This document provides an overview of CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation of Australia. Some key points:
- CSIRO has over 5000 staff located across 57 sites in Australia, with an annual budget of over $1 billion.
- It undertakes $500 million of externally funded research each year and is ranked in the top 1% of global research institutions in 14 fields and top 0.1% in 4 fields.
- CSIRO has a broad research portfolio spanning areas like health, manufacturing, mining, environment and more. Some notable past inventions include extended wear contact lenses, polymer banknotes, and flu treatment Relenza.
- Internationally, CSIRO collabor