Cruxes’ Ascend program enabled Simon’s team to validate their work’s commercial application and build support for further investment.

Cruxes Innovation welcomes the opportunity to provide its views on mechanisms to increase industry-university partnerships. Cruxes Innovation exists to help unlock the huge impact potential of Australian research, by giving researchers the skills and support to drive partnerships with industry, community and government. Cruxes Innovation's co-founders Emily Chang and Jonathan Lacey have a long history of involvement in research impact, as researcher, innovation champion, s