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.
Minimising Bovine Tuberculosis
A collaboration between Landcare Research and TBfree New Zealand has led to a large-scale disease eradication initiative previously thought impossible.
DME Extraction Technology
Callaghan Innovation is looking to demonstrate the commercial suitability of their dimethyl ether (DME) processing technology, with the application of extracting carotenoids from natural products.
Our Partnership with Massey has really been fundamental in our growth. The research and the stage that we’re at in our product development is streets ahead in some instances of what is going on around the rest of the world. That partnership with Massey has given us not only the knowledge, but the confidence to go you there and market our products to the best in the world.
Our Partnership with Massey has really been fundamental in our growth. The research and the stage that we’re at in our product development is streets ahead in some instances of what is going on around the rest of the world. That partnership with Massey has given us not only the knowledge, but the confidence to go you there and market our products to the best in the world.
Jennifer Boggis, Director Heilala Vanilla
Massey University and Heilala Vanilla
United by a passion for the world's most sensual and exotic flavour producing products used by the food industry around the globe.
STRmix™ Resolve more DNA Mixtures
STRmix™ technology allows more complex DNA signatures to be interpreted, providing more reliable, robust and defensible evidence in court.
Collaborating with Plant and Food and Etec has been very successful and something of a meeting of the minds, they have very good science, we have people on the ground and the commercial and market support. Working together as a cohesive team has been really productive
John Read, Managing Director, Etec Crop Solutions
The team at Tait and the team at Wireless Research Centre have worked very closely and very collaboratively and what has resulted has been the degree of confidence and trust where we know that the intellectual properties that are being generated are being put to good use
Fred Samandari, Spatial Engineering Research Centre, University of Canterbury
Wireless Network Partnership
Commercialisation of fundamental wireless research to create global export earnings
Augmented Reality
Mobile tech that blurs the line between reality and possibility attracts buyers
Callaghan Innovation
This research consortium aims to enhance sheep processing productivity and quality through the use of automation.
Land Use Change & Intensification
Aiming to ensure that the productive capacity of New Zealand's agricultural land is sustained or enhanced
Being able to tap into the hard-won knowledge and networks from other KiwiNet members has been enormously valuable.
Dr Nigel Johnson, Director of Research & Innovation at the University of Canterbury
Through KiwiNet ESR was able to access resources, advice and expertise that wasn't previously available to us, and which gave us the confidence to step into new areas.
Hamish Findlay - Forensic Business and Commercial Manager, ESR
Auckland University of Technology
Growing the New Zealand surf clam industry with the Cloudy Bay Group
