DiscoveryHUB Launch Event

11 Nov 2026
05:00pm - 07:30pm
FREE
State Library (Isabella Fraser Room)

Celebrate the launch of DiscoveryHUB, RMIT Activator's new 20-week pre-accelerator supporting researchers to explore the commercial potential of their work. Hear from research and innovation leaders, join the From Lab to Launch panel discussion, and connect with a community exploring pathways to research translation, commercialisation and real-world impact.

Take your research further with DiscoveryHUB, RMIT's new pre-accelerator supporting researchers to explore the commercial potential of their work and turn promising ideas into real-world impact.

Join us to celebrate RMIT Activator's new 20-week pre-accelerator, which will be delivered in partnership with RMIT's Research and Innovation portfolio and has been made possible by Innovation Victoria. The program will support researchers working across DeepTech, AI and MedTech. Throughout the program they'll assess their ideas, explore commercialisation pathways and build skills to set them up for the next step.

Hear from research and innovation leaders and join our panel discussion, which will explore research translation, pathways into further research or ventures, products and partnerships.

Delivered by RMIT Activator in partnership with RMIT's Research and Innovation portfolio, DiscoveryHUB gives RMIT-affiliated researchers a structured pathway to explore commercial opportunities, develop transferable innovation-based skills and build the connections needed to progress their ideas.

Whether you're an early-career researcher considering the commercial potential of your work, an academic looking to support your team, or an industry or innovation partner interested in research-led ventures, this is an opportunity to learn more about DiscoveryHUB and the possibilities ahead.

What to expect

5:00pm – 5:30pm - Arrivals (doors close at 5.30pm)
5:30pm – Formalities begin
5.45pm – Panel biscussion (From Lab to Launch: Building Research-Based Ventures) with Ellen Gonda and Jonathan Lacey
6.15pm – Closing remarks
6.20pm – Networking
7.30pm – Event to conclude

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