Translate to Innovate Series

Presented by ACU Co-Lab

The Translate to Innovate Series is a year-long skill development program available to all ACU staff, including higher degree by research (HDR) students and early career researchers (ECR).

The program, delivered in partnership with Campus Plus, is designed to support researchers to increase industry engagement and industry income, and to channel commercialisation efforts in pursuit of new opportunities.

The 20-webinar series consists of one-hour live workshops that are customised to help university participants improve industry engagement and commercialisation. The aim is to prepare staff to access, and then capitalise on, additional sources of revenue for ACU.

The cost of the Translate to Innovate Series is fully subsidised by ACU Co-Lab.

Workshops and dates

Each workshop is delivered online via Zoom on Thursday lunchtimes. Registration links for the workshops will be communicated weekly by your faculty and ACU's internal Workplace platform.

Workshops will be recorded. You can access these recordings by emailing Mr Anthony Bayss at anthony.bayss@acu.edu.au.

Introduction to commercialisation and working with your technology transfer office

7 March 2024 (12 - 1pm AEDT)
Online

Basic principles of intellectual property (IP)

14 March 2024 (12 - 1pm AEDT)
Online

How to correctly define the technology readiness level (TRL) of your invention

28 March 2024 (12 - 1pm AEDT)
Online

LinkedIn for professionals and researchers

2 May 2024 (12 - 1pm AEST)
Online

Identifying and building the commercial potential of your research

16 May 2024 (12 - 1pm AEST)
Online

Identifying customers, audiences and stakeholders for your research and commercialisation

23 May 2024 (12 - 1pm AEST)
Online

A marketing approach to research commercialisation (value proposition)

6 June 2024 (12 - 1pm AEST)
Online

How to grow your R&D funding

13 June 2024 (12pm - 1pm AEST)
Online

How to conduct a competitor analysis

25 July 2024 (12 - 1pm AEST)
Online

How to be defence ready

1 August 2024 (12 - 1pm AEST)
Online

How to write a business case

15 August 2024 (12 - 1pm AEST)
Online

How to increase the impact from your humanities and social sciences research

22 August 2024 (12 - 1pm AEST)
Online

Piggybacking on existing IP - with case studies

5 September 2024 (12 - 1pm AEST)
Online

Understanding contracts

12 September 2024 (12 - 1pm AEST)
Online

How to improve your industry engagement

24 October 2024 (12 - 1pm AEDT)
Online

Targeted pitching: How to create a pitch that speaks to your audience

31 October 2024 (12 - 1pm AEDT)
Online

Funding my spin-out: Is investment the only option?

14 November 2024 (12 - 1pm AEDT)
Online

How to find and manage a successful collaboration

21 November 2024 (12 - 1pm AEDT)
Online

The investor perspective: What are their expectations with term sheet info?

5 December 2024 (12 - 1pm AEDT)
Online

How to negotiate mutually beneficial deals

12 December 2024 (12 - 1pm AEDT)
Online