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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 >>
Increased support for PreSeed Accelerator Fund welcomed
Monday, 16 May 2016, 3:27 pm | KiwiNet
Hamilton, NZ, 16 May 2016 – The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) enthusiastically welcomes the announcement by Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to boost funding into the commercialisation of publicly funded ... More >>
2016 KiwiNet Awards finalists showcase clever innovation
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 10:13 am | KiwiNet
Hamilton, NZ, 12 May 2016 – Twelve innovative researchers and cutting edge research commercialisation projects have been selected as finalists for the fourth annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards, designed to celebrate commercialisation ... More >>
First recipient of KiwiNet Emerging Innovator Fund Announced
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 10:03 am | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, NZ – 17 December 2015 - Dr Andrew Kralicek, a researcher at Plant & Food Research, has been named the first recipient of a $20,000 award from the KiwiNet Emerging Innovator Fund for his biosensor which acts like a powerful electronic nose. ... More >>
Government PreSeed investment
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 3:01 pm | KiwiNet
WELLINGTON, NZ – 8 October 2015 – An independent review released today on the impact of the first ten years of the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) PreSeed Accelerator Fund shows more publicly funded science discoveries are ... More >>
KiwiNet secures 3 year funding from MBIE
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 12:52 pm | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, NZ – 25 June 2015 – KiwiNet (The KiwiNet Innovation Network) has received a substantial vote of confidence with a further 3 year funding contract from The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment under The Commercialisation Partner ... More >>
KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards 2015 winners
Thursday, 18 June 2015, 9:30 am | KiwiNet
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 18 June 2015 – Winners of the third annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards were announced in Auckland last night, celebrating success within New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes. Around 250 people ... More >>
KiwiNet welcomes GNS Science as a shareholding partner
Thursday, 7 May 2015, 2:00 pm | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, NZ – 7 May 2015 - GNS Science has become the fifteenth partner of the Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet), a consortium of Universities, Crown Research Institutes and Crown Entities dedicated to taking a collaborative approach to research commercialisation. More >>
Turning clever science into commercial value
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 10:04 am | KiwiNet
Hamilton, NZ, 30 April 2015 – Finalists for the third annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards, designed to celebrate commercialisation success within New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes, have been announced. More >>
KiwiNet on the hunt for NZ’s best research commercialisation
Thursday, 22 January 2015, 11:49 am | KiwiNet
Hamilton, NZ, 22 January 2015 – Entries are open for the 2015 KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards. The KiwiNet Awards celebrate the achievements of individuals, teams and organisations, who are transforming clever science into valuable commercial ... More >>
Kiwinet Challenge for new mussel-processing technologies
Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 12:44 pm | KiwiNet
Sanford Limited is taking on a KiwiNet Business Challenge to uncover novel proposals for high-speed automated technologies that will help it process its current daily rate of 1.5 million mussels. More >>
KiwiNet forum focuses on innovation from science to start-up
Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 12:33 pm | KiwiNet
Commercialisation professionals from Universities and Crown Research Institutes around New Zealand are in Christchurch today for a forum on turning clever science and technology into commercial value. More >>
KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 9:23 am | KiwiNet
AUCKLAND , New Zealand, 12 June 2014 – Winners of the second annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards designed to celebrate success within New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes were announced in Auckland last night. Around 250 people ... More >>
KiwiNet a finalist for AUT Business School Excellence
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 1:13 pm | KiwiNet
The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) has been selected as a finalist in the 2014 AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards. KiwiNet, a consortium of 13 Universities, Crown Research Institutes and Crown Entities dedicated to taking ... More >>
Top companies back KiwiNet’s drive to transform research
Monday, 12 May 2014, 11:31 am | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, 12 May 2014 – The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet), a consortium of 13 universities, Crown Research Institutes and a Crown Entity established to boost commercial outcomes from publicly funded research, has announced key sponsorship ... More >>
KiwiNet award finalists highlight a new wave of innovation
Thursday, 3 April 2014, 1:55 pm | KiwiNet
Finalists have been selected for the second annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards designed to celebrate success within New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes. More >>
KiwiNet Awards to celebrate research commercialisation
Monday, 17 February 2014, 11:02 am | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, 17 February 2014 - The hunt is on for innovative people and technologies changing the research commercialisation landscape in New Zealand. The second annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards celebrate the achievements of individuals, ... More >>
Experts share secrets on selling research to business
Friday, 22 November 2013, 12:35 pm | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, 22 November 2013 – Selling research to business is the focus for a series of Commercialisation Forums that began this week. The events are being run by The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) a research commercialisation consortium focused ... More >>
KiwiNet and Callaghan combine forces
Monday, 12 August 2013, 10:26 am | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, New Zealand, 12 August 2013 – The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) and Callaghan Innovation have cemented a partnership to help turn more clever ideas and research discoveries into new products and services. By working collaboratively with ... More >>