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2020 KiwiNet Awards Winners Showcase NZ’s Leading Research Innovations
Friday, 16 October 2020, 6:47 pm | KiwiNet
Winners of the eighth annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards , designed to celebrate impact from science through successful research commercialisation within New Zealand’s universities, Crown Research Institutes and other research organisations, ... More >>
2020 KiwiNet Awards Finalists: NZ’s World-class Research Innovation
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 11:53 am | KiwiNet
Twelve stunning finalists have been selected for the eighth annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards , designed to celebrate impact from science through successful research commercialisation within New Zealand’s universities, Crown Research Institutes ... More >>
X-Frame for waste free buildings gets commercial boost
Friday, 15 November 2019, 12:05 pm | KiwiNet
WELLINGTON, NZ – 15 November 2019 – Victoria University of Wellington PhD candidate Ged Finch is fast tracking the commercialisation of his X-Frame structural frame solution for waste free buildings with support from the KiwiNet Emerging Innovator ... More >>
2019 KiwiNet Awards winners: NZ’s top research innovation
Thursday, 8 August 2019, 2:28 pm | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, N.Z., 8 August, 2019 – Winners of the seventh annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards , designed to celebrate impact from science through successful research commercialisation within New Zealand’s universities, Crown Research Institutes ... More >>
KiwiNet secures significant funding boost from MBIE
Monday, 8 July 2019, 10:50 am | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, N.Z., 8 July, 2019 – The ongoing success of KiwiNet’s collaborative research commercialisation activities have been recognised with a significantly enhanced funding contract from The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) ... More >>
2019 KiwiNet Awards finalists
Thursday, 6 June 2019, 8:36 am | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, N.Z., 6 June, 2019 – Twelve outstanding finalists have been selected for the seventh annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards , designed to celebrate impact from science through successful research commercialisation within New Zealand’s ... More >>
Researcher's ‘smart silicone’ reacts to heat & light
Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 10:28 am | KiwiNet
Wellington nanotechnology researcher Andreas Zeller has created new techniques to make high value smart elastic silicone by incorporating nanocrystals and quantum dots. The smart elastomers have a wide range of commercial applications from smart ... More >>
Turning brain scanning on its head with smaller MRIs
Thursday, 29 November 2018, 1:18 pm | KiwiNet
WELLINGTON, NZ – 29 November 2018 – Wellington researcher Ben Parkinson has received a boost from KiwiNet to help commercialise his game-changing compact superconducting magnets for smaller, next-generation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. More >>
Game-changing technology for 3D printing tiny structures
Tuesday, 13 November 2018, 10:04 am | KiwiNet
A new type of 3D Printing technology enabling rapid prototyping of high-resolution microscale structures has been revealed . It all started after a kick-start from KiwiNet to commercialise the technology. More >>
New innovative rat lures attract global interest
Monday, 5 November 2018, 3:28 pm | KiwiNet
KiwiNet supports commercialisation of new easy-to-use, sustained-release, long-life rat lure products for global pest control market More >>
KiwiNet research commercialisation success to scale up
Thursday, 6 September 2018, 9:40 am | KiwiNet
HAMILTON, NZ – 6 September, 2018 – The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) today announced the appointment of a new Chairman and two new board members Dr Will Barker and Dr Anne Barnett. Ngaio Merrick will take over the role of board chairman from ... More >>
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 >>
Hemp is a formidable vegetable
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 2:30 pm | Shine Group
CHRISTCHURCH, NZ, June 5, 2018 – Social entrepreneur Michael Mayell is speaking out about the beneficial properties of hemp to help inform and inspire Kiwis to embrace new business opportunities around what he calls a ‘formidable vegetable’. 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 >>
iHemp Summit aims to kick-start industrial hemp economy
Monday, 21 May 2018, 10:18 am | Shine Group
WELLINGTON, N.Z., May 21, 2018 – New Zealand’s first iHemp Summit will be held in July with the aim of kick-starting a home-grown iHemp (industrial hemp) economy. Building on global interest in hemp business opportunities and fuelled by changing ... 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 >>
