Tag: Innovation Minister Kim Carr

Businesses developing a new product, process or service won’t have to repay Early Stage Commercialisation grants under new changes to the government-funded Commercialisation Australia program.

Innovation Minister Kim Carr has announced a team of small business and industry experts will oversee the new R&D Tax Incentive and advise the government about its performance.

The creator of the Swing Gate, which reduces the risk of serious injury to farmers when moving livestock through cattle yards, has won the 2011 Inventor of the Year award.

The Gillard Government will share $8 million of funding between 19 innovative companies, to assist them to get their pioneering products into the market.