2018 Awards Videos
BNZ Supreme Award
This award celebrates the supreme entry which demonstrates overall excellence in all core areas of research commercialisation.
Winner BNZ Supreme Award
Dr Andrew Kralicek – Plant & Food Research. Insect Receptor Sensors: Harnessing insects’ amazing powers of smell to revolutionize commercial sensing
Norman Barry Foundation Breakthrough Innovator Award
This award recognises an upcoming entrepreneurial researcher who is making outstanding contributions to business innovation or is creating innovative businesses in New Zealand through technology licencing, start-up creation or by providing expertise to support business innovation.
Winner
Dr Vlatko Materic – Hot Lime Labs. ‘Hot Lime’ to help feed the world - increasing greenhouse crop yields with sustainable CO2
Finalist
Dr Deborah Crittenden, University of Canterbury. Infinitely rechargeable batteries; real-time nitrate sensors
Finalist
Dr Andrew Kralicek – Plant & Food Research. Insect Receptor Sensors: Harnessing insects’ amazing powers of smell to revolutionize commercial sensing
Baldwins Researcher Entrepreneur Award
This award recognises an entrepreneurial researcher who has made outstanding contributions to business innovation or has created innovative businesses in New Zealand through technology licencing, start-up creation or by providing expertise to support business innovation.
Winner
Associate Professor Taehyun Rhee (TJ), Victoria University of Wellington. Taking New Zealand’s virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology to the world
Finalist
Dr Philip Elmer – Plant & Food Research. Biological Control Tools: Reducing pesticides and sustainable strategies for plant disease control
Finalist
Professor David Williams - University of Auckland and MacDiarmid Institute. Air Quality Measurement for Everyone: Sensors, systems and networks
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Research & Business Partnership Award
This award recognises the deeply embedded working relationship between a research organisation and business that delivers significant commercial value for New Zealand.
Winner
AUT and the NZ SKA Alliance. Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Telescope - Exploring the Universe with the world's largest radio telescope
Finalist
Victoria University’s Multi-party Chinese Partnership - Revolutionising high speed train travel
Finalist
StretchSense and Auckland UniServices Partnership. Partnering for commercial success - Smart sensor data empowering your next move
PwC Commercial Impact Award
The commercial award celebrates excellence in research commercialisation delivering outstanding innovation performance and the potential for generating significant economic impact for New Zealand.
Winner
Plant & Food Research - Amarasate® Extract – 100% plant-based, world-first weight management extract
Finalist
Callaghan Innovation - Transforming New Zealand’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Sector
Finalist
University of Waikato and WaikatoLink: MRI-Safe human-implantable electrodes – licensing deal with Saluda
Other Videos
Taking Scientific Discoveries to Market
How the 2018 finalist feel about taking scientific discoveries to market