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IRL gets Technology Transfer Voucher accreditation
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 4:18 pm | Industrial Research
IRL has been selected as one of six Accredited Research Organisations for the first phase of the Government funded Technology Transfer Voucher funding scheme. More >>
Tech therapy taps healing power of play
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 3:19 pm | Industrial Research
A computer game-based arm rehabilitation device developed by IRL has won first prize in the prototype category of the 2010 Engineers Australia, College of Biomedical Engineering Better Technology Awards. More >>
IRL and Epichem Pty Ltd combine strengths
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 3:48 pm | Industrial Research
Industrial Research Ltd (IRL) and Epichem Pty Ltd today announced the launch of a strategic alliance designed to provide clients with continuous and seamless services from drug discovery to cGMP production. More >>
IRL Chair congratulates winning pair
Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 12:15 pm | Industrial Research
IRL Board Chair Keith McConnell today congratulated Drs Jeff Tallon and Bob Buckley today on jointly winning the inaugural Prime Minister’s Science Prize More >>
IRL scientists scoop PM’s Science Prize
Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 12:13 pm | Industrial Research
Two of New Zealand’s pre-eminent scientists, whose work enabled the creation of a new, high-value industry for New Zealand, were today jointly awarded the inaugural Prime Minister’s Science Prize. More >>
IRL scientists scoop PM’s Science Prize
Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 12:07 pm | Industrial Research
Two of New Zealand’s pre-eminent scientists, whose work enabled the creation of a new, high-value industry for New Zealand, were today jointly awarded the inaugural Prime Minister’s Science Prize. More >>
IRL Board Chair praises CRI Taskforce findings
Thursday, 4 March 2010, 1:20 pm | Industrial Research
IRL Board Chair Keith McConnell welcomed the findings of the CRI Taskforce which were released publicly today. More >>
Chemistry award for supercritical extraction
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 3:53 pm | Industrial Research
IRL Group Manager, Integrated Bioactive Technologies, Dr Owen Catchpole has won the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Fonterra Prize for Industrial and Applied Chemistry. Dr Catchpole pioneered and established supercritical extraction as an industrial ... More >>
Welly award for world-leading IRL scientist
Friday, 27 November 2009, 4:50 pm | Industrial Research
World leading physicist and IRL Group Manager, HTS Conductors and Devices, Dr Bob Buckley last night won the Welly Awards Science & Technology category. The Wellys have recognised Wellington’s top achievers for the past twenty years with past ... More >>
Royal Recognition for IRL Engineer
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:09 pm | Industrial Research
IRL Research Engineer Paul Harris was last night awarded the RJ Scott medal for his significant contributions to the development and application of electronic devices in New Zealand. Bestowed by the Royal Society of New Zealand, the medal is awarded ... More >>
Carving symbolises cutting edge of science
Thursday, 15 October 2009, 2:23 pm | Industrial Research
An imposing Maori woodcarving was today unveiled today at Industrial Research Ltd’s Gracefield campus in Lower Hutt. More >>
Finalists chosen for $1 million R&D competition
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 2:56 pm | Industrial Research
The judging panel for Industrial Research Ltd’s (IRL) R&D competition What’s Your Problem New Zealand? has chosen ten finalists from a field of more than 100 entries. More >>
R&D services on offer for competition winner
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 10:22 am | Industrial Research
Chief Executive of Industrial Research Limited (IRL) Shaun Coffey today announced the Crown Research Institute would award up to $1 million worth of R&D services to the winner of its “What’s Your Problem New Zealand?” competition. More >>
IRL scientist wins industry award
Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 10:43 am | Industrial Research
Tim Kemmitt, senior research scientist with Industrial Research Limited's (IRL) Hydrogen and Distributed Energy team, has won a Sustainable Electricity Association of New Zealand (SEANZ) Industry Award for his work on photovoltaics (PV) for solar power ... More >>
Scientist selected for Nobel Laureate meeting
Friday, 16 May 2008, 2:13 pm | Industrial Research
A young researcher at Industrial Research Limited (IRL) has been selected to attend a prestigious meeting in Germany which brings together Nobel prize winners with young scientists. More >>
Industrial Research supports new facility at NZP
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 12:12 am | Industrial Research
Chemists at Industrial Research and its business unit 'GlycoSyn' are excited about expanding production of carbohydrate compounds for big pharmaceutical companies, following today’s opening of New Zealand Pharmaceutical's (NZP) new production ... More >>
Joint research project leads to high profile
Wednesday, 6 December 2006, 3:50 pm | Industrial Research
A team of New Zealand researchers has achieved a rare double with new research results being published in two top international physics journals in the same month. More >>
New self-locking putter hits the sweet spot
Thursday, 19 October 2006, 12:54 am | Industrial Research
It is little known outside the golfing world that Michael Campbell took both a belly putter and a standard putter to the 2005 US Golf Open. And the adjustment of the length of the standard putter just two days before he won the Open was one of the ... More >>
Tools to heal wounds could save millions
Monday, 14 August 2006, 1:52 pm | Industrial Research
Natural product-based therapies for chronic wounds could take over from pharmaceutical-based treatments and artificial skin substitutes, saving the taxpayer almost a hundred million dollars per year. More >>
Global business sets up partnership IRL In Hutt
Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 10:19 am | Industrial Research
US-based company, Quest Integrated Inc., has entered into a long-term alliance with New Zealand’s Industrial Research to develop technologies for the worldwide energy, petrochemical and aerospace sectors. More >>