BUSINESS IS ALL ABOUT COMPETITIVENESS, AND THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST IN THE MARKETPLACE.

The ANU Exchange is a place that facilitates partnerships between business and The Australian National University (ANU) in order to foster innovation and collaborative activities. It can offer a competitive edge without the normally high levels of risk that are associated with innovation, through:

	Collaboration with the internationally recognised research and advisory expertise within ANU
	Conducting specific research
	Creating unique or leading edge products through research collaboration
	Applied research
	Pilot or test studies.

“The ANU Exchange will create a vibrant mix of university arts, scientific, educational, residential and community facilities unique in Australia, that will significantly enhance Canberra’s attractiveness as a city and as a seat of learning, and will operate as a valuable generator of new economic, cultural and community development for the Australian Capital Territory in an environmentally sustainable manner.”
Professor Ian Chubb, Vice Chancellor ANU. November 2005

ANU is one of the world’s leading research universities, with internationally recognised expertise in a range of fields and disciplines. Its exceptional resources and talents can be applied through research partnerships and joint ventures to help a business’s competitive position, and to add value to the business by:

	helping gain new information or knowledge; or
	helping position the business at the most profitable, leading edge of their markets.

Profitable partnerships can be undertaken without necessarily taking the significant investment risks that are normally associated with stand alone operations.

ANU has already formed research relationships with commercial organisations to generate economic benefit to mutual benefit. It is now creating the ANU Exchange as a vehicle to expand its role and as a growth platform where ideas can be evolved, advanced, partnered or commercialised.

Linking the ANU campus and the Canberra city centre, the ANU Exchange is an ideal location for companies to realise the latent value of their business, by strengthening ties to innovation and knowledge transfer.

Major areas of international standard research at ANU include:

	Nanotechnology		Information Sciences & Engineering
	Biomedical Sciences		Biological Sciences
	Policy and Political Sciences		Strategy and Defence Studies
	Asia and Pacific Studies		Economics
	Chemical Sciences		Environmental Science
	Physical Sciences		Law and Legal Studies
	Astronomy & Astrophysics		Mathematical Sciences

These and many other areas of research provide platforms for collaboration with industry.

As a place for people, the ANU Exchange will also become a place for relaxation and personal interaction, not only for those who live and work in the precinct, but also as a desirable destination for other Canberrans.