28 September 2023
Winners of the 11th annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards were celebrated at a gala event in Auckland tonight for their vision and success in turning science discoveries into transformative new technologies for the world.
31 August 2023
The 11th annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards celebrates 18 impressive finalists bringing transformative new technologies to the world by commercialising scientific discoveries within New Zealand's universities, Crown Research Institutes and other research organisations.
21 August 2023
From the world’s first ‘camera for smell’ to breast screening tech: KiwiNet’s entrepreneurial researcher programme is sparking technology commercialisation and new science careers
03 July 2023
As we move forward with new opportunities, new ideas, and a bigger and brighter vision for Aotearoa's commercialisation sector, it was time to move our brand forward too.
06 October 2022
Winners of the 10th annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards were celebrated at a gala event in Auckland tonight for their vision and success in taking life-changing research discoveries to market.
23 September 2022
The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) today announced the appointment of Dr Will Barker as the new Board Chair to steer the organisation as it continues to create benefits for New Zealand through publicly-funded research commercialisation. An independent board member since 2018, Dr Barker, Founder and CEO of Mint Innovation, advisor and company director, succeeds Ngaio Merrick.
18 August 2022
Eighteen remarkable finalists are in the spotlight for the 10th annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards, which celebrate the scientific discoveries being successfully commercialised within New Zealand’s universities, Crown Research Institutes and other research organisations, and their impact on Aotearoa and beyond.
16 May 2022
Emerging Innovators Voice: response to Te Ara Paerangi - Future Pathways Consultation.
03 May 2022
KiwiNet’s response to Te Ara Paerangi Future Pathways Consultation Process - a multi-year programme focused on the future of New Zealand’s research system.
26 April 2022
Talented entrepreneurial scientists, engineers and CEOs presented their technologies and businesses to Hon James Shaw at an exclusive showcase with KiwiNet in Wellington today. The Minister for Climate Change, Associate Minister for the Environment explored the early-stage New Zealand projects, products and companies which have the potential to move the scales of global climate justice.
30 November 2021
Terrific trajectories of New Zealand’s ambitious deep tech talent have been shared today during the ninth annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards. Winners, chosen from an impressive breadth and depth of technologies, are relentless founders, high energy scientists, competent and collaborative change-makers and visionaries. They represent the top echelon of the entrepreneurial science community. The inaugural Commercialisation Icon was also honoured.
01 October 2021
KiwiNet has kicked off its first ever public fundraising campaign “Turning Kiwi Scientists into Superheroes”.
06 September 2021
This year marks ten years since the formation of KiwiNet, New Zealand’s national network of public R&D providers
02 August 2021
Sixteen stunning finalists have been selected for the ninth 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.
19 July 2021
KiwiNet has launched a secure online platform to drive local and national innovation.
11 June 2021
KiwiNet and Wellington UniVentures were thrilled to host Hon Dr Megan Woods at Victoria University of Wellington - Te Herenga Waka last week for a private viewing of deep tech research and start-ups coming out of New Zealand’s public research organisations
13 May 2021
The Clarospec and KarbenFibre teams of entrepreneurial researchers took out top tier awards at the 2021 Food, Fibre & Agritech Supernode Challenge finals this week.
19 April 2021
‘Real Life Practices Report’, a first of its kind commissioned by Kiwi Innovation Network and delivered by BioPacific Partners, has canvassed 20 of New Zealand Universities, Crown Research Institutes and independent science research organisations on the challenges and opportunities of nuturing scientific research into marketable products.
15 April 2021
KiwiNet announces director and board observer appointments. KiwiNet has appointed deep-tech champion Vignesh Kumar to its board of directors as an additional independent board member.
10 March 2021
KiwiNet is excited to be a delivery partner for the first Women in Leadership Development (WILD) programme in New Zealand. WILD NZ offers ten women a six-month programme covering mentorship, Board experience, board room dynamics, finance, risk, and strategy.
15 October 2020
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, were announced at a reception in Auckland tonight
27 August 2020
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 and other research organisations.
15 November 2019
Clip-together modular building design can be rapidly assembled, disassemled and reused, eliminating waste during a building’s lifecycle.
07 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 and other research organisations, were announced at a reception in Auckland this evening.
08 July 2019
Newly awarded $2.2M annual funding contract and $4.97M annual PreSeed investment will allow KiwiNet to scale up research commercialisation success.
06 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 universities, Crown Research Institutes and other research organisations.
18 December 2018
Wellington nanotechnology researcher Andreas Zeller has created new techniques to make high value smart elastic silicone by incorporating nanocrystals and quantum dots.
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.
13 November 2018
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.
05 November 2018
KiwiNet supports commercialisation of new easy-to-use, sustained-release, long-life rat lure products for global pest control market.
06 September 2018
Ngaio Merrick takes over as KiwiNet chairperson from Hon Ruth Richardson who leaves legacy of success following $38 million KiwiNet PreSeed investment in research commercialisation.
06 July 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 at a reception in Auckland last night.
20 June 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 manufacture.
30 May 2018
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 Institutes.
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.
30 November 2017
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.
28 November 2017
Eleven researchers were celebrated at the inaugural graduation event for the KiwiNet Emerging Innovator Programme last night.
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.
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.
29 March 2017
The grant is enabling Dr Monahan, with a PhD in ultrafast spectroscopy, to develop a prototype handheld device that can rapidly scan passengers and other items in real time to identify prohibited items.
09 December 2016
Final year PhD student Sean Mackay from Otago University has received $25,000 grant to aid the development of ‘Squish’, a targeted treatment for strawberry birthmarks which affects approximately 1 in 10 infants.
28 November 2016
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.
24 November 2016
A new champion of research commercialisation, Dr James Hutchinson, has taken the helm of KiwiNet - New Zealand’s national network of universities and Crown Research Institutes working together to take great science discoveries to market.
17 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.
06 October 2016
Wellington physicist Brendan Darby has received a $25,000 grant from the KiwiNet Emerging Innovator Programme to assess the impact of CloudSpec, a new technology that has the potential to change the way industry analyses ‘cloudy’ solutions.
01 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.
28 July 2016
Dr Greg Walker, Senior Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Otago, has received a $25,000 grant from the KiwiNet Emerging Innovator Programme to aid his mission to protect our crops from pests without using harmful chemicals.
07 July 2016
Successfully implemented in more than 20 countries worldwide, Mathematics-in-Industry intensive week-long workshops offer a collaborative environment for mathematicians across the country to solve problems arising in industry. Scientists participate from a range of mathematical disciplines such as dynamical systems, statistics, and operational research.
01 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.
29 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 reality.
09 June 2016
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 Programme to further develop a new nano-scale magnetic material.
16 May 2016
KiwiNet enthusiastically welcomes the announcement by Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Business Innovation and Employment to boost funding into the commercialisation of publicly funded research by $12 million over the next 4 years.
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 success within New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes
27 January 2016
“Universities and Crown Research Institutes are the engine room of innovation and IP generation in New Zealand. We see our partnership with KiwiNet as a fantastic opportunity to support these organisations.”
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 Programme for his biosensor which acts like a powerful electronic nose.
08 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 getting to market.
25 June 2015
KiwiNet 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 Network (CPN).
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 attended the Awards reception to bring together the people and technologies changing the research commercialisation landscape in New Zealand.
13 June 2015
Graeme Wake: maths, crime, laundry and education. Professor Emeritus of Industrial Mathematics at Massey University, and leader of the new Mathematics-in-Industry NZ group, which is getting a hundred mathematical scientists to brainstorm real-world problems from six companies.
10 May 2015
The combined power of New Zealand’s best and brightest mathematicians will be harnessed to solve significant business challenges at New Zealand’s first Mathematics-in-Industry event.
01 May 2015
GNS Science look to increase research commercialisation with support from KiwiNet. 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.
01 May 2015
KiwiNet, New Zealand’s national network of Universities, Crown Research Institutes and Crown Entities dedicated to taking a collaborative approach to research commercialisation, has announced PwC as a Major Partner.
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.
27 February 2015
The British High Commission in New Zealand has teamed up with KiwiNet and Callaghan Innovation to host a Sensors in the Built Environment workshop in Wellington on 4 March to encourage collaborative research opportunities
12 February 2015
Businessman Sir James Wallace is investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in a Waikato tech company, he believes has massive potential for New Zealand. The company, called Ligar, has developed a molecular process that extracts the bad stuff from things like contaminated water and smoke-tainted wine.
12 February 2015
Molecularly imprinted polymers that pick out good and bad molecules from liquids attract further funding support to take innovation from lab to market
11 February 2015
Crown Research Institute Scion has become a shareholding partner of the Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet)
22 January 2015
We want to turn the spotlight onto some great stories about turning scientific discovery into commercial success from within our universities and crown research institutes
12 November 2014
Cawthron Institute to supply laboratories worldwide with unique, high value marine biotoxins through agreement with Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
22 October 2014
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. The forum titled Igniting Innovation: From Science to Start-up and Beyond is being run by the Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet), a consortium of 13 Universities, Crown Research Institutes and Crown Entities dedicated to taking a collaborative approach to research commercialisation to boost commercial outcomes.
22 October 2014
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. Today, researchers at New Zealand’s public research organisations will be pitching ideas to improve mussel processing in Nelson at the Aquaculture NZ Research Workshop in a bid to win $5,000 of prototype development funding and the opportunity to work with Sanford to develop their solution for commercial application.
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 attended the Awards reception to bring together the people and technologies changing the research commercialisation landscape in New Zealand.
11 June 2014
The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) has been selected as a finalist in the 2014 AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards.
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 support from BNZ, AJ Park and MinterEllisonRuddWatts .
03 April 2014
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.
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, teams and organisations, who commercialise publicly funded research.
15 December 2013
From small beginnings since its inception in 2009, KiwiNet has moved rapidly beyond its establishment phase as the consortium drives to maximise the commercial impact of publicly funded research.
22 November 2013
Selling research to business is the focus for a series of Commercialisation Forums that began this week.
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.
11 July 2013
The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) welcomes the release of Callaghan Innovation's Statement of Intent (SOI), tabled in Parliament this week.
09 July 2013
Industry and researchers are working to explore water management issues and identify opportunities for new technologies to meet industry challenges.
20 June 2013
Innovative discoveries honoured at inaugural KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards
17 June 2013
Winners of the inaugural KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards will be announced at an awards function on Wednesday in Auckland
05 June 2013
The most exciting discoveries from New Zealand's publicly funded research will be turned into commercial reality under a new allocation of Government investment.
23 May 2013
Dr John Abrahamson, the founding father of ArcActive, a company commercialising innovative new technology for 'Stop/Start' batteries in modern cars, has been named as a finalist in the Researcher Entrepreneur category in the inaugural KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards.
23 May 2013
Twelve finalists have been selected for the inaugural KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards designed to celebrate success within New Zealand's research organisations.
18 March 2013
Entries are open for the inaugural KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards designed to celebrate success within New Zealand's research organisations.
15 March 2013
The future of the biosciences industry is the focus of NZBIO's annual conference in Auckland next week.
21 February 2013
Hamilton-based Aduro Biopolymers, a natural resource materials and biopolymer company, today announced it has secured investment from Wallace Corporation, by volume New Zealand's largest service rendering business, processing a variety of co-products from the meat processing industry.
12 November 2012
Generating ideas for new robotics projects is the aim of a workshop being run by KiwiNet and the University of Canterbury tomorrow.
02 October 2012
Commercialisation professionals from around the country are meeting at a one day forum focusing on innovation through networks in Christchurch next week.
14 September 2012
Crown Research Institute Landcare Research has become the tenth member of the Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet), a consortium of New Zealand universities and crown research institutes collaborating on research commercialisation.
13 September 2012
Commercialisation staff from research organisations across New Zealand and Australia will be developing their expertise and abilities in transferring technologies to industry hands next week.
12 September 2012
Investors have an opportunity to gain early visibility into technologies being developed in universities and Crown Research Institutes at a workshop today.
14 August 2012
Investors in the Tauranga region will have an opportunity to preview promising technologies being developed in universities and Crown Research Institutes at a workshop today.
07 June 2012
$92,500 KiwiNet PreSeed investment supports development of new water purification platform by the University of Waikato and WaikatoLink
31 May 2012
Scientific breakthroughs at the University of Canterbury backed by KiwiNet, a collaboration focused on research commercialisation, are resulting in spin-out companies with award winning innovations.
10 May 2012
Morning Business for 10 May 2012
KiwiNet interview starts 8:20 minutes into the broadcast.
26 April 2012
Commercialisation professionals from around the country are meeting at a one day forum on market_led technology transfer in Wellington next week organised by the Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet).
12 April 2012
ArcActive, a spinout company from the University of Canterbury, is developing new negative electrodes for lead acid batteries for start/stop and micro hybrid vehicles.
11 April 2012
KiwiNet project receives $162,000 PreSeed investment to develop molecularly imprinted polymer filter
06 April 2012
Canterbury University researchers have received international recognition for their work in developing green…
21 March 2012
Researchers will have the opportunity to think like a business for a day at a workshop designed to boost commercialisation.
28 February 2012
Trans Tasman collaboration on innovation research and technology transfer is set to increase with the signing of a cooperation agreement between The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) and CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
26 February 2012
The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet), a consortium of New Zealand universities and crown research institutes collaborating on research commercialisation, today announced four new appointments to boost bench strength.
16 February 2012
Researchers are gathering in Auckland today for a workshop designed to help identify the commercial potential of their research and innovations.
31 January 2012
The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) launched its online innovation database today, enabling businesses, entrepreneurs and investors worldwide to view a diverse range of technologies and expertise in New Zealand's research organisations.
30 November 2011
Researchers from around the country are gathering at the University of Waikato today for a workshop designed to increase the commercial potential of their research and technology innovations.
25 November 2011
KiwiNet and the A&M System Office of Technology Commercialization will identify and bring forward client companies that have an interest in moving into the New Zealand and US market respectively under the memorandum of understanding.
10 November 2011
Commercialisation professionals from Australia and New Zealand are gathering in Auckland today for a two-day conference focussing on strategies for improving the innovation system through better collaboration.
21 September 2011
The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) is hosting a forum today to gain insights into how digital technology can improve farm, orchard and vineyard sustainable profitability and grow high tech manufacturing.
10 September 2011
Launch of KiwiNet - Commerialising ideas born in labs and lecture theatres is the aim of a new group, headed by Ruth Richardson.
13 July 2011
KiwiNet will act as a hub for commercialisation activities for its member organisations, as well as participants in the wider innovation system, as they work to create commercial outcomes from science and technology research.
13 July 2011
Morning Business for 13 July 2011 - Radio New Zealand National - Business News
KiwiNet interview starts after 6:25 minutes into the broadcast.
