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Callaghan Innovation stories - Page 4

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Submissions wanted for DigMyIdea Māori Innovation Challenge
Fri, 9th Oct 2015
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A new competition is calling on New Zealand’s top emerging entrepreneurs to submit their ideas for the DigMyIdea Māori Innovation Challenge.
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NZ Govt initiative encourages tech innovations
Tue, 22nd Sep 2015
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The Technology Innovation National Science Challenge will focus on developing new technologies to create commercially successful breakthrough products.
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There's no stopping this Kiwi startup
Mon, 7th Sep 2015
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Wellington-born startup, AREA360, has received $5.5 million investment from a US technology venture group, and is expanding into the American market.
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Lower Hutt home to NZ's first ever manufacturing startup hub
Mon, 31st Aug 2015
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hutt city council
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lightning lab
Lightning Lab Manufacturing is the fifth Lightning Lab to run since its inception in 2013, and the first in New Zealand to centre around hardware.
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Govt encourages Maori to get involved in IT
Mon, 31st Aug 2015
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jobs
The New Zealand Government has launched a Maori Technology Scholarship to encourage more Maori into the Information Technology sector.
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NZ gaming industry in need of startup companies
Mon, 24th Aug 2015
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New Zealand video game industry grows, with 134 new jobs created and revenue of $78.7m in FY2015, according to @nzgda.
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Big demand for Government's R&D grants
Thu, 13th Aug 2015
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fleet management
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r&d
Up to $1.5 million will be made available to enable 126 businesses to employ students for work experience in New Zealand’s hi-tech sector.
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Wellington event takes a closer look at Lean Startup Methodology
Thu, 6th Aug 2015
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creative technologies
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wellington
A three-day Lean Startup Methodology conference, the first of its kind in Australasia, will take place in Wellington this October.
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University of Auckland drones compete for $50,000 prize
Mon, 27th Jul 2015
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auckland university
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The C-Prize involves a competition among drone design teams to come up with a prototype that meets one or more of the challenges set by film makers.
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New Zealand's hi-tech start-ups, going from strength to strength
Wed, 22nd Jul 2015
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It has been a successful year for Kiwi start-ups involved in Callaghan Innovation’s Technology Incubator Programme.
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Fieldays Innovation Accelerator showcases Kiwi tech
Wed, 27th May 2015
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The Fieldays Innovation Accelerator is a new initiative sponsored by Callaghan Innovation and aims to help Kiwi innovators rise to the global stage.
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$80m boost for NZ R&D funding announced
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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Steven Joyce, Science and Innovation Minister, has announced an $80 million boost for R&D funding in New Zealand as part of the Budget 2015.
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NZ Budget to pump $20M a year into Callaghan Innovation grants
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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The government will pump an extra $20 million a year into the research and development Growth Grants programme, one of three types of grant administer.
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Government-funded Callaghan Innovation offering $50,000 drone competition prize
Wed, 8th Apr 2015
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Government-funded Callaghan Innovation has launched a competition with $50,000 up for grabs to develop unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology for th.
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Agile Innovation guru Langdon Morris coming to New Zealand
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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American innovation expert Langdon Morris will teach Kiwi companies the secrets of 'agile innovation' at a series of workshops around the country next.
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Petromac develops 'bent stick' device that guides wireline loggers in oil wells
Fri, 20th Mar 2015
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oil and gas
Petromac has developed a disruptive technology that allows oil and gas companies to get better data from wireline logging of oil wells.
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Callaghan quizzed by MPs over 'failures,' grants to foreign companies
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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Callaghan Innovation, the government backed innovation hub, faced questions this week from opposition MPs about why it had funded companies that subse.
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Emulex invests in Kiwi tertiary students
Tue, 10th Mar 2015
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​Emulex Corporation is continuing to invest in New Zealand’s education sector and develop its next generation of engineering talent.
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NZ could reap $190M/year benefit becoming first nation to allow beyond-line-of-sight drones
Thu, 5th Mar 2015
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open ai
Allowing drones to operate beyond the operator's line of sight could provide economic gains of up to $190 million a year to New Zealand's.
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Wallace Corp backs Ligar to commercialise novel polymer products
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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Ligar, a startup developing molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), has secured an investment of hundreds of thousands of dollars from Wallace Corp,.
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Rex Bionics stock almost halves in value after sales warning
Mon, 22nd Dec 2014
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Rex Bionics, the New Zealand company listed on the London Stock Exchange's growth-orientated AIM market, almost halved in value last week after it.
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Martin Jetpack reviews ASX listing as Chinese investor commits A$50M
Fri, 19th Dec 2014
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christchurch
New Zealand jetpack maker, Martin Aircraft Co, has secured more than twice the $25 million funding it has been seeking in a proposed initial public.
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Trends publisher defers comment on suspension of Callaghan R&D grant
Thu, 18th Dec 2014
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serious fraud office
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trends publishing international
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Trends Publishing International chairman David Johnson says he can't comment on specific allegations following the suspension of a three-year resea.
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15 NZ hi-tech firms eligible to $13 million in Growth Grants
Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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Steven Joyce has announced 15 companies have met the eligibility criteria for the research and development Growth Grants from Callaghan Innovation.