UNSW joins one-stop shop to link with companies around the globe
The University of New South Wales’s intellectual property will now be accessible through a global one-stop shop connecting leading researchers and industry partners, creating new opportunities to use research generated on-campus to solve real world problems.
The University of New South Wales has today announced a new partnership with international research portal the iBridge Network, to promote the university’s IP to entrepreneurs all around the world.
The iBridge Network brings together university researchers, entrepreneurs and industry to promote and identify research opportunities, collaborate with other experts in the same or complimentary fields and license their innovations for practical benefit. The iBridge Network is a program funded by the Kauffman Foundation, a global non-profit organisation focussed on entrepreneurship.
The new iBridge Network partnership comes as UNSW revamps its approach to IP. UNSW is the first Australian university to free-up locally developed IP and offer it businesses for free, under what’s known as the Easy Access IP approach. Easy Access IP makes university technologies available to companies at no cost, using quick and simple licensing agreements.
UNSW is the first Easy Access IP university to link with the iBridge Network. The partnership gives UNSW a new, reputable channel to distribute its knowledge internationally.
Other members of the Easy Access IP university group include: The University of Glasgow, University of Bristol, Kings College London, University of Copenhagen and Ottawa University.
The pioneer of Easy Access IP, and the head of UNSW’s commercialisation company, NewSouth Innovations, Dr Kevin Cullen, said the link with the iBridge Network would increase the flow of knowledge being put into use.
“We believe that the combination of Easy Access IP and the iBridge Network will ultimately deliver economic, social and cultural benefits – the objectives of technology transfer all over the world,” Dr Cullen said.
iBridge Network and iStart director Katie Petersen said: “The iBridge Network is excited about the collaboration with the Easy Access IP community, which we consider one of the most innovative programs in our network.”
“The collaboration with the Easy Access IP community will allow the partner universities to become part of a global marketplace of ideas and collaborations,” she said.
About the University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales is a member of the Group of Eight, a coalition of Australia’s leading research-intensive universities. It is renowned for the quality of its graduates and its commitment to new and creative approaches to education and research.
The university maintains strong collaborative links with industry and business, consistently performing at the top nationally in Australian Research Council Industry Linkage Grants. UNSW expertise is also regularly sought after by business and government for a wide range of consultancy and training services.
www.unsw.edu.au
About NewSouth Innovations
NewSouth Innovations (NSi) is the knowledge exchange and commercialisation company of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. NSi works with UNSW staff and students to help drive research outcomes into use in society and the economy.
www.nsinnovations.com.au
About the iBridge Network
The iBridge Network is a program of the Kauffman Innovation Network, Inc., an initiative of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The iBridge Network has nearly 5,100 members and 123 organizations supplying more than 13,200 innovations.
www.iBridgeNetwork.org