Database

Search the Innovation Database

ABOUT KIWINET

About | Values | Partners | Committee | Our Team | Board

WHAT IS KIWINET

The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) is a consortium of Universities and Crown Research Institutes who are dedicated to taking a collaborative approach to research commercialisation. The consortium consists of Plant and Food Research, Callaghan Innovation (which incorporates Industrial Research Limited), AgResearch, Otago Innovation, Lincoln University, University of Canterbury, Viclink, WaikatoLink and AUT Enterprises Ltd. Through KiwiNet, we seek to increase the scale and impact of scientific and technology based innovation with the aim of providing greater economic benefits to New Zealand.

KiwiNet does not carry out research commercialisation itself, instead acting as a focal point for collaboration and co-ordination between those who do commercialise research. KiwiNet’s role is to empower people who are involved in research commercialisation by helping them to access the tools, connections, investment and support they need.

By collaborating on projects, combining capability and sharing networks, we, at KiwiNet, believe that we can better leverage the limited resources available for commercialisation, and help one another achieve better commercial outcomes for New Zealand.

In the past 18 months, KiwiNet have shown that with goodwill, trust, effort and leadership, an alliance between NZ research organisations is not only possible, but is also capable of achieving great things. KiwiNet’s collaborative approach has the ability to not only strengthen research commercialisation, but to also create new opportunities in other parts of the value chain that would otherwise be unlikely to occur.

OUR PURPOSE

To empower and enable New Zealand’s public research organisations to better commercialise their ideas, intellectual property and capability to boost economic outcomes for New Zealand.

OUR VISION

A highly collaborative innovation ecosystem in New Zealand with strong alignment between research and business to drive economic growth.

SUPPORT CONNECTIONS AND COLLABORATION

SUPPORT

KiwiNet’s Support activities are focused on empowering those who are commercialising publically funded research by helping them to access the tools, connections, investment, networks and support that they need. KiwiNet’s goal is to enable research organisations to better leverage the limited resources and capability available to achieve greater impact from their innovations.

CONNECTION

KiwiNet’s Connection activities have been reaching into regions across the country and to organisations around the world. Core principles of KiwiNet’s connectivity are greater visibility, early engagement and a national portfolio approach. Industry, investors and international organisations are attracted to KiwiNet by its provision of one window through which to view the technologies and capability of a large number of research organisations across New Zealand.

COLLABORATION

KiwiNet’s Collaboration activities are based on the principle that by working together the impact of each organisation’s commercialisation efforts is magnified. KiwiNet is opening the door to increased collaboration through the facilitation of opportunities for organisations to support each another to commercialise projects and to identify opportunities to combine technologies for a common market opportunity or need.

More KiwiNet Activities

WHAT DOES KIWINET MEAN TO YOU

For Investors, Entrepreneurs & Incubators

KiwiNet is a portal providing greater visibility of technologies being developed in research organisations to enable early identification and engagement with potential investment and start-up opportunities.

For Researchers & Inventors

KiwiNet will help to build connections with businesses, investors, collaborators and commercialisation expertise to help turn technologies and expertise into innovative products and services.

For Students & Interns

KiwiNet will provide opportunities for students to gain valuable experience while making meaningful contributions working in the dynamic research commercialisation space.

For Government and Tax Payers

KiwiNet will act as a focal point for collaboration between research organisations, and out into business, to maximise the economic benefits derived from the government’s investment in research and development.

For Business

For Business, KiwiNet provides a front door that makes it easier for businesses to identify technologies and scientific expertise in research organisations from across the country and engage with these organisations.

For Commercialisation Organisations

KiwiNet facilitates access to investment, training tools, collaboration, networks and connections, and market and technical experts. KiwiNet is a focal point for research commercialisation collaboration, encouraging organisations to seek out and exploit areas of common interest and opportunity.

For International Organisations

KiwiNet provides an international window to an aggregated portfolio of technologies and expertise from across New Zealand’s public research organisations.