Members were keen to understand the how the process "idea" to "commercialisation," has evolved. Presenters said that often when research was published, it ended there. They identified some of the obstacles to commercialisation as the funding criteria and were of the view that this had to change so that the innovation, invention and commercialisation chain were given preference. In this regard, reference was made to the National Research Foundation. The same applied to the Department of Education which has to start looking at changing criteria regarding publications. Plantbio argued that a mind-shift is required, as there is the need to see value of commercialisation, not just an obligation to publish but also to innovate.