Bioscience Precinct

In reply to Ms SANDERSON (Adelaide) (23 July 2015). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers): I am advised:

Government is generally not the end user of the types of technologies that the start-ups are generating, and as yet government businesses have not commissioned or used the services of start-ups at the bioscience hub.

Government promotes the South Australian high-tech sector through various channels, and many bioscience hub-based companies have benefited through the generation of private sector interest leading to investment, sales and partnerships.