COMMERCIALISATION
Transforming disruptive ideas into commercial reality
At Curtin University, we empower individuals to develop the skills required to solve real-world problems with commercial outcomes. We have a growing cohort of researchers who are engaged and interested in commercialisation opportunities. Our Commercialisation team supports these researchers and their collaborators through a range of mechanisms that enable and foster their ideas from conception to commercial success.
Commercialisation Pathway
As we move from innovation to impact, commercialisation at Curtin follows the pathway depicted below. The Commercialisation team works closely with researchers to assess commercial potential, implement a commercialisation plan, and negotiate deals with commercial partners. If you need clarification on any of the terms used in our process and procedures, visit our Commercialisation Glossary for more details.
Curtinnovation Readiness Levels
The Curtinnovation Readiness Levels map the progress of technologies from discovery through to market implementation and scale. This simple five-step scheme considers the advancement of our projects as they achieve commercial and technical validation, result in commercial deals, impact the market as new products and services, and eventually reach customers on a national or global scale.
IP Policy and Procedures and Ownership
Curtin’s Intellectual Property Policy and Intellectual Property Procedures govern the ownership, use and commercialisation of Intellectual Property (IP) produced by staff members.
Staff are encouraged to actively engage in commercialisation activities and are rewarded through a generous revenue sharing scheme whereby 50% of commercial revenue (after costs) is shared with the inventors or originators of the technology or innovation.
Staff: IP created by staff during their duties or on Curtin projects is typically owned by Curtin.
Students: Students own the IP they create, unless otherwise agreed.
Exemptions: Curtin acknowledges individual ownership of scholarly and artistic works. Indigenous cultural and intellectual property is managed in consultation with relevant communities.
Events and Workshops
Kickstart Funding
Kickstart is an internal Curtin funding program that can assist with the costs of proof of concept, prototyping, pilot scale trialling, business planning and other activities that will accelerate the translation of research outcomes towards commercial success.
Spotlight on Commercialisation
This event series aims to build capability for Curtin researchers and academic staff to better understand the commercialisation journey and the opportunities available in research commercialisation.
Curtinnovation Awards
The Curtinnovation Awards identify new technologies, products and services arising from research at Curtin and its collaborators.
Entrepreneurship at Curtin
Curtin University has developed a pipeline of support for entrepreneurial individuals who want to transform disruptive ideas into global businesses. Over the past 20 years this pipeline has been the foundation of many new Western Australian products, services and businesses.
