Commercialisation of ideas

The Australian National University's Staged Business and Commercialisation Program is running a competition for students and staff for ideas which can be commercialized. There is A$1000 for the best ‘elevator pitch’ and best ‘executive summary’ and A$25,000 in financial, legal, and patent advice for the top two projects. There might be some ides in this for the Canberra 2020 summit on innovation.

Innovation ANU is a staged commercialisation and business development program for ANU students and staff designed to transform talent, creativity, and energy into tomorrow’s leading business and commercialisation ideas.

The program will provide participants with seminars and workshops on commercialisation and business planning, mentoring and guidance from professionals, and opportunities to work and collaborate within an interdisciplinary team.

Participants will have the opportunity to submit business or commercialisation plans, which will be judged by members of the ANU and local community. The top two proposals will receive awards of A$25,000 and financial, legal, and patent advice from top local firms.

All participants will also be eligible for the best ‘elevator pitch’ and best ‘executive summary’ awards of A$1000 each.

Launch Event

Come to our exciting Launch Event to find out more.

When: 6pm, 19 March 2008 ...

From: What is Innovation ANU?, Staged Business and Commercialisation Program, 14 March 2008

Simplified Chinese translation:

什么是创新的澳大利亚国立大学？

澳大利亚国立大学的创新是一个分阶段的商品化和商业发展计划，为澳大利亚国立大学的学生和教职员，旨在变换才华，创造力和能源变成明天的商界领袖和商业化的想法。参加者将有机会提出业务或商品化的计划，这将是判断成员的澳大利亚国立大学和当地社区。

前两项建议，将得到奖励一个二万五千元及金融，法律，专利咨询，从顶部当地公司。

所有参加者更可获得最好的'电梯足球场'最好'内容提要'奖一千元。

ps: I am not quite sure why I put a translation on this, perhaps I feel my web site needs more Chinese readers. ;-)