From Idea to Industry Impact: Chunrong Zhao’s Early Career Industry Fellowship Win

Dr Apeh Omede is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher; his research focuses on nutritional strategies for sustainable animal production and livestock productivity. Apeh’s research has strong impact potential. But translating the research into practice required answering bigger questions than the science alone could provide. Through the Trek Program, Apeh learned practical tools to better understand the people connected to the problem and what would make a solution useful in pract

Australia’s rare earth opportunity Dr Hansheng Chen works in one of the most strategically important areas of Australia’s future economy: critical minerals and materials processing. His research focuses on rare earth permanent magnets, which are essential components in technologies such as hybrid and electric vehicles, wind turbines, humanoid robots, and advanced manufacturing systems. These magnets sit at the centre of many clean energy and high-tech supply chains, but the w

How can universities better support students in navigating the transition from education to employment? Associate Professor Tanya Weiler from Adelaide University is exploring this question through her research into student transitions into and out of higher education, with a focus on non-vocational degrees, especially in business schools. Through Cruxes Innovation’s Trek Program, Tanya built greater clarity and confidence in engaging with the people and systems her research c

Through Cruxes Innovation’s Base Program, Silomo refined how he communicates his research and began thinking more practically about impact - including who his stakeholders are, why they matter, and how early engagement can strengthen the adoption of his work.

A researcher driven to tackle a silent cardiovascular threat Dr Vivian Tran, a Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at La Trobe University, is on a mission to reduce the burden of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) — a condition that often remains undetected until it becomes life-threatening. Abdominal aortic aneurysms occur when the wall of the aorta weakens and expands, creating a risk of rupture. Despite their severity, the condition is typically asymptomatic. Many people do

The Ambitious Australia report is a welcome step toward a more connected, impact-oriented RD&I system. At Cruxes Innovation, we strongly support the report’s call for a more ambitious national approach that recognises research and innovation as drivers of productivity, resilience, sustainability, and new industry creation. We share the view that Australia has tremendous, untapped potential to direct world-leading research towards creating innovations that address complex

Research and innovation can enable just, sustainable and flourishing economies and societies.

From Curiosity to Collaboration: Christopher Barnett’s Journey Through the Base Program

What aspects of the framework would work well? Based on Cruxes Innovation’s experience as enablers of Australian research-and technology-based innovation over the last six years, we’re enthusiastic about these aspects of the proposed framework: 1. Startup creation and growth pathways. The framework’s identification of startup creation, especially in emerging technologies like AI, as key to expanding Australia’s innovation ecosystem aligns with our April SERD recommendation

We've submitted our response to the DISR Strategic Examination of R&D. Our big idea is, Australia needs to catalyze large, entirely new industry sectors through R&D to maintain our standard of living in a net-zero, geopolitically unstable future.

As 2024 draws to a close, we’ve taken the opportunity to reflect on insights shared by leaders across the research translation.

As we close out 2024, it's the perfect time to reflect on the strides we've made alongside new collaborations and existing partners across the research and innovation sector. Here are a few of our favourite highlights this year:

Cruxes Innovation Alumni Aaron Tranter shared his innovation journey at the Quantum Innovators Network event, hosted by Sydney Quantum Academy on 29th October 2024. Check out the full article via the link below: https://sydneyquantum.org/news/breaking-the-traditional-mould-of-a-startup/

March 2024 During March 2024, Investment NSW called for responses to a set of discussion questions about the NSW Innovation Blueprint it is developing to position NSW as a global frontrunner in innovation, attracting new investment, ideas, industries, and talent. This document summarises Cruxes Innovation’s response to those questions. Major contributions to our submission came from NSW-based deep tech startup legend David McKeague. The NSW government in its 20-year

With the release of Australian Universities Accord final report, the need to better integrate our universities and the world is vital.

As Team Cruxes signs off for 2023, we wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday. It is also Cruxes Innovation's fourth birthday! As we reflect on a year filled with turbulent events that have had ripple effects across the globe, we are reminded of how lucky we are to be working with extraordinary minds and souls who work tirelessly to help us gain a better understanding of the world we live in so that we can create solutions to the myriad of wicked pr

The Ascend Program Case study with researchers in the areas of Humanity, Arts and Social Sciences.