Industry Round Table for CRC-P Funding in SA

Chief Scientist for South Australia, Professor Caroline McMillen, has extended an invite for South Australian businesses and stakeholders to attend an Industry Roundtable to learn more about the Commonwealth’s Cooperative Research Centre -Projects (CRC-P) Scheme.

CRC-Ps provide a pathway to build industry research collaboration and for SMEs (including start-ups) to participate in collaborative projects encouraging business to business and business to research collaborations that drive innovation and deliver economic and societal outcomes. Leveraging this Commonwealth funding forms a key part of South Australia’s Science and Innovation Strategy, EXCITE. The Commonwealth provides matched funding of a total of up to $3 million per successful CRC-P for up to a three-year period.

Come along to learn more about this national funding scheme, hear hints and tips from SA businesses that have been successful and find out how this funding helped their business. There are only 18 places available for this session so please RSVP to secure your place.

About the CRC-P Scheme:

·     Provides matched funding of a total of up to $3 million per project for up to a three-year period

·     Bids must be led by an Australian business and include at least one Australian Research Organisation and SME.

·     The CRC-Ps must:

• develop a product, service or process that will solve problems for industry and deliver real outcomes

• benefit SMEs

• include education and training activities

·     Round 13 of the CRC-P Scheme opened with a focus on projects that address the National Manufacturing Priorities. 

·     Applications close on 5 May 2022.

SA ROUND TABLE Details:

When: Wednesday 20 April 2022

Where: Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML), Room G.04 - Corner Frome Road and, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000 (map) (see attached image)

Time: 2pm for 2:15pm start – 4pm

RSVP: chief.scientist@sa.gov.au

SA ROUND TABLE Speakers:

Prof Caroline McMillen, Chief Scientist for South Australia

Mr Peter Kanck, Senior Manager – Technology Development and Integration, Boart Longyear

Mr Scott Edwards, General Manager - Generation Technologies, Phosenergy