NDRC (National Digital Research Centre) is an independent enterprise dedicated to accelerating research from idea to income with support from the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. Our collaborative approach with technology and business innovators drives greater collective success while cultivating bolder attitudes towards invention and investment.

For industry partners, NDRC provides a trusted partner to pursue higher risk but potentially game-changing research initiatives as part of a business' own research strategy. For academic partners, NDRC is an active, participatory collaborator, complementing academic expertise while increasing the prospects for successful commercialisation. For the investment community, NDRC provides de-risked investment opportunities through product validation and business planning.

The accelerated commercialisation of research ideas is achieved through NDRC's unique range of management, legal, collaborative and evaluation tools that ensure the most effective ecosystem for multi-disciplinary and multi-party research. 

NDRC is addressing the gap between promising research outputs and investable product opportunities. The NDRC approach is based on the principle that the creation of intellectual property comprises both technology IP and market IP. We make the connections, provide the guidance and invest the funds needed to turn digital discoveries into commercial success. 

There are a number of compelling reasons why commercial and academic parties should collaborate with NDRC:

• Investment criteria are heavily weighted towards the proposed value emanating from the research 
• We are innovation-focused, building on applied research to produce real world applications 
• Collaboration, based on multi-disciplinary and multi-party project teams, is core to the NDRC ethos and ensures that efforts are firmly solution-focused 
• Concurrent and interdependent twin research streams of technology advancement and business development ensures that value and impact in the marketplace guide project direction

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