Consulting & Implementation Services Australia

Greg is the Managing Director of Consulting & Implementation Services (CIS). His firm is the major provider of consulting support to CRC applications typically supporting about half of all applications with more than half being funded.  They have well developed processes and systems for each component of the application including; impact modelling, financial tables and industry engagement. 

In addition to their CRC expertise, CIS is a major provider of consulting services to the research and higher education sector where they help secure research income (from both grants and industry partnerships), technology transfer, strategic planning and organisational redesign.

Mr Greg Spinks
LinkedIn logo Managing Director 
Your interests

Interested in meeting organisations who may want: - Support with future or current CRC applications - Commercialising IP - Participating in or establishing incubators - Attaining industry led research funding and business development training for researchers.

Cooperative Research Centres Association

Dr Tony Peacock
CEO 
Your interests

Collaborating and networking across a large range of interests. Very happy to talk about getting, running and winding-up a CRC or CRC-P but also have specific interests in biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and conservation.

CRC CARE Australia

CRC CARE performs research, develops technologies and provides policy guidance for assessing, cleaning up and preventing contamination of soil, water and air.

Our innovative research is divided into four complementary programs:

1.    Best Practice Policy: More effective, efficient and certain national policy for assessing and remediating contamination

2.    Better Measurement:More accurate, rapid, reliable and cost-effective measurement and assessment

3.    Minimising Uncertainty in Risk Assessment: New technology, methods and knowledge for assessing risks to human health and the environment

4.    Cleaning Up: Innovative clean-up technologies and a wider range of effective management options.

Website:
www.crccare.com
Prof Ravi Naidu
Managing Director & CEO 
Your interests

Research/innovation interests: contaminated site assessment, management and remediation/clean-up (this encompasses national policies and guidelines, measurement and analysis, risk assessment, and clean-up technologies).

People/organisations to meet with: Environmental consulting professionals/companies; senior state & federal government officials (esp. from EPAs, departments of environment, innovation, industry, science and defence); contaminated site owners (e.g. mining/resources companies; industrial chemical producers; property developers; local/state/federal government).

The above may like to meet with me because CRC CARE is a national leader in developing approaches and technologies for cost effectively managing/remediating contaminated sites and thus unlocking the value of potentially productive real estate. Government officials may also be interested in our policy research, which has influenced national guidelines on the assessment and management of contaminated sites.

CRC for Cell Therapy Manufacturing

Dr Andrew Milligan
Dr Andrew Milligan
LinkedIn logo Manager, Education & Industry Engagement 
Your interests

CTM CRC connects cell biology with advanced materials in a unique approach to address the challenges in regenerative medicine today.

CRC for Mental Health

Ms Karra Harrington
PhD Candidate 
Your interests

My research interests include mental health and well being, particularly in relation to older adults. My PhD thesis is investigating changes in cognitive function, such as memory, in relation to normal ageing and Alzheimer's disease. I am also a psychologist with an interest in applying psychological principles to enhancing student mental health, motivation, and productivity.

Ms Edith Drajkopyl
PhD Candidate 
Your interests

My interests include cognitive testing, brain injury, and mental health. My PhD thesis is focused on understanding the way brain function changes following sports-related concussion and the best methods for identifying concussion. I am also interested in communicating and increasing public awareness of concussion risks through strategic marketing and policy development.

CRC for Polymers

Dr Ian Dagley
CEO 
Your interests
Commercialisation

CRC for Water Sensitive Cities

Mr Ben Furmage
Chief Operating Officer / Company Secretary 

CSIRO

Dr Jacqui Watt
Dr Jacqui Watt
LinkedIn logo Innovation Facilitator 
Your interests

I’m a business innovation facilitator driven to propel organisations to break business barriers and expand commercial opportunities via world-shaping research initiatives and strategic partnerships. As part of the DIIS Innovation Connections Programme and CSIRO SME Connect team, my primary mission is to advance Australia’s business development potential via pioneering research projects, to position us as world leaders.

With an appreciation of business strategy that realistically addresses needs while adding value, I formulate business innovations via robust research initiatives and strategic partnerships. I offer IN-DEPTH EXPERTISE in:

>> Research projects
>> Business development
>> Strategic partnerships
>> Research initiatives
>> Research funding (as facilitator of the Innovation Connections Programme)

With extensive experience in fostering highly penetrative business innovations and research projects, STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK includes: “integrity, professionalism, focused on problem solving and an effective team player” and “extremely knowledgeable on a range of topics”.

Passionate about empowering others to ‘think bigger’ and stretch beyond their potential.

CSIRO Manufacturing

CSIRO is Australia's national research agency and is participating in a number of CRCs. The Manufacturing Business Unit is developing scientific and engineering innovations to support in particular Australian manufacturers to be globally successful. Key capabilities of the Industrial Innovation Program are Printed Electronics, Electric machines and energy storage, protoyping and systems integration, advanced materials, advanced sensors and devices, including for defence, transport, agriculture, food, medtech, building and manufacturing applications.

Dr Marcel Bick
Business Development Manager 
Your interests
Key capabilities of the Industrial Innovation Program are Printed Electronics, Electric machines and energy storage, protoyping and systems integration, advanced materials, advanced sensors and devices, including for defence, transport, agriculture, food,