NICTA has assembled a team of experienced business development professionals to ensure researchers achieve commercial impact with their research.
This team has a strong commercial focus. Most members have previous startup experience and several have worked for private and institutional investors. They have considerable experience in early stage business strategy, new product development, high technology sales and marketing and venture capital raising.
The business development team is experienced in a wide range of high technology sectors, including software, internet, telecommunications, wireless communications, mobile services, defence, advanced visual simulation and high performance computing, network infrastructure and services, information technology and new media, energy, transport, manufacturing, and medical devices.
Commercial support available to NICTA researchers extends beyond the business development team. NICTA has significant capabilities that researchers can draw upon to help them achieve commercial impact.
- IP management
- Product development
- Legal
- Finance and accounting
- Corporate organisation and administrative functions
- Marketing and communications.
- IT services and support
- Human resources and career management
- Equipment
- Accommodation
- Third-party industry domain experts for assessing customer demand