The KCA Awards celebrate the achievements of members, and highlight “top tier work” in Australasian tech transfer.
This year the KCA Awards have expanded to 4 categories as a response to change and growth in the profession and to be inclusive of the activities of KCA members.
We are delighted to announce the finalists for the 2021 KCA Awards:
CATEGORY 1 – KCA Award for Best Industry Collaboration
- COVID-19 Recovery Programs for impacted small to medium enterprise (La Trobe University, Agriculture Victoria, Investible, Business Victoria, La Trobe Business School, Outcome.Life)
- REMi non-invasive aged-care resident monitoring and alert system (RMIT, Sleeptite Pty Ltd, Sleepeezee Bedding Australia)
- v2food | CSIRO – industry collaboration (CSIRO, v2food)
*Category 1 finalists will be pitching at the KCA Annual Conference on 9 September 2021 – and also competing for the People’s Choice Award.
CATEGORY 2 – KCA Award for Best Licensing Deal
- CSIRO/NextOre licencing deal (RFC Ambrian, CSIRO, NextOre, Advisian Digital)
- The world’s most advanced sewer modelling technology (UniQuest)
CATEGORY 3 – KCA Award for Best Spin-out
- FutureFeed | CSIRO | MLA | JCU Spin-out success story (CSIRO, FutureFeed, MLA, JCU)
- Hyprfire (Curtin University)
- Inflazome Ltd – A landmark deal and a new pathway to chronic inflammation relief (UniQuest)
CATEGORY 4 – KCA Award for Best Knowledge Exchange Initiative
- COVID-19 Recovery Programs for impacted small to medium enterprise (La Trobe University, Agriculture Victoria, Investible, Business Victoria, La Trobe Business School, Outcome.Life)
- CSIRO Kick-Start (CSIRO)
We are also pleased to confirm the Judging Panel for the 2021 KCA Awards.
The Judging Panel is:
- Dr Tim Boyle (ANSTO)
- Natalie Chapman (gemaker)
- Dr Mark Wickham (Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick)
- Dr Laura Issa (Abbvie Inc.)
Award winners will be announced at the KCA Annual Conference on Thursday 9 September 2021.
Please visit the KCA Awards webpage for more information: https://techtransfer.org.au/kca-awards/
