Callaghan Innovation

It's day two at the NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology (NZIFST) the prime gathering for food tech innovators 🎉 We're proud to be sponsors — we’re on a mission to help innovators commercialise ideas that will have a wide impact, and there aren’t many sectors with a wider impact than food.

Our very own Jenny Brown will be presenting valuable insights on leveraging support, resources for diversification, and much more. Yesterday, we had the pleasure of inspiring the next generation of food tech innovators at the Young Foodies event.

You’ll find us at stand #20, and we’d love to connect, so come and say hello! If you’re keen to know more about our support for food tech, you can also reach out here: https://bit.ly/2JLc8Sl

Mānawatia a Matariki! Happy Matariki ⭐ Callaghan Innovation takes immense pride in being part of a nation that was among the first to acknowledge an indigenous holiday. What’s more, the mātauranga Māori that enriches this Matariki season is also sparking innovation unique to Aotearoa New Zealand, through the many Māori frontier ventures and tech-driven pakihi who are increasingly making an impact both at home and globally. So much so that the Māori economy is valued at over $70 billion (and growing). As we pause to remember those we’ve lost, express gratitude for our blessings and anticipate the future, we wish you a restful Matariki.

As a Foundation Partner, we were proud to be at this year's Electrify Aotearoa at the St James Theatre in Wellington. The event united 500+ founders, innovators, and investors to empower women in entrepreneurship. It was inspiring to share insights on building startups, raising capital, and expanding globally. We were delighted by the enthusiastic reception to the presentation by our Startup and Founder Product Manager, Jenny Douché. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

🌊 Wonderful to hear that our customer Water Siphon is set to make a splash at Fieldays this week. They're launching their game-changing siphon-operated groundwater management system and have been selected as a Top 5 finalist in the Fieldays Innovation Awards (Early Growth category). 🏆

Unlike traditional drainage, Water Siphon not only clears surface water but also removes it from deep within the soil, significantly lowering groundwater levels in surrounding areas. This makes the land much more absorbent during rainy seasons, cyclones and flood events. Water Siphon also works in harmony with nature. It’s powered by gravity and operates without motors, which is great news for wildlife and aquatic creatures. 🌍

Find out more and join the launch celebrations at the Fieldays Innovation Hub, site IN41.

Welcome on board Pacific Channel, our newest Deep Tech Incubator Programme partner. For over two decades the firm has supported startups that are developing solutions to global challenges in food, health and the environment.

Read more on our website: https://bit.ly/3xbJW7W

🚀🏆 Join us in celebrating Rocket Lab, the 2024 NZ Hi-Tech Awards Company of the Year, and their CEO, the newly-knighted Sir Peter Beck!

Rocket Lab's story is a testament to what can be achieved when passion, innovation and persistence meet the right kind of support. The kind that wraps itself around an innovator, listens to their pain points and does everything it can to help them successfully commercialise their idea. We're over the moon to see a company we've got such a deep history with — Sir Peter Beck used to work at our predecessor, Industrial Research Limited, and Rocket Lab was one of our inaugural Sir Paul Callaghan 100 Report companies — keep going from strength to strength.

Congratulations, Sir Peter, from the team named after Sir Paul!

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Don't miss out! EMEX exhibition is wrapping up soon, see our autonomous solutions with our Smart Factory assessment and Industry 4.0 Mobile stand. Can't make it to the stand? No worries, head to our website for all the details on how to sign up for the assessment and explore our range of products and services tailored just for you - https://bit.ly/4bTrW0I

Let's revolutionise together! 💡

We are thrilled to support this Te Taumata Wāhine Māori in Tech Leadership Programme!

Presenting to you, the 2024 Hi-Tech Kamupene Māori o te Tau, Māori Company of the Year award winner, Envico Technologies! 🌟 🏆

On Friday, the Aotearoa New Zealand tech sector came together at its biggest, most prestigious awards night, the NZ Hi-Tech Awards. Spark Arena was filled with NZ’s leading tech minds and their supporters in an evening celebrating the remarkable achievements of NZ’s tech sector on the global stage and locally. You can find the list of the night’s winners here - https://bit.ly/3yxjfuF

In partnership with PoutamaTrust, we were thrilled to once again sponsor the NZ Hi-Tech Kamupene Māori o te Tau – the Māori Company of the Year award, and we would like to formally congratulate the winner for 2024, Envico Technologies.

Envico Technologies Ltd, previously Environment & Conservation Technologies Ltd (ECT) is an award-winning environmental technologies company pioneering specialist drones and automated systems for conservation and biosecurity. By merging engineering, science and mātauranga Māori, Envico develops fit-for-purpose solutions primarily in invasive species detection and control, native forestry restoration, and environmental monitoring.

We are incredibly proud of the trail that Envico Technologies is blazing, and we wish them, and the two other finalists in this category — BlinkPay Global and Kry10 — the very best in the future. You can read more about Envico here - https://bit.ly/44wuPlF

Rukuhia te wāhi ngaro, hei maunga tātai whetū. Explore the unknown, pursue excellence.

Applications for the next round of the R&D Experience Grant will open on Tuesday June 4th. The grant funds innovative businesses to employ tertiary-level students (NZQA levels 6-10) as full-time interns over their summer break, and help prepare them for life-long careers in R&D.

If you have an active R&D programme and want to share your valuable knowledge with the next generation, the grant could be for you. In return you’ll get access to inquisitive minds and fresh thinking to help you overcome research challenges and accelerate the development of your products or services.

To find out more, speak to your customer navigator or visit our website - https://bit.ly/44ZlrHx

Great to see some of our leading cleantech startups sharing their views on supporting this fast-growing, export-oriented sector at the launch of the New Zealand Cleantech Report 2024 at Parliament last night. Amazing to hear from Mint Innovation and Geo40 Limited about their journey! 🌱✨

Big thanks to all our NZ Cleantech Mission Partners and the Science Media Centre (NZ) for spreading the word!

The big day is almost here, the Hi-Tech Awards Gala Dinner is on this Friday 24th May. In partnership with PoutamaTrust, we are thrilled to once again sponsor the NZ Hi-Tech Kamupene Māori o te Tau award – the Māori Company of the Year.

We will be celebrating the remarkable achievements of New Zealand's tech industry – both on the global stage and within our local economy. Tune into the livestream and be a part of this memorable night where the outstanding winners of the 2024 NZ Hi-Tech Awards will be revealed.

Learn more - https://bit.ly/4bM3PkF

EMEX exhibition, Aotearoa New Zealand's largest engineering, manufacturing, technology and electronics trade show is almost here, and we're excited to participate, from 28 to 30 May 2024. We will be presenting on each of the three days, featuring insights into 'AI for Manufacturing' from Aaron Reid, Principal Research Scientist and Acting Team Leader of Data Vision, and 'How to know what a good day in the factory looks like' from Ivo Gorny, Team Leader of Advanced Mechatronics.

If you're attending the conference, please visit our booth #1013 to meet our team and see our autonomous solutions in action!

Register now - https://bit.ly/4dOms9C

Ānei te karanga ki ngā pakihi Māori!

Calling all emerging Māori entrepreneurs and business leaders in the creative industries!

Te Whītau Tūhono, The Asia New Zealand Foundation – have committed to another Māori business delegation. This time it will be a creative biz study tour to China at the end of July 2024 – with a focus on game development and digital storytelling. Tonoa ināianei!

UPDATE: Applications for this opportunity have now closed.

We’re pleased to offer up to eight places for emerging Māori business leaders in the creative industries to be part of a delegation travelling to China in July 2024.

This delegation is an opportunity for emerging Māori business leaders in the creative industries – with a focus on game development and digital storytelling – to upskill and gain exposure to one of the world's largest markets and a major trendsetter in creative industry and design norms across wider Asia. 💻🎨📡

The programme is designed to provide participants with a window into the Chinese creative and business world while giving an overview of China's creative industries, build understanding of global and Asia-wide trends coming out of China as well as dive into cultural and business connections.

📍 Find all important information and how to apply details here:
https://www.asianz.org.nz/business/kia-hiwa-ra-maori-creative-digital-business-delegation-to-china-2024/

Applications close 5pm, Tuesday 4 June 2024.

In partnership with PoutamaTrust, we are thrilled to once again sponsor the NZ Hi-Tech Kamupene Māori o te Tau award – the Māori Company of the Year. The NZ Hi-Tech Awards finalists have been named, and we are incredibly proud of the trails they are blazing in tech! 🌟

We want to congratulate finalists BlinkPay, Envico Technologies, and Kry10. All unique in their own way, and all making strides as Māori innovators to help make the world a better place.

We're profiling the finalists, and are pleased to share the final article of the three, featuring BlinkPay, the unapologetically Māori-owned and operated fintech that's enabling secure connectivity, at a fraction of the cost. Read more here - https://bit.ly/3ypN3tl

Keep an eye out for the Hi-Tech Awards Gala Dinner May 24 - when the winner will be announced!

In partnership with PoutamaTrust, we are thrilled to once again sponsor the NZ Hi-Tech Kamupene Māori o te Tau award – the Māori Company of the Year. The NZ Hi-Tech Awards finalists have been named, and we are incredibly proud of the trails they are blazing in tech! 🌟

We want to congratulate finalists BlinkPay, Envico Technologies, and Kry10. All unique in their own way, and all making strides as Māori innovators to help make the world a better place.

We're profiling the finalists, and are pleased to share this article featuring Wellington-based Kry10. The company says 75 billion devices will be connected to the Internet over the next five years, leading to an increase in online security risks. Kry10's elegant solution to this problem is well worth reading about. Read more here - https://bit.ly/3WHdO6s

Keep an eye out for the final profile featuring BlinkPay, coming soon in the lead up to the Hi-Tech Awards Gala Dinner May 24 - when the winner will be announced.

Congratulations to Geo40 Limited, Aspiring Materials, and Zincovery - three globally ambitious Kiwi cleantech startups (supported by Callaghan Innovation) that have made the Cleantech Group APAC25 list of the 25 startups most likely to make significant market impact in the Asia-Pacific region over the next five years. 👏

Three Kiwi cleantech companies make top 25 list in Asia-Pacific - Idealog Geo40, Aspiring Materials and Zincovery are the only Kiwi companies to make the APAC Cleantech 25 list.

Did you know Tech is the second largest contributor to New Zealand's economy? Discover the value and impact that emerging technologies are having upon the lives of New Zealanders at Techweek 2024! As a festival partner this year, we’re excited to be supporting hundreds of events nationwide and engaging thousands of Kiwis across the motu.

Make sure to check out the newly released programme of events and start planning what to attend from this 20-26 of May. Also, don't forget to sign up to the in-person launch event in Auckland on Monday 20 May, where a talented line of up of leaders from New Zealand's gaming and space sectors will dive into how they are building tech for a better tomorrow! 🚀

Sign up now - https://bit.ly/3F4ZxG9

Callaghan Innovation’s New to R&D Grant supports entrepreneurs at the “getting started” stage of their innovation journey: You've formed a business around your exciting new idea or concept, are looking for some initial research and development (R&D) funding, and would benefit from starting your own in-house R&D to put you on the path towards commercial success.

If eligible, you could receive up to $400,000 in Government co-funding (40% of a $1m project) to create your first structured, in-house R&D project, whilst actively building your team’s skills and capabilities across six key areas, as identified by our scientists, engineers and R&D experts.

Time to start your venture’s first “proper” R&D project? Apply now: https://bit.ly/4b4h7Ji

2023 was another year of growth for Research and Development in Aotearoa New Zealand. A growth in R&D positively impacts everyone in our country, for a multitude of reasons. Let's delve into some of the recent Stats NZ 2023 R&D survey data and take a look at how we’ve supported this growth through our products and our people.

Kia hiwa rā! Kia hiwa rā!

In partnership with PoutamaTrust, we are thrilled to once again sponsor the NZ Hi-Tech Kamupene Māori o te Tau award – the Māori Company of the Year. The NZ Hi-Tech Awards finalists have been named, and we are incredibly proud of the trails they are blazing in tech! 🌟

We want to congratulate finalists BlinkPay, Envico Technologies, and Kry10. All unique in their own way, and all making strides as Māori innovators to help make the world a better place.

Our first profile of the three finalists features Envico Technologies. Founded in 2018, Envico has developed innovative drone and land-based technologies that amplify the efforts of the conservation and reforestation sectors. Read the full article here - https://www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz/stories/?utm_campaign=nz_hi_tech_awards&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1714968007

Keep an eye out for the other two finalist profiles that we will be releasing in the lead up to the Hi-Tech Awards Gala Dinner May 24 - when the winner will be announced.

We know R&D can be uncertain and there’s no guarantee of yielding the results you want. But with the initial groundwork done, you can feel more confident that you’ll get to the right outcome as fast as possible, for all of your future R&D activities. Get the support and funding you need — apply for the New to R&D Grant today!

Time to start your first real R&D project? Apply for up to $400,000 in co-funding Callaghan Innovation’s New to R&D Grant was created to support entrepreneurs at the start of their innovation journey. Those entrepreneurs have formed a business around their exciting new idea or concept, are looking for some initial research and development (R&D) funding and would benefit from st...

The latest Stats NZ R&D survey is hugely positive news for Aotearoa New Zealand's innovation ecosystem — R&D expenditure up by 17%, R&D staff increasing by 3.9% and expenditure per business up 20%! The results clearly signal the commitment of our country's innovators to undertaking R&D to grow their businesses. 🌱

But, there's still a way to go before Aotearoa New Zealand is up there with the global top performers. On the BusinessDesk podcast, our CEO Stefan Korn delves into what the figures mean for the innovation ecosystem and discusses the pivotal role Callaghan Innovation plays in bolstering it.

📈 Learn more about the R&D survey stats - https://bit.ly/3Ugm6iM

🎙️ Listen to the full podcast with Stefan Korn - https://ihr.fm/3UIBlSb

If you are passionate about advancing the economic success of Māori, then this is for you! Join a team that is dedicated to accelerating the growth of the Māori Economy through innovative solutions empowering Māori businesses to thrive and build a brighter future for Aotearoa. At Te Pokapū Auaha we partner with ambitious pakihi of all sizes, and we provide them with a range of innovation and R&D services to suit each stage of their growth. 🌱

Two roles are available! Māori Innovation Coordinator and the Māori Innovation Partnerships Lead. We would love to hear from you! Tono ināianei e te whānau!

Apply now - https://bit.ly/49ZCpXa

Only 2 hours left to apply for the opportunity of a lifetime! Tono ināianei!

BioTech, AgriTech, CleanTech, GamingTech—no matter your expertise in tech, this is for you!

Ten wāhine Māori have the opportunity to embark on a knowledge exchange to three trailblazing countries that set the international precedence in supporting and advancing women tech leaders.

The ten delegates will first set off to Ireland, home to the European headquarters of the five biggest tech giants—Google, Amazon, META, Apple, and Microsoft. They will then visit France, world leaders in feminist diplomacy, before traveling to the UK for the highly anticipated London Tech Week!

Upon their arrival back home, they will commence their six-month post-exchange programme alongside candidates aiming to refine their skill sets in preparation for next year's applications.

To get among this growing wāhine in tech kaupapa, apply now - https://forms.office.com/r/qnMKAuHpQu

This knowledge exchange is proudly supported by Callaghan Innovation, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, and the British High Commission, Wellington.

Applications for this opportunity close this Friday 26 April, 5pm. Tono Ināianei!

Te Taumata are proud to spearhead the first Wāhine Māori in Tech Knowledge Exchange.

"The world is searching for climate and sustainability solutions. This programme provides a platform to take our holistic, comprehensive solutions to the world." - Naomi Manu, Te Taumata.

If you are a wāhine Māori with an industry-ready tech solution that is set to influence positive change in our world, apply now! https://forms.office.com/r/qnMKAuHpQu

Applications for this opportunity close Friday 26 April, 5pm.

This knowledge exchange is proudly supported by Callaghan Innovation, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, and the British High Commission, Wellington.