Office of Business Engagement & Commercialisation

The Office of Business Engagement & Commercialisation (BEC) provides experienced development support and advice on commercialisation and intellectual property, patent management, new ventures and entrepreneurship, major commercial research partnerships, and new research business opportunities.

We partner with researchers, allied parts of the university and external entities to help create impact through commercial engagement. 

BEC's four key activities:

·       Business Opportunity Development:

o   Industry, government and community engagement

o   Research project and partnership scoping 

o   Strategic support for proposal development

·       Partnerships:

o   Large-scale partnership development and commercial management

o   Industry collaboration for major research bids, e.g. CRC, ITRP, CRC-P

·       Commercialisation & IP:

o   Invention disclosures

o   Patent filing and management

o   IP marketing and licensing

·       New Ventures & Entrepreneurship:

o   New start-up assessment

o   New start-up advice and support

o   Investment advice and support

BEC works alongside, and in collaboration with, ANU Enterprise.

If you're interested in working with BEC and are not sure who to get in touch with, email innovation@anu.edu.au and we'll direct your enquiry to the most appropriate team member.

Click through to the Office of Business Engagement and Commercialisation 2022 Activity Report.

Our teams & contacts

People

Name
Contact details
Dr Keats Nelms 
Chief, Research and Innovation Services
Phone +61 2 6125 2524
Sarah Adams 
Business Development Manager, College of Science
Phone +61 459 341 281, +61 2 6125 0892
Viraj Agnihotri 
Commercial Development Manager, Commercialisation & IP
Phone +61 2 6125 2176
Dr Jordan (Muath) Amayreh 
Commercial Development Manager, Partnerships
Phone +61 406 735 242
Kiara Bechta-Metti 
Associate Director, Commercialisation & IP
Phone +61 407 234 248
Dr Ed Bertram 
Associate Director, Partnerships
Phone +61 6125 1328
Jo Bryant 
Operations Manager
Phone +61 2 6125 3260
Dr Shannon Das 
Business Development Manager, College of Health and Medicine
Phone +61 2 6125 1890
Dr Kelly Farrell 
Development Project Lead
Phone +61 2 6125 3260
Hannah Gisz 
Business Development Manager, College of Science
Phone + 61 460 956 832, +61 2 6125 1861
Karen Jackson 
Associate Director, Business Development
Phone +61 450 798 494
Georgia Kendall 
Commercial Development Manager, Partnerships
Phone +61 2 6125 1889
Dr Don McCallum 
Business Development Manager, College of Asia Pacific
Phone +61 433 496 778
Dr Riya Palchaudhuri 
Commercial Development Manager
Phone +61 405 737 335
Dr Lakshika Perera 
Data Administrator
Phone +61 2 6125 0096
Jan Shaddock 
Strategic Relationship Manager, ASD-ANU Co-Lab
Phone +61 2 6125 6709
Dr Elaine Stead 
Associate Director, New Ventures & Entrepreneurship
Ewa Ziolkowska 
Stakeholder Relationship Manager
Phone +61 2 6125 9397
Miranda Zvidza 
Business Development Manager, College of Science
Phone +61 460 429 005, +61 2 6197 0070
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