The CSIR has set up an enterprise to commercialise its intellectual property at a pace and scale in keeping with its industrial development strategy and its vision to accelerate socioeconomic prosperity through leading innovation.
The enterprise is called CSIR C3 (pronounced CSIR C-Cubed) and is a stand-alone technology commercialisation vehicle.
CSIR C3 is driven by specialists in business creation to nurture enterprises, build partnerships with current enterprises and stimulate investment to complement the technical capabilities of the CSIR.
The creation of CSIR C3 marks an opportunity for collaboration in technology commercialisation. Find out more about this invitation to collaborate by reading the prospectus, or select a specific technology from the list below.
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Defence Technology
A wide-area surveillance system that detects and classifies moving...
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A camera to detect gunshots and gun-related crime.
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A manual turret: Gunner protection for personnel carriers.
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A radar system to alert helicopters to-arms attacks.
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Earth Observation
A precision agriculture information system to unlock smart agriculture.
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Modern radar antenna technology for weather forecasting and...
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Synthetic aperture radar for unmanned aerial vehicles.
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The next generation of Earth observation technology with...
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Health
A genome-engineered stem cell tool that mimics the metabolism...
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A portfolio of therapeutic and protective monoclonal antibodies.
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A smartphone-based diagnostic tool to detect diseases brings the...
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A kit for the early detection of kidney injury.
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Manufacturing
A local biomanufacturing process for the production of lactic acid.
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Technology to affordably produce green cement.
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High-speed, high-power metal additive manufacturing platform.
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Biodegradable plastic formulations.
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Logistics and Fleet management
A vessel motion forecast tool.
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A web-based system with real-time information on asset and fleet...
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