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 time for talking is over"
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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 time for talking is over"
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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 time for talking is over"
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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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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 time for talking is over"
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Hi Readers, The time for talking is over and the world needs to begin acting now, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday at the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019. I couldn’t agree more. So, what are we doing taxing farmers, offsetting our emissions with carbon cre
October 2, 2019
Last year Invetus Pty Ltd acquired the NZ-based Estendart Ltd to form the largest Australasian veterinary contract research organisation (CRO) with sites throughout Australia and NZ. Invetus provides a comprehensive range of research services for generating high quality data to support th
October 2, 2019
Biotechnology may be one of the answers to help slow the serious and urgent issue of climate change, BiotechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says. The accelerating pace of climate change along with global population and depletion of agricultural resources threatens food security globally.
September 26, 2019
BioTechNZ has announced New Zealand’s first international medicinal cannabis summit, aiming to provide a catalyst for Kiwis to maximise opportunities in the country’s newest sector. MedCan 2020 will take place on Thursday 19 March 2020 at Sky City Convention Centre, signalling the launch of
September 13, 2019
Spring is here! And August has been an interesting month of media. I will repeat the words of Sir Peter Gluckman, New Zealand risks becoming a backwater… and this is not only in relation to the gene modification debate, but to all areas of science. Firstly, we saw great content coming out
September 5, 2019
MP Biomedicals New Zealand Ltd (MP Bio) is a specialized manufacturer of high-quality bovine proteins and has gained an international reputation in providing bovine plasma proteins to the global bio-pharmaceutical, animal health and diagnostic industry, and to prominent research institutes in New Z
September 4, 2019
New Zealand researchers have the chance to work in France thanks to the Dumont d'Urville, a programme that aims to foster new partnerships and developing science and technology exchanges between research laboratories of excellence. The grant will pay for up to $80,000 in total per project f
August 16, 2019
NZ will miss out on billions of dollars of exports in the fast-growing global legal cannabis industry, BiotechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says. The global legal marijuana market size is expected to reach $US 66.3 billion within six years, according to a new report by Grand View Resea
August 9, 2019
Hi Readers 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. Since 2014, on the opening
August 7, 2019