How we help
Turning innovation into commercial success, beyond traditional pathways.
Six tailored offerings for organisations and entrepreneurs in the innovation ecosystem, from universities and research institutes to startups and individual innovators. Each pathway connects you to expert guidance, industry networks and a wealth of knowledge. No off the shelf frameworks, no junior hand-offs, and no waiting your turn behind someone with a bigger logo.
The six pathways
Tailored commercialisation, suited to where you are now
Each pathway can stand alone, sit alongside another, or get bundled into a longer engagement. We map the right combination on the discovery call, and shape it around your constraints, not ours.
Mentoring
Practical, hands-on mentoring for university tech transfer professionals. Three tiers, from a six-week Foundations Program through to an Embedded Commercialisation Mentor working alongside your team.
Best for
Early stage innovations (pre-licence or startup)
Format
Fixed program, retainer or embedded
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Strategic Advisory
Senior counsel on the commercialisation questions that sit above the day-to-day. Where to focus, what to prioritise, and how to position your organisation or innovation for long-term impact and success.
Best for
Research leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs
Format
Project or retainer
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Commercialisation & IP Strategy
Due diligence, market assessment and IP strategy work. We map the pathway to market and the protection routes that go with it, while you work with your own patent counsel to assist in any patent filings.
Best for
Researchers preparing a disclosure, pre-licence or startup
Format
Project
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Licensing Strategy & Negotiation
Commercial strategy around the licence itself. Royalty structures, deal shape and negotiation support, so you get a fair seat at the table and you walk away with the right deal, not the fastest one.
Best for
Active deals and partnership negotiations
Format
Project or staged retainer
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Tech Transfer Office Support
Best for
Research organisations
Format
Embedded retainer
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Commercial Grant Strategy
Independent review and strategy for commercial grant applications, drawing on recent reviewer experience with key Government funding schemes. Plain-language guidance with the strategic takeaways your team can actually use.
Best for
Teams preparing a grant or feedback after a near-miss
Format
Project
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How we work
From idea to market, one steady step at a time
Disclose
An initial conversation under confidentiality, plus a rapid go or no-go view on the opportunity.
Validate
Due diligence, market assessment and a clear-eyed look at the opportunity against the current standard.
Strategise
IP strategy and the pathway choice. Licence, spin-out or industry partnership, scoped against your goals.
Plan
A tailored commercialisation plan, pipeline management (if required) and the right people matched to each piece of work.
Execute
Negotiation, partnering support and the ongoing relationship that gets the research into the world.
Engagement models
Three ways to work with us
Most of our engagements start small, scale up or down as the work demands, and stay flexible to your funding cycle. We don’t do long upfront commitments with penalty clauses.
Model 01
Project
A defined piece of work with a clear scope, deliverable and timeline. Ideal for a one-off due diligence, an IP strategy, a licensing pathway, or a grant review.
- Fixed scope and fee
- Typical engagement under $50K
- Outcome and timeline agreed up front
Model 02
Retainer
An ongoing partnership where we sit alongside you and/or your team across multiple projects, deals and decisions. Best for active deal flow or sustained capability uplift.
- Monthly or quarterly retainer
- Scale up or down between cycles
- Priority access to senior expertise
Model 03
Embedded
A senior commercialisation lead embedded in your tech transfer office on a half-day-per-week or fortnightly basis, lifting team capability while running live deals.
- Three to six month engagements
- Half day per week or fortnight
- Team mentoring plus live deal work
What working with us looks like
The difference, in plain English
The shift our clients consistently describe by the time we’re a few months into an engagement.
Before
Overwhelmed, stretched thin, unsure who to call
- Pressure to deliver impact without the bandwidth to do it
- Slow-moving consultants and rigid process
- The wrong partner, costing you time, IP and credibility
- “We should do this, but we just don’t have the capacity”
- Isolated, with no one to talk through the messy decisions
- Money down the drain on advice that didn’t land
After
Confident, calm & kicking goals
- Senior expertise on tap, without the in-house headcount
- Fast, flexible, easy to engage support shaped to your reality
- Backed by a community that understands the constraints you work with
- “I know exactly who to call”
- Clear steps, agreed outcomes and shared ownership
- Money well spent, with outcomes you can report to the executive
Not sure where to start?
Bottom line? Your research deserves a tailored commercial strategy.
Let’s get you one.
A 30 minute discovery call, no commitment. You walk away with a clearer view of what commercialisation could look like for your work, whether we end up partnering or not.
From the people doing the work
“Professional & clear”
“Denise from JourneyTech provided us professional and clear direction throughout the commercialisation process and helped us navigate unfamiliar territory with confidence. Her guidance was practicable, understandable, and easy to follow.”
Florian Feirer
Director XaRo Pty Ltd
“Eternally grateful”
“Denise and JourneyTech saw the potential of our product in a completely unknown market space. Denise has worked tirelessly to convert our device from sitting on a shelf to now being sold worldwide. This simply would not have occurred without her knowledge, expertise, and tenacity. We are eternally grateful for her honesty, fairness and trustworthiness.”
Jeremy Young
Incident Management Industries
“Invaluable partner”
Denise (JourneyTech), brings outstanding commercialisation insight and a strong commitment to turning innovations into tangible impact. Her collaborative style, ability to engage both researchers and commercial stakeholders, and drive to deliver outcomes make her an invaluable partner on any project.
jane Banovac
Commercialisation Lead Agriculture Victoria Services
Ready to get started?
Your research deserves a clear path from idea to market, and beyond.
Whether you’re weighing up your first innovation or scoping a long-term partnership, we’d be glad to talk it through. No pitch deck, no committee, just a conversation about what’s possible.