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 "Looking Back and Looking Forward"

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 "Looking Back and Looking Forward"

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 "Looking Back and Looking Forward"

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.

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 "Looking Back and Looking Forward"

BIOTechNZ News

Looking Back and Looking Forward

2019 we saw many young people speaking out about the big global challenges we are facing. 'We are unstoppable' was the message from Indonesian activist Melati Wijsen.

04 December 2019

BIOTechNZ News

Weighing in on the HSNO Act

Firstly, I would like to clarify what I meant when I wrote this in last month’s newsletter: “So, what are we doing, taxing farmers, offsetting our emissions with carbon credits, … Continue reading

06 November 2019

BIOTechNZ News

Kiwi researchers in breakthrough treatment for deadly drug-resistant tuberculosis

A team of medical researchers based at the University of Auckland (UoA), who have been working for nearly 15 years in partnership with the international non-profit TB Alliance to develop new treatments for tuberculosis (TB), has been part of a major breakthrough.

01 November 2019

BIOTechNZ News

Biotech sector keen to maximise cannabis potential

Cannabis-based medicines have extraordinary potential to improve people’s quality of life, as well as fuel significant economic opportunity and growth.

23 October 2019

BIOTechNZ News

The time for talking is over

The 2019 NZ Cyber Security Summit and the 2019 Digital Identity Summit are both happening on 16 October in Wellington.

02 October 2019

BIOTechNZ News

One step forward two back, is NZ dancing into a Biotech backwater?

Spring is here! And August has been an interesting month of media.

05 September 2019

BIOTechNZ News

August Newsletter: BIOTechNZ a guest of ‘The Peasants’

An influential group of biotechnology entrepreneurs, investors, analysts and service providers from both sides of the Tasman attend the Bioshares Biotech Summit last week, a three-day biotech investment conference held every July in Queenstown.

07 August 2019

BIOTechNZ News

Biotech on the Government’s agenda

It has been another big month for biotech. Ian Proudfoot and his team at KPMG launched the Agribusiness Agenda, which is broken into three parts: Acknowledge, Evaluate, Accelerate.

03 July 2019

BIOTechNZ News

BiotechNZ produces landmark report to boost Kiwi businesses

BIOTechNZ is helping the government grow New Zealand’s highly regarded biotech industry, its executive director Dr Zahra Champion says. Scientific American Worldview scorecard for biotech, places New Zealand fourth in the world behind the US, Singapore and Denmark, and one place ahead of Australia.

18 June 2019