Endless possibilities…

30 September 2024

Kia ora, In this issue Insights from our Executive Director  The more I work in this role the more excited I am about the convergence of once-siloed technologies across multidisciplinary … Continue reading "The precautionary principle"

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Spring into innovation | September 2024 News

03 September 2024

In this issue Insights from our Executive Director  During the last month there has been plenty of discussion in the media regarding gene technologies – should our companies and researchers … Continue reading "The precautionary principle"

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Life Sciences Summit Returns for 2025!

02 September 2024

We can’t wait to reconnect at Aotearoa New Zealand’s 2025 Life Science Summit – Uniting biology and technology to unleash potential. 18-19 March, 2025 at Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre. Click here … Continue reading "The precautionary principle"

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Gene tech, tools and innovation | June 2024 News

21 June 2024

It has been another busy month for biotech. More than 35 Kiwis travelled to the BIO International Convention in San Diego.

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BioTechNZ News: The final countdown!

06 March 2024

In this issue Insights from our Executive Director  This year feels like it’s going to be a fast game, but a good game for the biotech sector! I am incredibly … Continue reading "The precautionary principle"

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The precautionary principle

The Precautionary Principle, there are many definitions, but the most common expression today claims that a practice, substance or technology must be banned or prohibited if it cannot be proven (with certainty) to be safe. R
03 July 2020
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Congratulations to our dames and knights and our ongoing fight

Congratulations to our Neonatal expert Professor Jane Harding as she is now one of the Dame Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit (NZOM). Congratulations also to medical researcher Professor Robert Elliott who has been appointed Knight Companions of the NZOM.
03 June 2020
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COVID-19: The massive social and economic experiment

Currently, an estimated 2.6 billion people – one-third of the world’s population – are living under some kind of lockdown or quarantine. This is arguably the largest social and economic experiment ever conducted.
06 May 2020
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Stay home. It WILL save lives

We’re facing new and fast-moving challenges and opportunities. For most of you this will mean your day to day work will continue, albeit in very different working environments. A significant number of our biotech companies are defined as essential services. If you believe you are an essential service, please register with MPI.
02 April 2020
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Major medicinal cannabis summit postponed

“We have made the difficult decision to postpone the MedCan Summit 2020 this week. However, we remain firmly committed to hosting New Zealand’s first medicinal cannabis summit later this year, as the future of large events and international travel becomes clear,” says Dr Zahra Champion, Executive Director of BioTechNZ and MedCan Summit 2020 organiser.q
17 March 2020
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Market Insights Report, networking + MedCan 2020

Well here we are in 2020, and while we have seen plenty of impressive technological advances, we’re not quite in the world of human feet becoming just one big toe, we’re not living in flying houses and c, x and q are still part of the alphabet as previously predicted.
05 February 2020