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The word ‘change’ frightens most Kiwis
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 8:43 am | sticK
New Zealanders, and Australians for that matter, don’t like the word ‘change’ apparently. It’s part of our culture. More >>
Signaling tests better tool for cancer researchers
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 8:40 am | sticK
In Greek, the word symansis means ‘signalling’, and it is this use of the term that underpins the business of Symansis (NZ) Ltd, producers of special reagents that indicate whether particular drug compounds are having the desired effect in a cell. More >>
‘Running Hot’ fails to answer its own premise
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 8:17 am | sticK
There’s two unanswered questions after day one of 'Running Hot! 2010’, a Wellington conference about realising the value of research for New Zealand. More >>
Understand our weaknesses to succeed overseas
Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 10:38 am | sticK
By understanding our culture’s inherent weaknesses when trying to grow businesses overseas, New Zealand will have a much better chance of making really good money from them. More >>
Rich countries add value to food – so should we
Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 8:52 am | sticK
s far as New Zealand’s food exports are concerned, a recent report’s summary is ‘not bad, could do much better’. More >>
Scientists shouldn't stay in a silo
Monday, 1 November 2010, 8:24 am | sticK
The New Zealand science system, and its connection with the real world, needs to be much more flexible, and allow seamless movements between academia, business and policy worlds. More >>
Kiwis do the hard yards, then let value slip away
Friday, 29 October 2010, 11:41 am | sticK
Kiwis are good at doing the hard yards of getting started and turning out new ideas, then let a surprising amount of value slip through our fingers. More >>
A morph from animals to humans all part of plan
Friday, 29 October 2010, 9:02 am | sticK
The only way Simcro could grow in the animal pharmaceuticals delivery space was to be innovative Will Rouse decided when buying the Hamilton-based company three years ago. More >>
Kiwi culture makes us hopeless at innovation
Thursday, 28 October 2010, 11:56 am | sticK
Perhaps all the money we pour into science in the hope it will deliver new products is a waste of time in the New Zealand context. More >>
Intellectual property development injects Simcro
Thursday, 28 October 2010, 9:40 am | sticK
As a collaborative partner and developer of animal health pharmaceutical delivery solutions, the ultimate ownership of the intellectual property associated with innovative injectors and drench guns, is not always straightforward according to Will Rouse. More >>
Remember ‘four firsts’ for Chinese puzzle
Wednesday, 27 October 2010, 9:33 am | sticK
Kiwi companies entering the Middle King should become familiar with New Zealand’s economic and political history with China, especially our track record of initiatives according to David Mahon. More >>
Where's business as science re-sets strategy?
Tuesday, 26 October 2010, 9:56 am | sticK
Last week’s conference on ‘Re-setting Science and Innovation for the next 20 years’ had a notable element missing – business. More >>
Make all agricultural land leasehold
Friday, 22 October 2010, 2:23 pm | sticK
The danger that New Zealanders could become tenants in their own land has encouraged ex-pat kiwi, David Mahon, to suggest that all agricultural land should be changed from freehold to leasehold. More >>
Diplomats and scientists to become better bedmates
Friday, 22 October 2010, 10:19 am | sticK
Are we about to hear of a much closer connect between our diplomats and science and technology sector when New Zealand’s yarning to overseas countries about how we might ‘work together’? More >>
Scientist says to get out of ivory tow
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 2:02 pm | sticK
Scientific academics shouldn’t be looking down their noses at their colleagues involved in technological developments for industry according to Royal Society of New Zealand president, Garth Carnaby. More >>
Free online water software drives business
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 9:00 am | sticK
By making some quite complex water engineering software freely available to its clients, AWT is attempting to get away from selling consultants’ time, and instead sell solutions. More >>
Six ticked for tech transfer voucher scheme
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 3:25 pm | sticK
Small businesses with high value manufacturing research requirements have found out the six nationwide institutions that will redeem ‘technology transfer vouchers’. More >>
Forget China unless government has hands on role
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 10:06 am | sticK
If New Zealand companies are to succeed in China, the government’s going to have to take a much greater hands-on role in supporting ventures making their first foray into the Middle Kingdom. More >>
Data software simplifiers looking to be bought out
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 10:35 am | sticK
If all goes according to plan, in five years time Biomatters should be clearly in the purchasing sights of larger companies in the life sciences or gene sequencing industries. More >>
