New Zealand Research Commercialisation Success Stories
Below are some examples of projects that have been successfully commercialised by Universities and CRIs and have the potential to generate significant economic returns for New Zealand. Not all projects have had KiwiNet involvement.
StretchSense: Soft Wear by StretchSense
Unleashing fashion on technology: making wearable tech invisible
Scion & Sonae Industria: Woodforce
Working with an International partner to commercialise high performance wood fibre-reinforced plastics
AgResearch - ZeaKal
International spin out supports the commercialization of plant biotechnology in New Zealand
Plant & Food Research Revolutionising Plant Variety Commercialisation
An Evolution from Transactional Plant Sales Based Royalties to Participation in Commercial Success
Plant & Food Research and Zespri’s Response to the Psa Outbreak
One Team - Science and Industry Joining Forces to Save an Industry
The Biopolymer Network Ltd & Barnes Plastics
Zealafoam™ - An Exciting and Sustainable Alternative to Polystyrene
Comvita New Zealand Limited and Institute for Innovation in Biotechnology
Accelerating Innovation Together to Deliver Commercial Success
Dr Stephen J. Sowerby
Facilitating Academic Culture Change with an Applied Science Exemplar of Commercial Innovation
Cawthron Natural Compounds
The Cawthron Institute in Nelson is one of only a few organisations in the world capable of producing purified marine natural toxins.
Biocontrol for Vegetables
Lincoln University intends to develop a commercially viable live spore product to protect high value vegetables against soil-borne pathogens.
WETOX
WETOX is a technology out of the University of Victoria that seeks to provide an economic and environmentally friendly way of disposing of waste sludge products.
HyLink
Callaghan Innovation has developed the HyLink System which can provide a cost effective sustainable energy solution from 100% renewable resources.
Chronoptics
The University of Waikato's Chronoptics Group have developed a suite of technologies that are proven to improve the quality and performance of time-of-flight cameras for 3D imaging.
Hotels for Chelifers
Development of a novel beneficial method for biocontrol of varroa mite in commercial honey hives.
Amaranth Protein
The Biopolymer Network have developed a process to produce an extract that is expected to deliver 3 beauty outcomes; skin whitening, hair strengthening, and skin cell protection.