Research Innovation Showcase
30 Sep 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010 saw the staging of a South Australian Tech Transfer Office first. Flinders Partners, in conjunction with Flinders University, held the State's very first University Research Innovation Showcase.
The event was a great chance for the researchers at Flinders University to get a taste of what is involved in pitching their research, skills and ideas to people with commercial needs. It was also a great opportunity to show off the innovation focus at Flinders, and to encourage government and industry guests to seriously consider Universities as a portal to accessing research and innovation.
Flinders has a long-standing reputation for innovative research and technical know-how, demonstrated time and time again through a succession of industry-university partnerships. While individual successes have been celebrated and have received significant publicity, a comprehensive event showcasing Flinders University technologies enabled interested parties to access the great minds united at Flinders, helping to cement Flinders position as leader in innovative thinking.
The showcase was held on campus, and saw 20 researchers pitch their ideas and research outcomes in four rounds to over 100 industry and local government people. The inaugural event was an enormous success, and set a benchmark for future events of this nature.
We would like to thank all of those who came along to show their support for this event, and would invite others who were unable to attend this first event to register their interest in being informed of future events. By attending future events, not only will you be supporting innovation in South Australia, but you will also have an opportunity the brains behind a number of great technologies and capabilities, and learn more about how they might be able to help your organisation be more innovative.
Listed below are the names of the researchers who road tested this unique concept, including their research idea/capability and contact details. Video footage of each pitch can be seen by clicking on the respective topic listed below.
Professor David Catcheside
Topic: DNA collection/analysis technologies (DNA Bullet)
P: 8201 2335/ 8201 2285
E: david.catcheside@flinders.edu.au
Dr Fran Harding
Topic: Cell surface interaction
P: 8201 5272
E: frances.harding@flinders.edu.au
Associate Professor Martin Johnston
Topic: Corrosion Protection Films
P: 8201 2317
E: martin.johnston@flinders.edu.au
Mrs Paula Harris
Topic: Flinders Program: Health Improvement Program
P: 8404 2468
E: paula.harris@flinders.edu.au
Professor Leon Lack
Topic: Light Therapy Glasses for jetlag/insomnia treatments
P: 8201 2391
E: leon.lack@flinders.edu.au
Dr Robyn Meech
Topic: Drug Metabolizing Enzymes
P: 8204 4795
E: robyn.meech@flinders.edu.au
Mr Mark Bissett
Topic: Carbon Nanotubes for Water Filtration and Solar Cells
P: 8201 5339
E: mark.bissett@flinders.edu.au
Ms Vicki Edwards
Topic: Novel Hormone Replacement Therapy
P: 8204 3138
E: vicki.edwards@flinders.edu.au
Associate Professor Jim Mitchell
Topic: Aquifer Microbes for Water Filtration
P: 8201 3959
E: jim.mitchell@flinders.edu.au
Dr Milena Ginic-Markovic
Topic: Thin Film Composite Membranes to Prevent Biofouling
P: 8201 5541
E: milena.ginic-markovic@flinders.edu.au
Associate Professor Stewart Walker
Topic: Advanced forensic analytical solutions (ToXBoX, Bio.D.Tector)
P: 8201 2406
E: stewart.walker@flinders.edu.au
Dr Kathryn Burdon
Topic: Treatments for Blinding Eye Conditions
P: 8204 5892/ 8204 4094
E: kathryn.burdon@flinders.edu.au
Dr Stephen Clarke
Topic: Biofuels and Products
P: 8201 3011
E: stephen.clarke@flinders.edu.au
Associate Professor Amanda Ellis
Topic: Water Filtration Membranes
P: 8201 3104
E: amanda.ellis@flinders.edu.au
Mr Robin Woolford
Topic: Biomedical Engineering
P: 8204 5242
E: robin.woolford@flinders.edu.au
Mr Theodor Wyeld
Topic: ThereItIs™ Image Sorting Software
P: 8201 3264
E: theodor.wyeld@flinders.edu.au
Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen
Topic: Remote Mobile Phone Network
P: 8201 3642/ 8201 3730
E: paul.gardner-stephen@flinders.edu.au
Professor Karen Reynolds
Topic: Medical Devices Partnering Program
P: 8201 5190
E: karen.reynolds@flinders.edu.au
Professor Howard Fallowfield
Topic: Management of Water Disinfection
P: 7221 8581
E: howard.fallowfield@flinders.edu.au
Dr Richard Leibbrandt
Topic: HeadX (Interactive Intelligent Audio/vocal software)
P: 8201 3659
E: richard.leibbrandt@flinders.edu.au