15 October 2025

This year’s winners showcased research that has achieved remarkable commercial outcomes — from the production of quantum silicon and the development of hydrogen engines to a billion-dollar vaccine breakthrough.

15 October 2025

In the past 5 years, publicly funded research organisations have achieved AU$1.4B in commercialisation deals in Australia and NZ$730M in New Zealand. Across both countries, 396 new companies have been created.

20 August 2025

Australia's former Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley will deliver a keynote address at the KCA National Conference this October.

19 May 2025

Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia (KCA) is proud to announce the appointment of Ms Kate Taylor as its new Chair.

16 October 2024

In the past 5 years publicly funded research organisations have achieved AU$1.3B in commercialisation deals in Australia and NZ$671M in New Zealand.

16 October 2024

Fireproof paint, a breakthrough scar treatment, and chemical-free water disinfection—these game-changing innovations are among the winners at this year’s KCA Awards

04 October 2024

We’re delighted to announce the finalists for each award category

19 December 2023

Research commercialisation funding is critical for Australia to realise the benefits of its substantial research investment.

20 October 2023

Autonomous boats, green hydrogen and a treatment for strawberry birthmarks are among the winners of the 2023 KCA Australasian Research Commercialisation Awards announced last night at the KCA Annual Conference on the Gold Coast, Queensland Australia.

11 October 2023

In the past 5 years publicly funded research organisations in Australia and New Zealand have achieved AU$1.6B in commercialisation deals with 266 new companies created in Australia and 68...

11 April 2023

Melbourne, Australia – Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia (KCA), the peak body for industry engagement, technology transfer, and entrepreneurship professionals in publicly funded...

23 November 2022

The 23rd annual Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science (the Prizes) were awarded in the Great Hall of Parliament House on Monday 21 November 2022.

01 September 2022

01 September 2022

In just 5 years publicly funded research organisations in Australia have achieved AU$1.2B in commercialisation deals with 260 new companies created in Australia and 47 new companies created

02 February 2022

KCA, the peak body representing university research commercialisation units, welcomes the announcement by the Prime Minister of a $2.2billion University Research Commercialisation package

18 October 2021

The Research Partnerships Lead at RMIT University, Quin Chang, has become the new Chair of Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia.

21 September 2021

A world-first alert system for the elderly, a COVID-19 business recovery plan, and one of the largest-ever start-up deals from an Australian university are among the winners of the prestigious KCA Awards.

15 September 2021

A world-first alert system for the elderly, a COVID-19 business recovery plan, and one of the largest-ever start-up deals from an Australian university are among the winners

09 September 2021

Commercialisation revenue has more than doubled over the past two years, as research powers Australia’s post-pandemic recovery.

14 April 2021

The successful commercialisation of university research is a key role conducted by the 700+ individual members of KCA.

11 April 2021

KCA is excited to announce the launch of the KCA ACT Network.

15 March 2021

Read the full update to members here

13 November 2020

KCA is excited to announce the launch of the KCA SA Network. The SA Network will be chaired by Andy Roberts from Innovyz.

23 September 2020

Transformative technologies are highlighted in a landmark three-year survey by Knowledge Commercialisation Australia.

17 September 2020

KCA is proud to support the first Australian “Innovation and Impact” issue.

16 September 2020

ATTP, the global alliance of national peak professional bodies for commercialisation, industry engagement and entrepreneurship, has a new chair – Dr Tim Boyle, Director of Innovation...

11 September 2020

CSIRO has scooped the pool at the prestigious KCA Awards, for creating and commercialising a special X-ray to find gold and a varnish to preserve priceless artworks.

27 July 2020

There has recently been a change to RTTP to allow Directors or other senior managers to describe their ‘Sustained Leadership within the profession’ as their Achievement Overview

27 July 2020

Two national innovation champions have joined forces to create a free training program for researchers to protect their ideas while bringing Australasian innovation to the world.

16 July 2020

SCOPR to replace the now discontinued NSRC survey of research commercialisation. We look forward to working with the Department on the new...

15 June 2020

Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia (KCA) – alongside the Go8, KiwiNet and AAMRI – is proud to announce the launch of the Survey of Commercialisation Outcomes

13 June 2020

A US report from the Bush Institute and Opus Faveo connects innovation activities to economic growth and prosperity and provides recommendations for institutions and policymakers

29 August 2019

Australia is missing out on millions of dollars of value from academic research because universities are placing too much emphasis on research and not enough on development.

11 July 2019

he ACCC has released draft guidelines on the repeal of subsection 51(3) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA) for consultation.

30 January 2019

On the National Survey of Research Commercialisation (NSRC) snapshot just released, Dr Erin Rayment, Chair of Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia (KCA) – the peak body leading...

13 September 2013

The Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia (KCA) Research Commercialisation Award was won by Curtin University and the People’s Choice Award by the Australian Nuclear Science and...