SPARK Sydney is a structured, evidence-based approach to advance therapeutic, vaccine and drug-discovery innovations toward commercially informed licensing opportunities or clinical trials.
The SPARK Program at University of Sydney (SPARK Sydney) offers a unique partnership between university researchers and industry experts. SPARK Sydney 2026 supports up to six high-potential teams with promising technologies, selected for their translational potential and readiness to engage in commercialisation learning and venture development. This聽is achieved through:
Each selected team includes a Team Lead (level C or above) and a聽minimum of 2聽additional聽team members. Each project has evidence of University of Sydney IP, market validation and has current and ongoing funding and resources allocated over the 18 month program.
Join an information session to determine if SPARK Sydney is the program for you.
Tuesday 12 May 1:00pm - 1:45pm聽
Thurday 21 May 2:30pm - 3:15pm聽
Tuesday 26 May 11:00am - 11:45am聽
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Applications close Monday 8 June 2026 Applications will not save in progress, use the available template.
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Teams commit聽to attending聽in person聽the 2-day Bootcamp and聽a minimum聽of聽80% of the聽quarterly full day聽education聽blocks聽and聽monthly聽mentoring opportunities
In-person聽2 full day聽workshop聽at the Sydney Knowledge Hub bring together all teams聽to kick off their SPARK journey.
Team Leads and Team Members commit to attending both sessions:
In-person聽full day聽modules聽at the Sydney Knowledge Hub bring together all teams聽covering聽a range of educational topics.
Regular and structured,聽project聽review sessions聽with other teams聽are聽aligned with聽education blocks. Identified and matched聽mentors聽are invited to attend the聽reviews, providing expert recommendations聽according to each project鈥檚 needs.
Team Leads and Team Members commit to attending:
Team聽mentoring with聽matched聽commercial and clinical experts聽bringing聽deep聽research translation experience.聽Mentors will聽provide聽guidance and advice聽to troubleshoot technical challenges, pivot when necessary, and聽validate聽team聽assumptions.
Team Leads and Team Members commit to attend monthly mentoring sessions scheduled by the Team.
A program-end showcase聽event where SPARK Fellows present their commercialisation readiness, milestones achieved, and next-stage plans聽to聽external聽experts,聽mentors聽and investors.
Team Leads and Team Members commit to attending in person
The PERIscope Commercialisation Award is the right program for me if:
Inventor Mentoring is the right program for me if: