The Commercialisation Pathways Advisory Group (CPAG):

  • provides advice to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) on the interpretation, application and review of University policies and procedures as they relate to commercialisation, and conflicts of interest relating to intellectual property,
  • conducts commercialisation pathway reviews and provides advice to Level 3 Authorised Officers, including consideration of requests for the assignment of UQ IP to the originator,
  • provides advice on the management options for interests of individual staff involved in commercialisation, including in relation to secondary employment, and
  • generates templates and other tools for use in functions involving commercialisation.
Category
Role
NameUnit/Affiliation
Ex officio
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) - Chair
Professor Rachel Parker
Office of Pro-Vice-Chancellor 
Ex officio
Director, Research Partnerships
Mr Isaac Coonan 
Research Partnerships
Ex officio
Chief Executive Officer, UniQuest
Dr Dean Moss
UniQuest
Ex officio
Faculty Executive Dean
Professor Andrew Griffiths
Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Ex officio
Faculty Executive Dean
Professor Sue Harrison
Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Ex officio
Institute Director
Professor Alan Rowan
Australian Institute for Bioengineering & Nanotechnology
Ex officio
Institute Director
Professor Rick Valenta
Sustainable Minerals Institute 
Ex officio
Senior Director, UniQuest
Dr Craig Belcher
UniQuest
Ex officio
Executive Director, Research Office
Dr Jodi Clyde-Smith
Research Office
Ex officio
Senior Workplace Relations Consultant
Mr Doug Nairn
Reward & Workplace Relations
Observer
Legal Services (Research and Intellectual Property)
Ms Elise Neilson
Legal Services
Observer
General Counsel, UniQuest
Ms Jane Malloch
UniQuest
Secretariat
Secretariat
Mrs Megan Craig
Mr Mark Witham
Office of Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)

 

The 2025 meeting dates for the Commercialisation Pathways Advisory Group are:

  • Monday, February 17 
  • Monday, March 17
  • Tuesday, April 22
  • Monday, May 19
  • Monday, June 23
  • Monday, July 21
  • Monday, August 18
  • Monday, September 15
  • Monday, October 20
  • Monday, November 17
  • Monday, December 8

To contact the Commericalisation Pathways Advisory Group, please email: cpag@uq.edu.au 

For confidential matters, please email: pvcr@research.uq.edu.au