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.
Magritek
Magritek is a business which grew out of a decade of world-class research at both Victoria and Massey universities to manufacture products based on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) technology.
ZyGEM
ZyGEM™ Corporation Limited is a rapidly growing biotechnology company with innovative enzyme-based products and technologies developed from our exclusive collection of microorganisms from extreme environments.
With the Kiwi Innovation Network we have an exciting opportunity to develop strong relationships with the current and future partners... This new found scale and breadth of expertise across new sectors, regions, and networks makes KiwiNet a significant and distinct player internationally, something as a small entity in a small region distant from major markets we could not have achieved.
Duncan Mackintosh – CEO, WaikatoLink Ltd, the commercialisation office of the University of Waikato
Eco-n™
Eco-n™ is a product that reduces the environmental impacts of dairy farming and increases farm productivity and sustainability.
Dr Anna Henning, Victoria University of Wellington & Boutiq
Embracing a Boutiq opportunity: Leading nanomaterials from the lab to the world
HTS-110 magnetic solutions
HTS-110 is the world's leading company in the development of magnetic solutions utilising high temperature superconducting wire.
General Cable Superconductors
General Cable Superconductors specialises in the production of 2nd generation HTS Roebel cable, blending cutting edge research with an extensive background in cable manufacture.
ArcActive
ArcActive Limited was spun out by Research & Innovation, at the University of Canterbury, to commercialise diverse applications of a unique carbon nanotube-laden substrate developed using a continuous, novel and inexpensive method of depositing carbon nanotubes on conducting substrates.