Cooperative Research Centre

Cooperative Research Centre
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Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) are key bodies for Australian scientific research. The Cooperative Research Centres Program was established in 1990 to enhance Australia's industrial, commercial and economic growth through the development of sustained, user-driven, cooperative public-private research centres that achieve high levels of outcomes in adoption and commercialisation. The program emphasises the importance of collaborative arrangements to maximise the benefits of research through an enhanced process of utilisation, commercialisation and technology transfer. It also has a strong education component with a focus on producing graduates with skills relevant to industry needs[1]. Most CRCs offer scholarships for postgraduate students[2].

The CRC Program is administered by the Commonwealth Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Australia).

The Cooperative Research Centre Association (CRCA), established on 1 December 1994, to promote the CRC program while also acting a conduit for information sharing and learning between CRCs[3]. Over time the role has evolved to the extent that today the CRCA is also recognised as the principal non-Government advocate of the CRC Program[4].

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History of the CRC Program

Since the commencement of the CRC Program in 1991 there have been 14 selection rounds[5]. Selection rounds were conducted in March 1991, December 1991, December 1992, December 1994, and then at regular two year intervals: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006. Following the review of the Program in 2008, the 11th and 12th Selection rounds were both held in 2009. Selection rounds are now annual.[6]

Results of CRC funding rounds can be found at the CRC online directory.

CRC research success stories

  • The CRC for Oral Health Science produced the Tooth Mousse Plus product. Tooth Mousse Plus remineralises tooth enamel, reducing dental decay[7]. Tooth Mousse Plus is now sold in over 50 countries[8].
  • The Hearing CRC produced the Cochlear Hybrid system which has restored hearing to over 140,000 hearing impaired adults and children worldwide[9]
  • The Australian Biosecurity CRC produced a real-time genetic diagnostic test which is used for equine influenza. The test led to Australia eradicating equine influenza, a world first[10].
  • The Sheep CRC produced the Precision Sheep Management System, which changed management of sheep flocks. It is estimated this system will increase sheep industry profits by $82 million per year[11].
  • The Pork CRC developed a vaccine against the disease pleuropneumonia, reducing pig deaths and disease from the bacteria Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae[12].
  • The Molecular Plant Breeding CRC developed Cross Outcome Prediction technology for predicting the success of wheat breeding. The technology reduces the time taken to determine success of wheat breeding from 15 years to just months[13].
  • The CRC for Technology Enabled Capital Markets produced the world's first real time health fraud detection program, which stands to save the health industry $720 million per year[14].
  • The CRCSIIB developed green technology to waterproof cardboard. The plant-based waterproof compound is 100% recyclable and 100% effective[15].
  • The Beef CRC produced two new killed vaccines against Pasteurella and pestivirus which cause bovine respiratory disease (BRD), both firsts for Australia[16].

CRC education success stories

  • The Poultry CRC produced an information sharing service www.poultryhub.org which the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation praised for increasing interest in poultry production[17].
  • The CRC for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management produced the first written history of resource management by the Yalanji people, written in both English and Yalanji language[18].

List of CRCs

The CRC Program provides funding to CRCs across six industry sectors:

A current directory of CRC Association members is maintained by the CRCA.

Manufacturing Technology

Information and Communication Technology

Mining and Energy

Agriculture and Rural Based Manufacturing

Environment

Medical Science and Technology

Notes and references

  1. ^ www.crc.gov.au
  2. ^ http://crca.asn.au/study-with-crcs
  3. ^ http://crca.asn.au/about-crca
  4. ^ http://crca.asn.au/about-crca/about-crcs
  5. ^ http://www.crc.gov.au/
  6. ^ http://www.crc.gov.au/
  7. ^ http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20082205-17364-2.html
  8. ^ http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20082205-17364-2.html
  9. ^ http://hearingcrc.org/communications/news/award-innovative-new-cochlear-implant
  10. ^ http://crca.asn.au/annual-conference/2009/award-winners
  11. ^ http://whttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cooperative_Research_Centre&action=edit&section=2ww.sheepcrc.org.au/news-and-events/press-releases/50-precision-sheep-management-takes-out-major-award--26-may-2009.php
  12. ^ http://crca.asn.au/annual-conference/2009/award-winners
  13. ^ http://www.molecularplantbreeding.com.au/Publications/Media%20Releases/mpbcrcmediareleases2008-2010.pdf
  14. ^ http://www.dest.gov.au/Ministers/Media/Nelson/2005/05/n1114200505.asp
  15. ^ http://www.crcsugar.com/WindUp/tabid/176/Default.aspx
  16. ^ http://www.beefcrc.com.au/PreviousBeefCRCsOutcomes
  17. ^ http://crca.asn.au/annual-conference/2009/award-winners
  18. ^ http://www.dest.gov.au/Ministers/Media/Nelson/2005/05/n1114200505.asp

See also

  • NICTA - Australia's national information and communication technology research centre
  • CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

External links

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