Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry Adelaide

Biotechnology Survey

Please note that all companies/individuals are encouraged to participate in the survey even if all questions can not be answered. The information provided is at your discretion and all information provided will be placed on a specific bio-tech web portal. Thank you for your co-operation.

General Information

Company:

Contact Name:

Address:

Suburb:

Application areas and product destination

Biotechnology Areas

Please select one or more:

 Concerns agri food and environment, mainly plants and biotech applied to improve or change their characteristics.

 Deals with the medical area (human and animal health) and moves from diagnostic to therapy areas.

 Uses microorganisms to optimise industrial processes; it usually applies to environmental issues.

 As above, it is applied to the environment to safeguard the environment, using not GMO's, whilst the white does.

 Sea biotech

 Agri-food, although they can both refer to other colours.

Application Areas:

Areas of product utilisation:

 Diagnostic

 Therapeutic

 Environmental

 Food

 Other (please specify) 

Research Areas

Main research area:

 Diagnostic

 Therapeutic

 Environmental

 Food

 Other (please specify) 

Activities for promotion/sale of the products (expo, product launch, etc.):

Partner(s) for the above promotion/sale:

Collaboration with other companies in Australia

Do you have Generic co-operation partners?:
 Yes  No

Please specify company name(s):

Type of collaboration:

Areas of products utilisation:

 Diagnostic

 Therapeutic

 Environmental

 Food

 Other (please specify) 

Co-operation with local research centres (universities, research centres, research institutes)

Do you have Generic co-operation partners?:
 Yes  No

Please specify centre name(s):

Type of collaboration:

Areas of products utilisation:

 Diagnostic

 Therapeutic

 Environmental

 Food

 Other (please specify) 

Co-operation with foreign companies

Do you have Generic co-operation partners?:
 Yes  No

Please specify company name(s) & Nationality:

Type of collaboration:

Areas of products utilisation:

 Diagnostic

 Therapeutic

 Environmental

 Food

 Other (please specify) 

Co-operation with foreign research centres (universities, research centres, research institutes)

Do you have Generic co-operation partners?:
 Yes  No

Please specify centre name(s) & Nationality:

Type of collaboration:

Areas of products utilisation:

 Diagnostic

 Therapeutic

 Environmental

 Food

 Other (please specify) 

Knowledge of the Italian biotechnology market, collaboration with Italy

Knowledge of the Italian biotechnology market: (Scale 1 being lowest, 5 being highest)
 1  2  3  4  5

Do you have any contacts with Italy:
 Yes  No

Please specify contact details:

Type of collaboration:

Collaboration with Italian companies

Interest into collaborating with Italian firms: (Scale 1 being lowest, 5 being highest)
 1  2  3  4  5

General areas of possible collaboration:

Collaboration with Italian Research Centres

Interest into collaborating with Italian Research Centres: (Scale 1 being lowest, 5 being highest)
 1  2  3  4  5

General areas of possible collaboration and/or interest in specific projects:

Financial sources

Financial sources used in Australia:

 Own funds

 Private Investors

 Public Investors

 Other (please specify) 

Have you used financial sources in a foreign country?:
 Yes  No

Please indicate the type of financial sources used:

 Own funds

 Private Investors

 Public Investors

 Other (please specify) 

Innovative Characteristics

Which criteria were, in your opinion, critical in making your business credible and successful on the market? (maximum 3 options)

 Potential Market Size

 Innovative Concept/Idea

 Competent and confident in-house Management

 Advanced status of the product/concept development

 Ownership of strong patents

 Existing coherent commercialisation plan

 Protectable competitive advantages

 Clear potential for a high return on investment

 Effective exit strategy for investors

 Other (please specify)