IP Evaluation Panel

The University of Western Sydney's (UWS) growing innovation capability was on show again at this year’s third Intellectual Property (IP) Evaluation Panel, which took place last week, October 8th at Frogmore House, Werrington North Campus.

The panel consisted of a number of prominent people from within the engineering and science innovation industries, as well as some of UWS’s most prominent academic minds. Mr Paul Brennan, Managing Director of ASP plastics, was a valuable contributor to the discussion. With his expertise in product development and manufacturing, he was able to provide valuable insight into the commercialisation potential of a new invention from Prof Andrew Beattie from our Centre for Plants and the Environment on the Hawkesbury campus that will hopefully help to reduce the impact of an important agricultural pest.

Paul is seen here back right, along with Matt Lohmeyer , back middle, an expert in Biotechnology commercialisation (company affiliations) and Rob Burnside of the Innovation & Consulting team, back left, along with other UWS participants Dr Fiona Cameron front left (I&C) and Prof Oscar Hauptman, the new Professor at the Centre for Innovation Studies UWS.

Prof Janice Aldrich-Wright from the School of Biomedical Sciences on the Campbelltown campus presented her research on new medically related compounds, and we were very pleased to recommend the implementation of additional steps in order to help protect this potentially valuable technology.

While not traditionally associated with the development of new technologies, it was also very encouraging for the University to see the College of Arts making its first appearance at the panel. Imbedded within the College of Arts, MARCS auditory laboratories conducts pure and applied research on auditory perception and cognition. Watch this space for more information on exciting new developments on their class leading research.