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Dear <<First Name>>,

Welcome to the latest gemaker insights newsletter. We hope you and your family are safe and well.

We have revived our fortnightly Rays of Sunshine Newsletter to spread good news and helpful resources during this difficult time. Contact me if you'd like to receive it.

It's been a great month for gemaker clients. Congratulations to Cicada Innovations for winning the NSW Health tender for the Commercialisation Training Program AND the $2.1m National Space Industry Hub. Congratulations also to Actionlaser on winning $558,500 from the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre Commercialisation Fund. As always, it was a pleasure working with you both on your submissions!

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Be sure to check out the latest innovation news below, all the upcoming online events, new funding and heaps of new job vacancies at the end of our newsletter.

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Natalie Chapman
Managing Director, gemaker

Congratulations to our clients Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) who recently signed a $US250m framework agreement with a South Korean consortium for 20% of their Dubbo Project and offtake from the Korean Metals Plant. The Agreement represents an important step forward for the Dubbo Project. Read more here.

New & Sustainable Materials Challenge

Cicada Innovations & Biennale of Sydney have launched the New & Sustainable Materials Challenge to discover innovative and environmentally sustainable materials for the 23rd Biennale of Sydney Exhibition. Applications close August 27.

NSW Innovation Challenges
SMEs collaborating with researchers on solutions that strengthen the entrepreneurship capability of NSW should submit a proposal for the NSW Government Innovation District COVID-19 R&D Challenge. Visit the Business NSW website to find the Innovation Program partner organisations.

CSIRO ON Program
Researchers, Start-ups & SMEs with ideas aimed at tackling the challenges of "Towards Net Zero" or "Critical Energy Metals" are encouraged to apply for the CSIRO ON program. ON Prime is designed to help research teams of two to six people take their projects to the next level through customer discovery activities and more. Applications close August 20.

NSW Health Commercialisation Program
The NSW Health Commercialisation Program is powered by Cicada Innovations and offers researchers & clinicians deep-dives into medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, and therapeutics. Find out more and register for the first seminar on IP on August 17 here.

KCA Annual Conference - register now!

If you are interested or involved in industry engagement, commercialisation or technology transfer of Australian research then this is the conference for you. Interesting and informative sessions and an opportunity for you to build your networks.

The KCA Annual Conference is taking place on the 9 -10 September and registration is now open! The theme for the 2021 conference is Global Partnerships and Commercialisation. There will also be a pre-conference IP licensing workshop taking place on 8 September.

With covid lockdowns affecting VIC, NSW, SA and QLD over the last few months - Keep an eye out for updates on the Conference arrangements.

How to foster more research commercialisation

Research commercialisation in Australia has recently been getting more attention, but researchers face major obstacles to achieving this. If Australia wants to get serious about commercialising research knowledge, then we have to look seriously at the obstacles and incentives for researchers writes Melanie Davern from RMIT in this Conversation article.

Startmate Women Fellowships
The Startmate Women Fellowship is a two-month program helping ambitious women find their dream job in a startup. In this community-driven program, you will gain the tools, connections and confidence to hit the ground running in a fast-paced startup. Applications close August 22.

Looking to commercialise in Asia?

Looking for support to enhance and commercialisation your ideas, technologies or products in Asia and Global markets, then consider National University of Singapore. Find out more here.

This month gemaker MD Natalie Chapman was interviewed by Women Love Tech about why we need more Women in STEM. IN the article Natalie shares her passion for STEM marketing and how we need to re-think the way science is taught in schools. Read the article here.