Australian universities and research institutions generated $307m and held $945m in research contracts with for-profit companies last year, according to a survey of 55 participants by Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia (KCA).
The 11 NZ participants received NZ$155m in revenue, and held contracts valued at $178m.
KCA has surveyed universities, MRIs, rural research corporations and other public agencies for six years. The Department of Industry and Science stopped running a survey, so KCA took it on – earlier this year the Department of Education joined it, in a push to increase participation.
Key performance metrics for ’22 include:
- Commercialisation revenue (rounded A$m): ANSTO – $97, Uni Auckland – $62m, Plant and Food NZ – $57m, CSIRO $55m, Uni Queensland $47m
- New start-ups and spin-outs: UNSW – 12, Uni Auckland – 11, Monash U seven, Uni Queensland four, Uni Melbourne: three
- Active start-ups and spin-outs: Uni Auckland – 39, Uni Queensland – 32, CSIRO – 31, Uni Sydney – 28, Uni Melbourne – 28
- Annual gross income from research contracts with for-profits: Monash – $132m, CSIRO – $127m, Plant and Food NZ – $112m, Uni Melbourne – $75m, Uni Sydney $62m
