Cooperative Research Centre

In 2012, an independent impact study found that from 1991 to 2017 CRCs generated a net economic benefit of $7.5 billion.

The Cooperative Research Centre Association (CRCA) was established on 1 December 1994 to promote the CRC program while also acting as a conduit for information sharing and learning between CRCs.

Based on Mount Stromlo, SERC operated from 2014 to 2021 and conducted research into practical global efforts for space debris management, mitigation and removal.

[25] The CRCSI conducted research and development projects that involved collaboration between government, corporate, and academic resources.

The CRCSI was responsible for innovative research; the application and commercialisation of spatial information technologies by building collaborative partnerships.

[26][27] A study commissioned by the CRCSI and ANZLIC in 2008 found that the spatial information industry contributed between $6.4 and $12.6 billion to Australia's GDP in 2006-2007 alone.

[29] The Cooperative Research Centre for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area operated from 1997 to 2006.

In 2008 a wholly owned subsidiary, Advanced Composite Structures Australia (ACS-A), was created to manage its rapidly growing commercial activities.

When CRC-ACS concluded its mission, the ownership was passed to the then directors and employees of ACS-A who were charged with leading the company into a fully commercial future.

The CRC's areas of research expertise include benchmarking, product innovation, genetics, consumption drivers and barriers, processing, supply chain management technologies, technical market access, health claims and nutritional composition.

[33] The Seafood CRC resulted in the establishment of the world’s first year-round aquaculture of Yellowtail Kingfish; highly prized for sushi and sashimi.