Industry Innovation and Science Australia

We are an independent statutory board of entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and educators.

What we do

We advise the Australian Government on innovation, science and research matters.

We are responsible for:

  • promotion of investment in industry and Australia’s innovation, science and research system
  • monitoring innovation programs through our committees, including ongoing projects under programs which are now closed to applications.

The Office of Industry Innovation and Science Australia provides support to our board and is led by the Executive Director. The office:

  • supports the implementation of our long-term initiatives
  • performs legislative functions and directions from the minister.
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Committees

We oversee many innovation programs under the following committees.

  • Innovation Investment Committee

    The Innovation Investment Committee administers the department’s suite of venture capital programmes and provides guidance throughout the lifecycles of the programs.
  • R&D Incentives Committee

    The R&D Incentives Committee advises IISA on the operations of the R&D Tax Incentive Program.
  • Cooperative Research Centres Advisory Committee

    The Cooperative Research Centres Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations regarding Cooperative Research Centres. It also oversees Cooperative Research Centre Program operations.
  • Industry Growth Program Committee

    The Industry Growth Program Committee performs merit assessments of eligible grant applications and making recommendations regarding the award of grants for the Industry Growth Program.

Monitoring previous programs

We also monitor the following closed programs:

  • Biomedical Translation Fund
  • Innovation Investment Follow-on Fund
  • Innovation Investment Fund
  • Pooled Development Funds
  • Pre-Seed Fund.

AusIndustry will continue to work with legacy program customers.

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