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From 20 bootcamp teams to 10 pitches in CSIRO’s ON Accelerate
CSIRO’s tenth ON Accelerate cohort moved from a Sydney selection bootcamp in November 2025 to a Melbourne showcase in June 2026. The published figures show which stages measure teams, which measure people and where the underlying research came from.
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- November 2025Sydney bootcamp
20 research teams Source 1
- November 2025Bootcamp meetings
228 meetings over three days Source 1
- February 2026Selected cohort announced in newsletter
10 teams Source 2
- 1 April 2026Canberra networking event scheduled
The 10 selected teams Source 2
- 11 June 2026Melbourne showcase
10th cohort, with 46 researchers from nine institutions Source 3
The dated steps show the selected group narrowing before the June showcase.
The published funnel starts after initial selection
CSIRO says 20 teams from publicly funded research organisations took part in the November 2025 Sydney bootcamp. The newsletter identifies 228 meetings with investors, industry and commercialisation specialists across three days. That is a count of meetings, which may involve the same people or organisations more than once. Source 1
Ten teams progressed into the cohort
The February newsletter identifies ten competitively selected teams for that year’s accelerator and its showcase. Relative to the 20 bootcamp teams, ten represents half. The published figures do not give the full applicant pool, so they cannot establish a selection rate from original applications. Source 1 Source 2
Team membership extended beyond the IP origin
CSIRO describes 46 researchers from nine universities and research institutions in the cohort. It says the intellectual property originated at six universities, with participants coming from three more institutions. This is a distinction between where research IP originated and the larger set of institutions represented by people on the teams. Source 3
The showcase marks readiness to present
The 11 June showcase sat inside ON Translate, bringing teams together with research, government, industry and investment audiences. Participation records activity in a research commercialisation programme. Separate company filings or funding announcements would be needed to count later sales, venture formation or capital raised. Source 2 Source 3