SFI Commercialisation Award 2023

The SFI Commercialisation Award recognises an entrepreneurial or innovation leadership achievement that has resulted in a significant and demonstrable commercial impact. The award celebrates the entrepreneurial motivation, attitude, and skill required in translating publicly funded research to market.

To be considered for this award, a researcher should currently hold or have held in the past five years, a research grant awarded by SFI. In addition to individual grant holders, researchers who are members of teams or groups supported by an SFI grant may also be considered.

Nominations to the SFI Commercialisation Award will be considered based on the following criteria:

• The entrepreneurial or innovation leadership demonstrated.
• The scale of the opportunity and progress toward addressing it.
• The commercial impact, including potential, of the business, product, process or service.