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KiwiNet Awards winners
Friday, 6 July 2018, 9:58 am | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, July 6, 2018 - Winners of the sixth annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards, designed to celebrate impact from science through successful research commercialisation within New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes, were announced ... More >>
Green chemistry project aims to create lipids
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 11:16 am | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, NZ, June 20, 2018 – Nelson research scientist Dr Ivan Kurtovic has received a $25,000 boost from KiwiNet’s Emerging Innovator Programme for a green chemistry project to create specialised lipids for use in nutraceutical and functional food ... More >>
2018 KiwiNet Awards finalists: research-rich innovation
Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 9:23 am | KiwiNet
Twelve stunning finalists have been selected for the sixth annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards, designed to celebrate impact from science through successful research commercialisation within New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research ... More >>
E-bike safety sensors receives $25k boost from KiwiNet
Friday, 13 April 2018, 11:05 am | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, NZ – 13 April, 2018 – Massey University researcher Dr. Matthew Miller has received a $25,000 boost to develop e-bike feedback sensors that improve braking control and rider safety. More >>
Commercialisation of ‘Hot Lime’ to Help Feed the World
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 11:01 am | KiwiNet
Hot Lime Labs has successfully raised its first round of early stage investment to develop its new greenhouse CO2 capture technology for the global market. The investment round led by Powerhouse, with nearly a dozen co-investors including the Flying Kiwi ... More >>
Researchers fast tracking publicly funded research to market
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 5:28 pm | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, NZ – 28 November, 2017 – Eleven researchers were celebrated at the inaugural graduation event for the KiwiNet Emerging Innovator Programme last night. The KiwiNet Emerging Innovator Programme, which immerses early career researchers ... More >>
KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards Winners
Friday, 14 July 2017, 9:40 am | KiwiNet
Hamilton, NZ, 14 July 2017 – Winners of the fifth annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards, designed to celebrate commercialisation success within New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes, were announced at a reception in Auckland last night. More >>
2017 finalists showcase research driving innovation
Thursday, 18 May 2017, 12:16 pm | KiwiNet
Hamilton, NZ, 18 May 2017 – Twelve finalists have been selected for the fifth annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards, designed to celebrate commercialisation success within New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes. More >>
Video fingerprinting for border control sees $25,000 award
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 11:54 am | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, NZ. – 29 March, 2017 – Innovative research on video fingerprinting for border control scanning has resulted in a $25,000 KiwiNet grant for Victoria University of Wellington research scientist Dr Nick Monahan. The grant from the KiwiNet ... More >>
Young researcher developing ‘Squish’ birthmark treatment
Friday, 9 December 2016, 1:14 pm | KiwiNet
Final year PhD student Sean Mackay from the University of Otago has received a $25,000 grant to aid the development of ‘Squish’, a targeted treatment for strawberry birthmarks which affects approximately 1 in 10 infants. The grant from the KiwiNet ... More >>
Scientist recieves grant to develop ‘Hot Lime’
Monday, 28 November 2016, 5:16 pm | KiwiNet
Dr.Vlatko Materić, a researcher at Callaghan Innovation and founder of Hot Lime Labs, is developing a CO2 capture material which can significantly boost glasshouse vegetable and flower yields. His work is rapidly advancing due to a $25,000 grant ... More >>
New CEO to lead the transformation of science into success
Friday, 25 November 2016, 1:22 pm | KiwiNet
A new champion of research commercialisation, Dr James Hutchinson, has taken the helm of the Kiwi Innovation Network Ltd (KiwiNet) - New Zealand’s national network of universities and Crown Reserch Institutes working together to take great science ... More >>
Grant for tool to help children with autism communicate
Friday, 18 November 2016, 1:41 pm | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, NZ – 18 November, 2016 - Christchurch scientist Dr Swati Gupta has received a $25,000 boost to further develop her revolutionary tool Talk With Me, a high-tech software based communication training platform for children with Autism. The grant ... More >>
CloudSpec innovator receives $25,000 boost from KiwiNet
Thursday, 6 October 2016, 9:28 am | KiwiNet
CloudSpec innovator receives $25,000 boost from KiwiNet Emerging Innovator Fund for new spectroscopy instrument More >>
Alzheimer’s research project receives $392,000
Monday, 1 August 2016, 9:30 am | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, NZ. – 1 August, 2016 – A research project to advance a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease led by scientists from Victoria University of Wellington has been awarded $392,000 from KiwiNet’s PreSeed Accelerator Fund. More >>
NZ’s best and brightest mathematicians combine power
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 11:02 am | KiwiNet
New Zealand’s best and brightest mathematical scientists are combining their power to solve significant business and industry challenges at New Zealand’s second annual Mathematics-in-Industry NZ event this week at Victoria University, Wellington. More >>
Awards winners showcase science powering business innovation
Friday, 1 July 2016, 10:35 am | KiwiNet
Hamilton, NZ, 1 July 2016 – Winners of the fourth annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards, designed to celebrate commercialisation success within New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes, were announced at a reception in Auckland last night. More >>
KiwiNet receives $10 million PreSeed investment
Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 10:25 am | KiwiNet
Hamilton, New Zealand - 28 June 2016 - The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) has received $10.3 million of new investment over the next three years, under a new allocation of Government PreSeed investment, to help transform cutting edge science into commercial ... More >>
KiwiNet receives $10 million PreSeed investment
Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 10:07 am | KiwiNet
Hamilton, New Zealand - 28 June 2016 - The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) has received $10.3 million of new investment over the next three years, under a new allocation of Government PreSeed investment, to help transform cutting edge science into commercial ... More >>
Nano-scale material sees researcher awarded $20,000
Friday, 10 June 2016, 4:56 pm | KiwiNet
Dr Jérôme Leveneur, a researcher in the Environment and Materials division of GNS Science’s National Isotope Centre, has been awarded $20,000 from the KiwiNet Emerging Innovator Fund to further develop a new nano-scale magnetic material. Dr Leveneur’s ... More >>
