2022 Awards Videos
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
Jonathan Ring
Zincovery / University of Canterbury
Description
Finalist
Alex Risos
Risos Enterprises / University Of Auckland
The Waicorder™ - Rapid E. coli and protozoa analysis for our drinking water.
Finalist
Dr Richard Winkworth
Ampersand Technologies / Massey University
Protecting primary industries and the environment with next-generation DNA diagnostics.
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 Justin Hodgkiss
Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington
Pursuing commercial outcomes and supporting early career researchers to be part of this journey
Finalist
Distinguished Professor Maggie-Lee Huckabee
University of Canterbury
Innovative technologies for effective rehabilitation of swallowing impairment.
Finalist
Associate Professor Franck Natali
Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington
Serial entrepreneur revolutionising ammonia production while developing student entrepreneurs
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
Evelyn Body
Uniservices
Unique combination of expertise resulting in exceptional outcomes.
Finalist
Michael Fielding
AUT Ventures
A versatile, empathetic, and inspirational teammate and leader
Finalist
Stephanie Grant
Wellington UniVentures
Working to safeguard the research of innovators throughout New Zealand.
Breakthrough Project Award
This award recognises a project that demonstrates best practice commercialisation of publicly-funded research.
Winner
Gastric Alimetry
UniServices
Gastric Alimetry - The new test of gastric function.
Finalist
Filterlayr™, Another NanoLayr Innovation
FilterLayr™ Eco – The Bio-derived, Covid-Killing Air Filtration Media.
Finalist
RespirAq - AUT Ventures
Waterless, active, heated respiratory humidification – small, portable, and easy to use.
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
Magritek
Massey Ventures & Wellington UniVentures
Beautiful Science to Business.
Finalist
Ligar
Wintec Te Pūkenga & WaikatoLink
World-first commercial purification platform.
Finalist
Zespri Rubyred
Plant & Food Research and Zespri
RubyRed – expanding our offering of the world's best kiwifruit.
Momentum Student Entrepreneur Award
The award recognises highly motivated New Zealand university students who have made significant progress developing an idea that can change the world.
These students are making outstanding contributions to commercialisation and innovation or has created an innovative business in New Zealand through technology licensing, start-up creation or by providing expertise to support innovation.
Winner
Mrinali Kumar
Massey University
Is it Ice cream? Yeah, Kinda
Finalist
Muhammad Rehan
Massey University
Ingestible robot for gut sampling
Finalist
Ben Scales
University of Canterbury
Designing a better world through smarter materials
Other Videos
Taking Scientific Discoveries to Market
How the 2022 finalists feel about creating impact from Kiwi science.
Judges Introduction
Introduction to the Judges of the 2022 KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards