Impact and Translation
The Impact and Translation Committee aims to build and support a culture of research translation and commercialisation within the Centre to make sure that our technology gets into the hands of those who can use it to create impact.
Our key aspects
Building a culture of research translation and commercialisation
Provide opportunities for COMBS scientists to learn about research translation through focussed workshops and bootcamps, industry placements with COMBS partners, and mentoring with researchers who have lived experience in research translation and commercialisation. Identify entrepreneurial COMBS scientists and support them to participate in start-up incubators.
Impact mapping
Conduct impact mapping workshops with COMBS scientists and our partners to identify industry needs that will drive technology development. Identify key end-users and markets for COMBS technologies, including opportunities beyond our current partners and new end-users, especially within Australia. Implement tools that will provide regular monitoring regarding where impact is being realised.
Building strategic partnerships
Engage with global industrial road mapping initiatives (e.g. IEEE Integrated Photonics Systems Roadmap), non-industrial impact opportunities (e.g. Astronomy and Space programs), and national security initiatives such as ASCA.
IP management
In collaboration with our University research partnership and translation teams, create common processes to capture and protect intellectual property and, most importantly, identify pathways for investment in the development and translation of this IP to create impact.
Featured case studies
Predicting the unpredictable: Investing in science and technology for the next decade
From discovering Earth-like planets to revolutionising medical imaging for earlier diagnostics – we are aiming for high-impact outcomes at COMBS. A key step in achieving this is bridging the gap between researchers and end-users to align our research with society’s biggest future challenges.