·     Established by The University of Queensland in 1984 to identify, package and commercialise research-based technologies and expertise

·      Specialises in adding value to the outcomes of early stage research and taking Australian innovation to the world

·      Based in Brisbane, Queensland, with staff embedded in five universities

·      Wholly-owned subsidiary of UQ Holdings

·      Group revenues exceeding A$320 million in the past five years

·      80 staff

·      29% of professional staff have PhDs

·      Three trading divisions:

ñ         Technology Commercialisationⁱⁱ

ñ         Consulting & Research

ñ         International Development

·     One of Australia’s largest university technology transfer companies:

ñ         1,500+ patents

ñ         70 spin-off companies

ñ         benchmarked in the top 10% globally

ñ         raised more than $450 million to take university technologies to market

·      Annual sales of products using UQ technology and licensed by UniQuest are currently running at $3 billion

·      Annual Trailblazer ideas competition offering researchers $100,000 in prizes

·      1500+ participants have completed research commercialisation training for research postgraduate  students and academic researchers

·      Collaborating with Mater Medical Research Institute; University of Wollongong; University of Technology, Sydney; James Cook University; University of Tasmania; Queensland Health.

·      Leading university-owned company involved in international development assistance projects - 400+ projects in 60+ countries throughout the Pacific, Africa, South-East Asia, the Indian sub-continent and the Central Asian Republics.

·      500 commercialisation contracts for research, consultancy & expert opinion each year (on average)