Our Vision is:

to be a world class network that connects australian companies with scientific research providers, allowing both to prosper through enhancing access to materials technology.

Our Mission is:

to enhance innovation, industry competitiveness (particularly for SME's) and research relevance by providing a gateway that links industry to scientific research groups across the wider materials field.

We do this by:

  1. Informing companies about technologies with the potential to make a difference to their competitiveness.
  2. Providing workshops and seminars to assist companies adopt the best technologies for their needs and, at the same time, allow researchers to gauge the relevance of their offerings to industry.
  3. Through our research partners, providing scientific services to industry ranging from advice, through short term projects such as materials testing, to facilitating longer term collaborative R&D projects.