Project Bridge Hub

Summary

There are a number of establishment tasks to occur in the first three months (July October 2018). These include: Employment of staff and Advisory board Website design and development Marketing Program launch events There are six milestones to be achieved over the first three years of operations within Bridge Hub (July 2018 June 2021). 1. Establish a digital community and platform 2. Establish a suite of Industry Problem Statements (IPS) 3. Generated startup deal flow 4. Community establishment globally 5. Australia as a test bed for off shore startups 6. Expanded global community established

Program

National Rural Issues

Research Organisation

Bridge Hub Pty Ltd

Objective Summary

The Bridge Hub is a regional agrifood tech innovation hub that will identify, test and commercialise ideas and technologies of Australian researchers and entrepreneurs. the Bridge Hub will be a collaborative program that brings together the three pillars of industry, research and government to create pathways to test and commercialise great ideas and research for the benefit of farmers and consumers. It will provide support to Australian startups through all stages of the commercialisation process in collaboration with its ecosystem partners. The Bridge Hub will leverage partnerships with global innovation centres for Australian startups and will facilitate access to Australian farms, supply chain participants and food manufacturers to trial and validate new ideas and technologies.