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…