Bid writers and managers for major funding submissions and tenders
— Experience Across ARC, NHMRC, CRCs and State Govt. Programs.

VenturePro provides business advisory services to universities, private companies, and government agencies. We have deep expertise in the development of business cases for multi-partner R&D programs and in the preparation of submissions for multi-million dollar government awards.

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VenturePro specialises in developing and assessing business plans and grant applications for universities and technology companies. In the latest round of the Australian Research Council funding programs we assisted in over a dozen applications from G8 universities. We also assisted in several submissions to the Queensland Smart Futures Funds in November 2009 bringing the total number of Smart Futures bids within which we have been involved to an unrivalled 48.

Since our establishment in 2005, VenturePro clients have been awarded over $324 million in government and private funding for research and development projects, including $114 million through the Queensland Smart Futures Fund (and its predecessor funds) and $196 million from Australian Government programs.

We also contribute to science and innovation policy through the development of major industry reports. In December 2009 we were awarded the tender to conduct the Queensland Life Sciences Industry Analysis for the Queensland Government. In 2007 we also won the tenders to undertake both the Queensland Biotechnology Industry Report and the Queensland Pharmaceutical, Complementary Medicines and Medical Devices Industry Report for the Queensland Government.

Some examples of our clients successes include:

  • The Wound Management Innovation CRC awarded $28 m in 2009.
  • The Australian Future Forensics Innovation Network (AFFIN) awarded $2 m in 2009.
  • The National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training awarded $30 m in 2009.
  • The Queensland Tropical Health Alliance (QTHA) awarded $20 m in 2008.
  • The Queensland Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing awarded $15 m in 2008.
  • The Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) awarded $30 m by the Australian Defence Force in 2007.
  • The Institute for Glycomics at Griffith University awarded $11 m in 2007.
  • The Australian Institute for Biotechnology and Nanotechnology awarded $6.5 m in 2006.
  • The Hear & Say Centre for Deaf Children awarded $487,000 in 2007.
  • St Andrews Medical Research Institute awarded $986,000 in 2007.
  • The Gallipoli Research Foundation awarded $5 m for clinical research infrastructure in 2006.
  • The Queensland Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Network awarded $5 m in 2005.
  • The Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation awarded $2 m in 2007.
  • The Syngenta Centre for Sugarcane Biofuel Development and the QUT Mackay biorefinery together awarded over $5 m in 2006/07.
  • The ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials awarded $1.1 m in 2006.
  • JK Tech Pty Ltd awarded $6.5 m in 2006 to establish the Mineral Characterisation Research Facility.
  • The Centre for Clinical Research at the Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital awarded $40 m in 2005.

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VenturePro offers services to public and private sector clients. Our services include:

Success Stories

June 2010

VenturePro client The University of Queensland was awarded $40.2 million from the Commonwealth Government Education Investment Fund to create a new Centre for Advanced Imaging and to enhance the current National Imaging Facility.

May 2010

VenturePro clients Monash University, The University of Queensland and Magnetica shared in $4.1 million in funding announced in May for three different programs including:

$2 million to the Queensland Sustainable Aviation Fuel Initiative - to source aviation biofuel from three types of processed feedstock: sugarcane juice and bagasse; oilseed trees such as Pongamia; and algae. Funding program: National and International Research Alliances Program (NIRAP).

$1 million to Magnetica Ltd for its Very High Field MRI Magnet project - to develop and commercialise a portable MRI scanner. Queensland Government Research-Industry Partnerships Program (RIPP).

$280,000 to Monash University for an ARC Super Science Fellowship in the project 'Australia Surveys the Galaxies: The Central Role of Environment'.

$835,000 to Monash University for three ARC Super Science Fellowships in the project 'Design and Fabrication of Molecular Machines: the Nanomachines of the Future'.


    May 2010

    BioPharmaceuticals Australia (BPA) announces partnership
    VenturePro client BPA confirmed a partnership with international drug manufacturer DSM Biologics to operate Australia's first major contract manufacturing facility for biologic drugs and therapeutics. We assisted BPA in the preparation of its tender to the Commonwealth Government and its business plan. See Press release by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh.
    January 2010

    $28 million awarded to our client.
    VenturePro client QUT and its' partners were awarded $28 million in the 12th round of the Cooperative Research Centres Program. See Press release by Senator the Hon Kim Carr. The Wound Management Innovation CRC is intended to improve wound healing and quality of life for people with wounds, and provide cost-effective wound care that lessens burdens on Australia's healthcare system.

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