Deep Tech Innovation Pathways – Choose Your Own Adventure with CSIRO

Are you a deep tech founder, researcher, or small to medium enterprise (SME) navigating the complex landscape of innovation pathways? You're not alone. Join us for this engaging webinar, where we’ll simplify your options and guide you toward the best opportunities for your venture. 

With numerous programs, funding opportunities, and research collaborations available, it can be challenging to figure out where to start. In this webinar, CSIRO and Cicada Innovations will help you cut through the complexity, offering a clear overview of CSIRO's innovation pathways. You’ll learn how to leverage the right resources and programs, like ON and Kick-Start, to help you make informed decisions and accelerate your growth.

What You’ll Gain:

• Insight into CSIRO's key programs, such as ON and Kick-Start, and how they can accelerate your journey.
• Real-world success stories from companies that have benefited from CSIRO’s innovation pathways.
• Practical steps for engaging with CSIRO and unlocking the resources you need to scale your impact

Meet the Speakers

Dr Mateus Oliveira Silva

Mateus is a Program Advisor in CSIRO’s SME Connect team and manages the CSIRO SME Strategy. This initiative aims to double the number of SMEs engaging with publicly-funded research to drive innovation in Australia and to make CSIRO an exemplary R&D provider. Mateus’s role assists in facilitating innovation-driven partnerships through funding, training, and resources between Australian SMEs with CSIRO and the research sector, driving research-driven collaboration.

Poppy Sykes

Poppy is a human-centred designer, strategist, and startup coach passionate about purpose-driven business. As the new lead of CSIRO's ON Innovation Program, she helps deep tech researchers through the translation journey, providing the skills, networks and knowledge to unlock the full potential of their science. Before joining CSIRO, Poppy ran her own business, supporting startups, non-profits, corporates, and government organisations in building innovation capabilities and bringing sustainable solutions to market.

About CSIRO and supporting innovation for impact

CSIRO provides multiple avenues for deep tech ventures to succeed, including:

• ON Innovation Program: Enabling researchers and innovators to commercialise their science.
• Kick-Start Program: Offering matched funding and access to CSIRO’s research expertise for startups and SMEs.

Who Should Attend?

• Deep tech startups and founders
• Researchers exploring commercialisation pathways
• Innovators seeking growth through CSIRO support

Don’t miss this chance to simplify your innovation journey and find the right path for your venture!

CSIRO is a 2024 sponsor of Cicada x Tech23, Australia's biggest deep tech event