Callaghan Innovation stories - Page 2
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tauranga software development firm awarded Callaghan R&D grant
Thu, 3rd May 2018
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supply chain systems
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software development
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development
Radfords has been collaborating across the NZ kiwifruit industry to help it scale into the position it is in today.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Innovative bladder sensor scoops Callaghan’s wearable tech award
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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The C-Prize aimed to encourage people to push the boundaries of what’s possible through technology, and solve real-world challenges.
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Callaghan Innovation congratulates NZ Innovation Awards winners
Fri, 20th Oct 2017
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Callaghan Innovation cheers its clients, including Rocket Lab, who triumphed at the NZ Innovation Awards, reflecting rich Kiwi ingenuity and ambition.
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Calling all green innovators – Entries for WWF Innovation Awards now open
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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The search is on for big, bold, game-changing ideas and new solutions to New Zealand’s greatest environmental challenges.