WE ARE… Australia’s leading research commercialisation company and the commercial partner to some of the most experienced water research and water asset management centres in the world FROM UQ’S RESEARCH EXCELLENCE TO IMPACT WITH UNIQUEST WORLD-LEADING WATER INNOVATIONS FOR CHINA WORLD-CLASS EXPERTISE AND INNOVATION The main commercialisation company of IMPACT 7,700+ RESEARCHERS ACCESS TO UQ’S 70 START-UP COMPANIES with more than 40 of those companies under active management by UniQuest 400+ RESEARCH CONTRACTS PER YEAR - MANY REPEAT CLIENTS 700+ PATENT APPLICATIONS 100+ LICENSE AGREEMENTS $10b IN GROSS PRODUCT SALES DELIVERING $67m+ in solutions and services for industry in the last five years $490m+ FUNDS RAISED by our start-ups to take our innovations to the marketplace 50+ UNIQUEST STAFF with multinational business development and cross-border deal experience
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WE ARE…Australia’s leading research commercialisation company and the commercial partner to some of the most experienced water research and water asset management centres in the world
FROM UQ’S RESEARCH EXCELLENCE TO IMPACT WITH UNIQUEST
WORLD-LEADINGWATER INNOVATIONS FOR CHINA
WORLD-CLASS EXPERTISE AND INNOVATION
The main commercialisation company of
IMPACT
7,700+RESEARCHERS
ACCESS TO UQ’S
70 START-UPCOMPANIES
with more than 40 of those companies under active management by UniQuest
400+ RESEARCH CONTRACTS PER YEAR - MANY REPEAT CLIENTS
700+PATENT APPLICATIONS
100+LICENSE AGREEMENTS
$10bIN GROSS PRODUCT SALES
DELIVERING$67m+in solutions and services for industry in the last five years
$490m+ FUNDS RAISED
by our start-ups to take our innovations to the marketplace
50+ UNIQUEST STAFF
with multinational business development and cross-border deal experience
Professor Neil McIntyre, Director - Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry, graduated with a BEng in Civil Engineering from Edinburgh University in 1990 and then worked for seven years in the Scottish water industry on wastewater treatment . He attained MSc in Environmental Engineering, then a PhD in water quality modelling
Prof Batstone has a Doctor of Philosophy and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering fromThe University of Queensland and how they can be used to produce bioenergy, green electricity, and other high-value products from wastes and other low value feeds.
Prof Yuan received his PhD degree in aeronautical engineering in 1992 from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China. He changed his research area to wastewater management in 1994. His research focuses on development of innovative solutions for urban water management through effective integration of fundamental and applied investigations.
UQ WATER EXPERTISEFOR WATER AND WASTE UTILITIES, COASTAL
KEY RESEARCHERS
INNOVATIVE WATER TECHNOLOGIES
SeweX is an advanced mathematical modelling tool describing the physical, chemical and biological processes in sewers. It was developed by the Advanced Water Management Centre at The University of Queensland in conjunction with several major Australian water utilities and the SCORe project. The model provides a scientific method of accurately assessing and addressing system-wide hydrogen sulfide (H2S) issues in sewerage infrastructure. The model is based on extensive scientific, technical and practical know-how and has been carried out in 20 different projects at some of Australia’s largest water utilities where savings of hundreds of millions of dollars have been identified.
Membranes are used in a wide variety of industries. Researchers at The University of Queensland have developed a novel, gel membrane which can separate small particles (even down to viruses and RNA) based on both pore size and hydrophobicity without using additional pressure or energy. This provides opportunities for significant performance in improvements and cost reductions within existing membrane applications, and also opened the door for potential new applications and products in water filtration, particularly the removal of heavy metals and bacterial contaminants. Further environmental uses are being investigated.
The University of Queensland is globally known and widely respected for its substantial capabilities in the water sector
UQ’s researchers in the water field are internationally renowned with accolades including: Australian Research Council (ARC) Federation Fellows; ARC Professorial Fellows; ARC QEII Fellows; ARC Future Fellows; Fellows of the Australian Academy for Technological Science and Engineering (ATSE); Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science; ATSE Clunies Ross Award recipients; a Eureka Prize; and a CSIRO Office of the Chief Executive Science Leader. The AWMC conducted Australia’s largest ARC funded project (SCORe) between 2006 and 2013 which recently received the IWA Global Innovation Prize for applied research.
Our water researchers have extensive global links with universities and industry
Our collaborative partners include Water Utilities across the globe, relationships with the Oil and Gas majors, global mining and processing entities, Fortune 500 companies including DOW Chemicals, DSM Biologics, DuPont, GS Caltex, Merck and Co, and major universities including Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, MIT, University of Oxford, Harvard, Max Planck Institute, and the ETH.
Sector Coverage Includes:
• Water and waste systems management• Scientific assessment and treatment of H2S• Understanding microbiological growth and remediation• Complex modelling of Eco-Environmental Systems and Utilities• Anaerobic digestion- new technologies and yield optimization• Water in mining – remediation and optimization • Water flow and hydraulic engineering • Porous media flow, new materials for membranes and nanofiltration• Materials failure in water infrastructure• Desalination systems and new solutions for salt and heavy metals use• Climate change and its effect on water• Water economics
HYDRATE MEMBRANE
UQ WATER EXPERTISE
KEY RESEARCHERS
INNOVATIVE WATER TECHNOLOGIES
MANAGEMENT AND WATER REMEDIATION
UQ’s Professor Michael Yu and his team of nanotechnology experts have developed an entirely new technology for iron oxide that delivers significantly greater removal
capacities for arsenic than existing materials on the market. The technology is particularly effective in removing low to medium levels of arsenic < 200ppb in small and medium scale drinking water systems. The novel structure has an exceptionally high capacity for arsenic removal because of its ‘sphere within a sphere’ structure which maximizes the amount of adsorbant substrate and sequesters the arsenic within an enclosed, cage-like structure.
TenasiTech has developed a patented nanotechnology additive for thermoplastic polyurethanes with potential for use in the water industry. The product offers improved performance – including stretch and creep resistance – without stiffening or discoloration that could be used to maximize asset life in the industrial situations where there is aeration of waste or where there is a need for high durability O ring seals. Lower cost, lower toxicity and better particle distribution are also important differentiation points. TenasiTech Pty Ltd is a materials start-up company founded by UniQuest seeking co-development and commercialisation partner in China. Samples of Adaptive Polyol are available for evaluation.
Professor Chengzhong (Michael) Yu is an internationally recognised expert in materials science. Professor Yu is an ARC Future Fellow (2009). He is the recipient of the 2009 Innovation Award of the Chemistry Academy of China; the 2009 Young Scientist Award of the Ceramic Society of China; the 2005 New
Century Scientist Award from the Chinese Ministry of Education; and the 2004 Young Scientist Award from the Chemistry Academy of China. Professor Yu received the National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award in China (2004); the second prize of the National Science Award of China (2004); and the Shanghai Science & Technology Progress Award (2002).
Professor Ling Li (an alumni of Tsinghua University) conducts research in mathematical modelling of complex environmental systems. In a 2004 collaboration with scientists from China and UK, Professor Ling Li conducted a field investigation on sand dunes in the Badain Jaran Desert in the north-west This
work (published in Nature) led to the discovery of a major groundwater system, which could transform the water resources plan in the region. His current work, focusing on processes at the ocean-land interface, has important implications for coastal water resource management and sustainable .development. Professor Li currently holds a visiting professorship at Hohai University.
There are many water industry centres of excellence at The University of Queensland
The AWMC: The Advanced Water Management Centre (AWMC) is an international centre of excellence in innovative water technology and system management. The AWMC specialises in the promotion of informed scientific analysis and modelling in water treatment systems and processes which use anaerobic (or without air) conversions to produce bioenergy, green electricity, and other high-value products from wastes and other low value feeds.
The AIBN: The Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) plays a vital role in current and emerging technologies, and contributes to all areas of engineering through their materials expertise including developing new materials and improving existing ones. Australian nanomaterials pioneer, Professor Max Lu, who heads the team has been named a Queensland Great and has received a China International Science and Technology Award.
The SMI: Centre for Water in the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) aims to develop key technologies for the measurement, monitoring and modelling of water in the context of mine operations, their surrounding environments and regional communities. Current projects of the centre include: understanding salt dynamics to facilitate water reuse on coal mine sites, assessing impact of sulphate in saline mine site discharge in seasonally flowing streams in the Bowen Basin, coal seam gas and underground coal seam gasification, and guidelines for establishing ecologically sustainable discharge criteria in seasonally flowing streams.
Coastal Ecosystems: UQ’s work in coastal ecosystems is well known and highly regarded. Several schools are working in this discipline including the Department of Civil Engineering, led by Prof. Ling Li and The School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management through its Coastal Systems Lab is a research group with a multidisciplinary approach to addressing coastal and marine resource management issues both within Australia and internationally.
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ABOUT UNIQUESTUniQuest is the main technology transfer and commercialisation company of The University of Queensland in Australia, a global top 100 university in four key international university rankings. UniQuest’s 30 year track record of commercialising the world-class expertise and intellectual property of The University of Queensland has resulted in over 700 patent applications, 100+ license agreements generating over US$10 billion in gross product sales, and 70 start-up companies which have gone on to raise over US$490 million to take UQ innovation to the marketplace. UniQuest’s technology transfer and commercialisation processes have been recognized in several countries, including China.
UNIQUEST IN CHINAUniQuest recognises the importance, size and sophistication of the Chinese market. It is our objective to identify key areas where the research and technology development capabilities of The University of Queensland can provide real value for important corporate entities in this market. We are open to collaborative partnerships with companies looking for fundamental and developmental research, as well as those who wish to support early-stage innovations from Australia to commercialise in China and beyond.
We know that relationships are important and have appointed Mr Bill Huang as our Manager of Industry Engagement in Shanghai. Mr Huang has over 10 years’ experience in technology transfer and cooperation with universities and research institutes. He has applied for, and managed an “863” Project with special funding of RMB 4 million authorised by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China in 2007. His industry experience includes the oil, polymer and information technology industries. Mr Huang has a Masters of Business Administration. Mr Huang started with UniQuest in 2011 working in UniQuest’s headquarters based in Brisbane Australia.
Please contact UniQuest’s Manager Industry Engagement, Mr Bill Huang, should any of our technologies match with your innovation and business needs.
