With a strategic direction of enhancing university-industry partnerships, the Innovation Centre has recently transitioned into UniSC as a department. The restructure will further enable UniSC to explore new structures and mechanisms to support university-industry interactions and knowledge transfer building to unlock the innovation, productivity and potential of its regional communities.

Located on the Sunshine Coast, the Innovation Centre assists innovative and ambitious businesses at every stage across all industries. Typically, Innovation Centre members are looking to either launch a new venture or scale an existing venture in the mid to short term. Members join the Innovation Centre to access programs, training, mentoring and tailored advice aligned with their strategic needs.

The Innovation Centre welcomes: 

Early-stage start-ups looking for professional office facilities, expert resources, networking exposure and a community of like-minded entrepreneurs.

Mature scaleups poised for the next stage of growth and looking for access to industry and government mentoring, as well as collaboration opportunities.

High-growth businesses ready to meet the investors as well as prepare for national or international expansion.

Membership options include:

• Monthly access to dedicated office space
• Shared office space
• VOIP phone
• Unlimited data usage
• Member services support
• 24/7 access to the Innovation Centre
• Access to the Innovation Centre printer
• SafeUSC security
• Access to meeting rooms
• Flexibility to change membership type (subject to notice periods)
• Connection to UniSC community

Contact

For more information on becoming a member, or to request a tour of UniSC’s Innovation Centre, Sunshine Coast email innovationcentre@usc.edu.au or phone +61 7 5450 2600.

Transport and parking

For further information, please visit transport and parking

Venue hire

To book a venue or event at UniSC, contact the facilities and events services team