2012-05-24 14:30:39 // Esther Goh
Two Ministry of Economic Development funds have been cancelled in the latest budget with both the Enterprising Partnerships Fund and the Transformational Initiatives Fund disestablished, bringing back $26.1 million over the next four years into the government fold.
2012-05-11 10:17:18 // Idealog
The University of Auckland has joined the MacDiarmid Institute's partner network, cementing a long-standing relationship between the organisations.
2012-03-08 12:23:49 // Idealog
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Academy Award winner Mark Sagar is out to take computer animation to a new level by starting a new laboratory at the University of Auckland.
2012-02-29 13:43:22 // Paul Adams
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New Zealand is at a public research crossroad: push it into the real world or continue to write off vast amounts.
2012-02-14 10:02:38 // Idealog
Plant & Food Research is setting up a new portfolio for seafood research to be run by Danette Olsen, previously the group manager for aquaculture and biotechnology at the Cawthron Institute.
2012-01-31 14:26:38 // Siobhan Leathley
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The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) has launched a database of national research projects, inventions and patents, with an eye to connecting businesses, entrepreneurs and investors worldwide.
2011-11-17 09:37:55 // Idealog
Christchurch biochemist Professor Christine Winterbourn last night became the first woman ever to receive the country's highest science and technology honour – the Rutherford Medal.
2011-11-04 13:32:46 // Pattrick Smellie
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For three years, Prime Minister John Key has talked a good game on the importance of innovation policy, but it took an election – and perhaps just a touch of Prime Ministerial frustration – to force the pace on the long-stalled plans for Industrial Research Ltd.
2011-11-04 11:40:55 // Sarah Robson
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More funding will be injected into the science sector to transform Industrial Research Limited (IRL) into an advanced technology institute, Prime Minister John Key announced yesterday.
2011-08-17 10:58:05 // Peter Kerr
More good stirring of the innovation system in Wellington, with a fair potential for much of central New Zealand to benefit as a result.
2011-07-13 11:15:28 // Vanessa Ellingham
The Kiwi Innovation Network will help homegrown projects "excite and harness investor appetite", according to one of its founding members.
2010-09-03 15:05:26 // Dwight Whitney
// Idealog #29: export
A short, sharp injection of knowledge is perhaps better than none but if you are really serious about growing your exports and developing your own knowledge and skills, you need to invest some time.
