UNSW Digital Grid Futures Institute
The UNSW Digital Grid Futures Institute engaged gemaker to conduct market research on lithium-ion battery (LiB) safety awareness, initiated by Fire and Rescue NSW, which led to the development of a targeted digital campaign. gemaker’s initial market research included analysis of industry reports, academic papers, demographic datasets, and existing communications, which identified priority audience segments […]
Cymphony Bio
The University of Melbourne engaged gemaker to conduct a market assessment of an advanced manufacturing technology being developed by spin-out company, Cymphony Bio. Several distinct applications of the technology in the biofabrication sector were identified, requiring an in-depth assessment of the market opportunities and key drivers for each application, including competitors, M&A, and investment activity. […]
Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE)
The Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) engaged gemaker to deliver a report on international R&D best practice for developing long-term university-industry collaborations for the cleantech industry.
Net Zero Institute
The Net Zero Institute (NZI) engaged gemaker to identify and support priority innovations from NZI researchers. gemaker surveyed researchers, identified innovations and developed a ranking system that could be applied across all NZI pillars. Our team interviewed selected researchers to understand current commercialisation issues and recommended support mechanisms that would be useful to NZI researchers. […]
Sydney Water
Sydney Water engaged gemaker to assess whether a technology they had developed in conjunction with a leading Australian university had a feasible commercialisation market path beyond internal use at Sydney Water. As part of the project, gemaker reviewed the technology, assessed the market potential and IP status, undertook high-level interviews with potential end-users, technology experts […]
Leading university
The gemaker team worked with a leading Australian university to evaluate the feasibility of creating a health and medical facility and translation hub based at the university with a future value in excess of $15m. As part of the project, gemaker undertook initial market research to identify the potential segments of the highest value and the […]
Curtin University
Curtin University engaged gemaker to conduct an independent commercialisation assessment of a software-based diagnostic tool. Following meetings with the Curtin Researcher & Commercialisation Teams, gemaker conducted desktop research and target customer interviews to develop a short-form report including a high-level summary of the market and competitors, value proposition, solution delivery options, team capability and capacity, […]
KCA
gemaker was engaged by KCA (Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia) to conduct the 2023 Remuneration Survey of Research Commercialisation professionals. The survey and subsequent report were designed to enable benchmarking of respondents and assist with organisational decisions regarding the development of remuneration strategies. The report also highlighted key resourcing and recruitment trends across Australia and New Zealand. […]
University of Melbourne
With over 3,000 researchers working across 100 centres and institutes, the University of Melbourne addresses some of society’s most complex challenges and is consistently ranked among the world’s leading universities. When the university’s tech transfer team suffered a period of short staffing, gemaker was engaged to fill the knowledge and resource gap and swiftly reduced the […]
Significant Early Venture Capital
Significant engaged gemaker to investigate the commercial potential of research outcomes in the field of robotics for warehousing and logistics, and outline the best commercialisation pathway, if any. gemaker conducted interviews and web-based market research and provided a succinct report on findings, including: