About

With support from the NSW Treasury’s Boosting Business Innovation Program and visionary philanthropic donors ready to back tomorrow’s innovators and changemakers, we’re nurturing the people and ideas that will define and reshape tomorrow.

We all know the adage “it takes a village to raise a child”, well to raise a world-class startup it needs a supportive, well connected nation.

We are proud to be a part of Australia’s network of public universities and research institutions including CSIRO and ANSTO that help take our nation's ideas, and discoveries to the world.

• We host regular events that are open to all – to keep up to date with what's happening at the Incubator, sign up for our newsletter!
• Have a deep and diverse mentoring program encompassing mentors from around the country and internationally. Interested in joining? Fill out our mentor application form!
• Work closely with NSW State and Federal Government to deliver our programs to Australian startups/scaleups and innovators with an 'open to all' model.

• For our country to maintain prosperity, we need to be able to innovate and develop new, globally competitive products and services.*
• Shifting our focus from a carbon economy to a digital economy.
• 50% of economic growth in OECD countries is from new business innovation. *
• Innovation is also critical to a region’s productivity, economic growth and living standards, and strategies to boost innovation are essential for long-term sustainable growth. **
• At MQ Incubator we are curating a bridge between startups - who are experts at leveraging opportunities for new business creation - with our researchers — who's discoveries underpin deep tech innovation.

Source:
* Let’s Collaborate: SMEs using research to drive innovation, NSW Innovation and Productivity Council 2020
** Clark, G., Moonen, T., & Nunley, J. (2018). The Innovation Economy: Implications and Imperatives for States and Regions. NSW Innovation and
Productivity Council, Sydney.