CONII colleges work in response to your business needs. By working in response to “market pull” and industry demands, CONII enables business to bring their research challenges to the college for practical solutions. We can provide financial support for industry-driven applied research and commercialization projects which are performed in partnership with a member college. We can provide a full service offering, from needs assessment and project development to execution.

Part of the network advantage is the extensive areas of expertise which we are available to our business partners. College can provide support in key economic sectors including:

• Alternative and renewable energy
• Aviation
• Building and construction
• Digital and new media
• Environmental technologies
• Food technologies
• Geospatial information systems (GIS)
• Health and life sciences
• Hospitality and tourism
• Information and communication technologies (ICT)
• Manufacturing and materials
• Sustainable building and design
• Viticulture and agri-business
• Water and waste water

In each of these sectors, CONII colleges can provide business with technical and business services such as

• Proof of principle projects and testing
• Product, process and prototype development
• Industrial design
• Marketing and communications strategies
• Business planning, market research and other commercialization services

If you are working in a sector or are looking for a service which is not explicitly listed, please contact us to see what else may be available. The possibilities are endless.

If you think that CONII and the college applied research system might be able to assist your business in reaching its commercialization goals, please click here to find out more about how to access the system.