Callaghan Innovation stories - Page 2
Callaghan Innovation: 'Unicorns' create $34b for New Zealand
Mon, 8th Apr 2019
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New Zealand's 'unicorns', including Rocket Lab and Xero, have driven more than NZD $34 billion in value, boosting the nation's innovation ecosystem.
Callaghan Innovation grants Auckland SaaS firm $5m windfall
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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Callaghan Innovation has awarded Auckland-based SaaS business Crossware up to $5m per year in grant funding to support its global expansion.
Callaghan Innovation board welcomes Frances Valintine & Angela Bull
Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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Callaghan Innovation is welcoming property mogul Angela Bull and the reappointment of tech futurist Frances Valintine and to its board this week.
NZ’s Maori innovators are on the rise
Tue, 19th Feb 2019
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Māori innovators are making waves, with record participation in R&D and nearly half of the finalists in this year's New Zealander of the Year Awards.
SingleSource scores R&D grant to explore digital identity over blockchain
Tue, 11th Dec 2018
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Callaghan Innovation has awarded a $318,000 R&D grant to Auckland-based firm SingleSource, a company that applies risk scoring to digital identity.
MicroMaker3D's tiny 3D printing tech is 'game changing'
Tue, 13th Nov 2018
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Imagine 3D printing things thinner and smaller than a human hair, and how they could be used in everything from sensors, electronics, wearables and meshes.
Callaghan Innovation places bets in local crypto startup
Wed, 31st Oct 2018
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Callaghan Innovation has placed $330,000 into a local cryptocurrency savings and trading startup now called Vimba.
Why Kiwi businesses need to invest in innovation
Tue, 2nd Oct 2018
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Investing in innovation can lead to significant productivity gains for manufacturers, according to research by ANZ.
'Don't be like Silicon Valley': Kiwi SaaS firms encouraged to look after their own
Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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New Zealand's tech sector gathers at the Southern SaaS event in Auckland to focus on achieving faster and smarter growth.
NZ agritech innovators touch down in Silicon Valley
Mon, 27th Aug 2018
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Thirty of New Zealand’s agritech innovators have finally landed in Silicon Valley this week as they get ready to put their innovations to the test.
The future of farming is in agritech, says Callaghan Innovation
Thu, 28th Jun 2018
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New Zealand can capitalize on its reputation as a global agritech hotspot to boost its own sector, says Callaghan Innovation.
Callaghan Innovation congratulates Hi-tech award winners
Mon, 28th May 2018
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Callaghan Innovation commends winners of the 2018 Hi-Tech Awards & encourages businesses to explore tech support options. #HiTechAwards.
Moment of truth for fintech accelerator participants
Tue, 15th May 2018
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New Zealand's fintech sector is maturing rapidly, with the Kiwibank FinTech Accelerator highlighting global potential.
Tauranga software development firm awarded Callaghan R&D grant
Thu, 3rd May 2018
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Radfords has been collaborating across the NZ kiwifruit industry to help it scale into the position it is in today.
Callaghan Innovation’s borrow-a-cobot scheme speeding up automation
Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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Callaghan Innovation's cobot trial programme accelerates automation for NZ manufacturers, exemplified by Assa Abloy’s successful deployment of UR5 cobots.
New Zealand R&D investment driven by SMBs - Callaghan
Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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Small and medium businesses in New Zealand are driving a significant increase in research and development investment, according to Callaghan Innovation.
Social enterprise develops game for learning sign language
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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The game has passed the prototype stage, and SeeCom are currently doing research to produce the full game version.
Callaghan Innovation awards R&D grant to AI startup
Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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New Zealand conversational AI startup Ambit secures the Callaghan Innovation R&D Growth Grant, enabling acceleration of its cutting-edge research.
Maori entrepreneurship thriving in Waikato and Coromandel regions
Thu, 1st Feb 2018
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Waikato region sees growth in Māori business enterprise, says Waikato Innovation Park advisor. Māori businesses seeking support has increased to 16 percent.
Christchurch entrepreneur accelerates with Kokiri
Mon, 8th Jan 2018
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Logan Williams has been selected to take part in the startup accelerator programme to help turn his ideas into an innovative business.