Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) has added crown research institute GNS Science to its other 14 partners dedicated to improving research commercialisation outcomes in New Zealand.
KiwiNet’s consortium of universities, research institutes, and other entities represent 70% of the country’s research capacity with an annual spend of $1bn and covering 7,000 academics. During 2014, KiwiNet invested $3.5m into 108 pre-seed projects which have a combined potential export value to the country of $180m. In total, it has invested $11.4m into 342 projects.
Bram Smith, general manager of KiwiNet says, “We’re delighted to welcome GNS Science as a KiwiNet partner. GNS Science are bringing a wealth of expertise to the KiwiNet network and they have already presented some clever technologies to the group for seismic monitoring and air quality mapping. Our collective goal is to see more of this important research transferred to the market as GNS Science harnesses the commercialisation capability within KiwiNet.”
