2020 Awards Videos
BNZ Supreme Award
This award celebrates the supreme entry which demonstrates overall excellence in all core areas of research commercialisation as voted by the Awards Judges.
This award recognises research commercialisation excellence that demonstrates the impact that can be achieved through commercialised Kiwi science - the spirit of the KiwiNet Awards!
Winner
Professor Jim Johnston - Victoria University Of Wellington
A world-renowned inorganic and materials chemist focussed on commercial outcomes
Also Winner of Baldwins Researcher Entrepreneur Award
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 Eldon Tate - Inhibit Coatings
Antimicrobial coatings keeping people safe in food and healthcare industries
Finalist
Dr Swati Gupta - Inclusys
Talk With Me - opening the world of communication to people with autism
Finalist
Associate Professor Aaron Marshall - University Of Canterbury
Zincovery - extracting value and improving the environment through the treatment of waste from the galvanising industry
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
Professor Jim Johnston - Victoria University Of Wellington
A world-renowned inorganic and materials chemist focussed on commercial outcomes
Finalist
Professor Pierre Quenneville & Dr Pouyan Zarnani
Long-term Seismic Protection For Buildings And Liquid Storage Tanks
Finalist
Professor Jason Wargent Massey University & Biolumic
Bringing a next-generation sustainable ag technology to global food production
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Commercialisation Professional Award
This award recognises a commercialisation professional working within a New Zealand research organisation who has made an outstanding contribution to the commercialisation of publicly-funded research.
Winner
Brooke Marshall
AgResearch
Creating impact from AgResearch’s world class science
Finalist
Dr Ian Boddy
IKB Consulting
Translating complex commercialisation issues into simple actions to get deals done
Finalist
Sue Muggleston
Plant & Food Research
Championing commercialisation of technology through best practice IP management and mentoring
PwC Commercial Impact Award
This award celebrates excellence in research commercialisation delivering outstanding innovation performance and the potential for generating significant economic impact for New Zealand.
Winner
Massey University
‘FERRI PRO’ IP Sale
A partnership to help address the global problem of iron deficiency
Finalist
University of Auckland
Dairy Goat Genetic Selection
Genetic Selection of High-Value Dairy Goats - PM-1 Gene Test
Finalist
Invert Robotics - Suction Based Robots For Industrial Inspection
World first technology eliminating height and confined space hazards
Other Videos
Taking Scientific Discoveries to Market
How the 2020 finalists feel about creating impact from Kiwi science.
Judges
Introduction
Introduction to the Judges of the 2020 KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards