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Some P 3 companies have successfully launched a range of new drugs. These include CSL and MSD’s Gardasil, which was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and the Therapeutic Goods Administration in June 2006. The Centre for International Economics completed an evaluation of the programme’s first year in February 2006. Annual reports from round one participating firms were assessed and a stakeholder survey was completed to quantify the programme’s inducement effect and to evaluate whether P 3 is achieving its policy aims against its performance indicators. The evaluation indicated that P 3 is having a small but significant impact on total investment in pharmaceuticals R&D in Australia. P 3 prompted a higher overall level of investment in R&D and induced the relocation of some investment from overseas. The R&D undertaken was also considered to be at the higher risk and higher value end of the R&D spectrum. New guidelines for round three funding have been developed, taking into account the findings of this evaluation and feedback from industry through the Pharmaceuticals Industry Action Agenda. Round three opened for applications in August 2006. More information about the P 3 can be found at: www.ausindustry.gov.au Pharmaceuticals Partnerships Programme shows results The approval of Aridol by the Therapeutic Goods Administration is an example of a human therapeutic product developed in Australia from concept to commercialisation. Pharmaxis Ltd, a round one participant in the Pharmaceuticals Partnerships Programme, announced the approval on 23 March 2006. Aridol is designed to identify patients with active asthma and provide information on the severity of the disease and the effectiveness of current treatment. More than two million people in Australia and 52 million people worldwide live with the disease. Currently, there is no registered, objective test to measure inflammation and hyper-responsiveness in the airways, which are the symptoms of active asthma. Aridol fills this gap. Pharmaxis will market Aridol directly in Australia and is negotiating European marketing agreements with specialised companies committed to improving standards in respiratory care. New Industries Development Programme The New Industries Development Programme (NIDP) aims to improve Australia’s performance in the commercialisation of new, innovative agribusiness products, services and technologies. Through initiatives supported under the programme, Australian agribusiness enterprises will gain the business skills and resources required to successfully commercialise new agribusiness products, services and technologies. The programme’s outputs will assist agribusiness to increase its capability to identify and respond to demands from new customers, thereby generating significant and measurable business and job growth over the mediumterm, particularly in rural and regional Australia. Under Backing Australia’s Ability, NIDP was a five-year programme with funding of over $20 million to June 2006. The programme was extended by $14 million to June 2011 through Backing Australia’s Ability – Building Our Future through Science and Innovation. The funds will be used to provide: • competitive-based funding to assist small to medium agribusinesses to incubate new innovative niche agribusiness ventures that encourage through-chain approaches as part of a Pilot Commercialisation Project (PCP). Funding for PCPs is provided on a matched dollar-for-dollar basis with the applicant, to a maximum NIDP contribution of $120 000 (including GST); • competitive-based in-market experience scholarships that enable emerging managers to gain first-hand experience in specific areas of business management and new markets; • further distribution of supply chain management and market analysis initiatives to encourage the adoption of stronger, more innovative solutions to supply chain and marketing arrangements; Chapter 2 - Initiatives for a dynamic national innovation system 71
• provision of a business development initiative to change attitudes and build understanding of what investors are seeking, and provide new businesses with access to commercial skills; and • up-to-date quality information to be used by agribusinesses based on demonstration projects that showcase successful, market-driven innovation such as provided in the Made in Australia publication. More information about the NIDP can be found at: www.daff.gov.au/agribiz A market for over ripe coffee beans Over ripe coffee beans have found a use in the espresso market with the help of a New Industries Development Programme Pilot Commercialisation Project grant. In January 2005, Mountain Top Coffee Company was awarded a grant of $76 000 to install a processing line for over ripe fruit. Photo credits: DAFF At the time, over ripe coffee beans were discarded as waste, which meant 30-50% of the crop was thrown away. After two years of research Mountain Top installed a new production facility for the harvest at the end of 2005, which uses a double-pass process for over ripe fruit, to separate it from ripe fruit and process it for the espresso market. Mountain Top Coffee Company now exports to countries such as Italy, Norway, Sweden, France, Spain, Japan, Canada, New Zealand and the US. The company was also awarded an In-Market Experience Scholarship in 2003 to help commercialise the coffee. Textile, Clothing and Footwear Post-2005 Strategic Investment Programme The Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) Post-2005 Strategic Investment Programme (SIP) Scheme is designed to foster a sustainable and internationally competitive TCF manufacturing and design industry in Australia. It is a capped entitlement scheme, which promotes investment and innovation by providing reimbursement grants for expenditure on capital investment and innovation annually and in arrears. Total funding available is $575 million from 2006-07 to 2015-16. Annual funding allocations of $97.5 million are being provided from 2005-06 to 2009-10, and $17.5 million from 2010-11 to 2014-15. By 25 August 2006, there were 534 entities registered for participation in the scheme. The first grants will be paid in June 2007. More information about TCF-SIP can be found at: www.industry.gov.au/tcf Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme Motor Vehicle Producer Research and Development Scheme The Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme Motor Vehicle Producer Research and Development Scheme aims to increase the amount of high-end R&D undertaken by motor vehicle producers in Australia over the period 2006-2010. Car production line. Photo credits: DITR Close to $142 million has been awarded to 13 projects through two competitive rounds. These projects are focused on a range of new technologies including alternative fuels and engine efficiency improvements. More information about this scheme can be found at: www.ausindustry.gov.au 72 Backing Australia’s Ability
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2006 07 The Australian Government
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ISBN: 0 642 77 675x ISBN: 0 642 77
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Enhancing industrial R&D 44 R&D Tax
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PRIORITY 3 - FRONTIER TECHNOLOGIES
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FRDC GDP GERD GGAP GOVERD GRDC HECS
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The year also saw significant outco
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The Australian Innovation Scorecard
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Table 1: Australian Government supp
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The scorecard provides an overview
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Notes: 1. Australia’s ranking is
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FIGURE 1: Percentage change in the
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FIGURE 2: Australia’s innovation
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FIGURE 9: Percentage of the workfor
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Knowledge Diffusion Investment in I
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Conclusions The Australian Innovati
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Australian Bureau of Statistics The
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Informing the future House of Repre
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Appendix 1: Major flows of funding
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Appendix 3: Overview of Australia
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Appendix 4: Backing Australia’s A
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Appendix 5: Overview of R&D in regi
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Desert Knowledge CRC http://www.des
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