, and
- the total cost of engineering asset ownership.

As part of CIEAM’s commitment to increasing the global competitiveness of Australian industry, the Centre has developed a comprehensive Professional Skills Training programme specifically designed for government authorities, research institutions, professional and corporate organisations. The programme is available as industry-customised in-house training for individual organisations, and as a 5-step general public course offering, both of which address the full 12 modules of the Suite.

The first 2 steps of the public programme, the Introductory Overview of Integrated Asset Management and Risk Based Decision Making in Integrated Asset Management will be delivered together as a 1-day workshop by CIEAM’s Education and Training Manger, Dr Fred Stapelberg in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane from 21 to 27 November. The remaining 3 steps of the public course programme will be held early in 2007.

For more information and to register online, visit http://www.cieam.com/news/workshops.jsp or call CIEAM on 07 3818 1471.

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Workshop - Dementia Research Grants Program

Policy Relevance and Methodology Information for Potential Applicants

27 November 2006, Adelaide

The National Health and Medical Research Council, together with the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing are conducting a workshop on the policy relevance and methodology for potential applicants for strategic awards in dementia research.

The aim of the Dementia Research Grants Program is to improve the quality of life for people with dementia and their carers through research into identified gaps in applied and translational dementia research.

WORKSHOP DATE: 27 November 2006.
LOCATION: Stamford Plaza Hotel, North Terrace Adelaide SA.
TIME: 10am – 4pm
COST: Free

The workshop will provide practical advice and support to potential applicants to increase the quality and competitiveness of applications.

90 places are available. Registration, no later than 10 November 2006, is essential. A registration form is available at www.nhmrc.gov.au/news/noticeboard/index.htm.

Please complete the form and send by email to senthilmathy.sripathy@nhmrc.gov.au  or by facsimile to (02) 62179135.

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Graduate Diploma in Drug Evaluation & Pharmaceutical Sciences: 2007 University of Melbourne, Australia

Today’s potent drugs, combined with the complex issues of their production and use has created a growing need for evaluation of their safety and efficacy. For such evaluation, wide ranging expertise is required in the areas of Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Legal and Ethical Considerations.

This diploma course gives a systematic overview of these areas and how they affect the very practical issues of drug evaluation and is aimed at Pharmacists, Research Nurses, Scientists, Medical Practitioners and others involved in regulatory affairs.

For more information please contact Ms April Morritt Ph: +61 3 9496 3420, Fax: +61 3 9459 3510 or Email: a.morritt@unimelb.edu.au  

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Integration enhances communication

Current trends indicate that key departments and teams within organizations have overlapping data requirements, but need to process that data in a variety of different ways. This data is much easier to access and share if it’s available through one integrated solution.

Thomson PharmaSM integrates the best of the drug, intellectual property, literature and news, company, target, chemistry, and sequencing content owned by Thomson in a single solution. It enables professionals working at all stages of the drug development pipeline, from clinical researchers and chemists to competitive intelligence and licensing and business development professionals, to annotate and share a common source of integrated information.

By combining powerful annotation and file sharing features with premium content, Thomson Pharma encourages collaboration, enhances communication, and expedites decision-making across departments and enhances an organization’s ability to innovate, work faster and smarter, and attain outstanding research and business results.

Thomson Pharma can help your organization to:

• Conduct world-class research
• Break new ground
• Be the first to market
• Make better decisions faster

To find out more, go to: here

You can e-mail us at: ts.info.asia@thomson.com
Or call us at: +61 2 8587 7948 or 1 800 007 214 (from Australia)

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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.

For more information about our comprehensive range of intellectual property services, please contact one of the following relationship principals:

Chemical: Dr John McCann BSc (Hons) PhD FIPTA
Life Sciences: Dr Andrew Blattman BScAgr (Hons) PhD GDipIP FIPTA
Electrical: Robert Miller BE BLegS FIPTA
ICT: Scott Berggren BSEE MSEE LLB FIPTA
Mechanical: Greg Turner BE FIPTA
Trade Marks: Annette Freeman BA LLB (ANU) LLM (UTS)
IP Commercialisation: Rob McInnes BSc (Hons) LLB (Syd)
IP Litigation & Dispute Resolution: Simon Williams BA LLB (Syd) LLM (Lond)
Managing Principal: David Griffith BE (Hons) FIPTA

Telephone: (02) 9207 0777
Fax: (02) 9261 5486
Email mail@sprusons.com.au

www.sprusons.com.au

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Ernst & Young R&D Services

Would you like to receive a tax break or grant from the government to help your R&D investment stretch further? Do you need government R&D assistance but you are too busy to pursue it? We can help you. Ernst & Young helps hundreds of Australian companies to access substantial R&D benefits each year. We have extensive experience helping companies to access:

• R&D Tax Concession and R&D Tax Offset (cash rebate),


• R&D grants, 


•  Export incentives, and


• other State and Commonwealth grants.

Ernst & Young Australia boasts one of the most experienced and multi-disciplined Innovation & Incentives practices in Australia. Comprising specialists with hands-on expertise in developing technology and leveraging government assistance, Ernst & Young’s team is dedicated to helping clients gain maximum value from their R&D investments. Ernst & Young can help you to select the type of R&D assistance that best suits your company, considering your circumstances, your industry and your R&D projects.

For more information on how Ernst & Young can help, please contact an office near you or visit our website at http://www.ey.com.au

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