VenturePro - Bid writers and managers for major funding submissions

Development of submissions for project funding

VenturePro specialises in working with universities and companies to develop business cases and grant applications for research project and research infrastructure funding.

Since our establishment in 2005, VenturePro clients have been awarded $349 million in government and private funding for research projects and new research infrastructure. This includes $148 million in funding from Queensland Government programs and $201 million from other sources, including private equity and various Australian Government programs, such as the ARC, NHMRC, NCRIS and CRC program.

We also contribute to science and innovation policy through the development of major industry reports. Patrick is the author of a range of industry reports for the Queensland Government including the Life Sciences Queensland business plan (2011), the Queensland Life Sciences Industry Report (2010) and the Queensland Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Complementary Medicine and Medical Devices Industry Reports (2005 to 2008).

Some examples of our clients successes include:

• James Cook University awarded $1 m in 2010.
• UQ awarded several grants in 2010 including $40.2 m for the Centre for Advanced Imaging, $2 m for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Initiative.
• 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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Our services

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

• Assisting in the drafting or review of research funding submissions
• Business planning and strategy development for companies or publicly funded research groups
• Public policy research and analysis and evaluations of government innovation programs.

Success Stories

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.

VenturePro client James Cook University was awarded $1.04 million from the Queensland NIRAP Fund to develop a universal ultrasensitive diagnostics platform.

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'.

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.


$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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