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 "Genetic technologies are a must for NZ to remain relevant and competitive"
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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 "Genetic technologies are a must for NZ to remain relevant and competitive"
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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 "Genetic technologies are a must for NZ to remain relevant and competitive"
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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 "Genetic technologies are a must for NZ to remain relevant and competitive"
Read More 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 "Genetic technologies are a must for NZ to remain relevant and competitive"
Read More 21 June 2024
It has been another busy month for biotech. More than 35 Kiwis travelled to the BIO International Convention in San Diego.
Read More 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 "Genetic technologies are a must for NZ to remain relevant and competitive"
Read More 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 "Genetic technologies are a must for NZ to remain relevant and competitive"
Read More 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 "Genetic technologies are a must for NZ to remain relevant and competitive"
Read More 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 "Genetic technologies are a must for NZ to remain relevant and competitive"
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In this issue Insights from the Executive Director BioTechNZ news and highlightsSynthetic BiologyClimate Change/Environmental SustainabilityWhat’s happening around the country and across the ditch? Insights from the Executive Director It was a big month for biotech. Firstly, BioTech
May 4, 2022
New Zealand needs to finally accept genetic modification (GM) products in a world of climate change and desperate global food needs, BiotechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says. While New Zealand is lagging behind the rest of the world because of its anti-GM approach, there has bee
April 26, 2022
By Cushla Norman Reporter - 1News Genetic modification (GM) was once such a highly charged issue it prompted thousand to protest against the practice. But almost two decades on, pro-GM groups say the benefits have been ignored and New Zealand is getting left behind t
April 20, 2022
By Nona Pelletier Senior Business Reporter - RNZ It is time for a full regulatory review of genetically modified organisms and technologies (GM), according to a groundbreaking report by the Productivity Commission. "The current regulation of GM does not reflect te
April 20, 2022
By Justin Giovannetti Political Editor - The Spinoff New Zealand’s genetic engineering laws face a tough challenge from new technology, Justin Giovannetti writes in The Bulletin. The ban on genetic engineering is facing an impossible problem. There’s a hole
April 19, 2022
In this issue Insights from the Executive DirectorBioTechNZ news and highlightsWhat’s happening around the country and across the ditch? Insights from the Executive Director We all know there are no GMO crops in New Zealand, but we are aware there are products containing GMOs on supermar
April 6, 2022
In this issue Insights from the Executive DirectorTe Ara Paerangi – Future Pathways Green PaperBioTechNZ news and highlightsGovernment submissionsWhat’s happening around the country and across the ditch? Insights from the Executive Director One of the members in my household tested
March 10, 2022
In this issue Colin Harvey RIPBioTechNZ news and highlightsGovernment submissionsWhat’s happening around the country and across the ditch? Rest in Peace Colin Harvey It is with great sadness that we recognise the passing of Colin Harvey (ONZM). Colin was an inspirational leader in ou
February 3, 2022
‘Climate change is no longer some distant risk to future generations. It is here and now.’ Johan Rockstrom — Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research The 2035 Vision platform has been established to support New Zealand, Australian and Pacific Island AgriFoodTech and C
December 17, 2021