New Zealand-based Kiwi Innovation Network selects finalists for its Research Commercialisation award.

New Zealand-based Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) has selected finalists for its second annual Research Commercialisation Awards.

The KiwiNet awards judges are Andrew Kelly, executive director at BioPacificVentures, Sharon Hunter, director of Hunter Powell Investment Partners, Ray Thomson, Angel Association chairman, and Helen Robinson, founding CEO of TZ1. The winners of the awards will be announced on 11 June.

The finalists include:

Commercialisation Collaboration Award

  • Eradicating bovine tuberculosis with TBfree New Zealand
  • Titanium Technologies New Zealand (TiTeNZ)

 

Researcher Entrepreneur Award

  • Associate Professor Iain Anderson, University of Auckland
  • Dr Silas Villas Boas, University of Auckland
  • Alistair Jerrett, Plant and Food Research Ltd

 

Research and Business Partnership Award

  • Marie Wong and Heilala Vanilla, entered by The BCC
  • Controlling Insects with Sex, entered by Plant and Food Research Ltd
  • Precision Seafood Harvesting, entered by Plant and Food Research Ltd
  • Wireless Network Partnership (University of Canterbury and Tait), entered by University of Canterbury

 

Commercial Deal Award

  • Springfree Trampoline, entered by University of Canterbury
  • Kifunensine Serendipity, entered by Glycosyn, Callaghan Innovation
  • C-Dax Pasture Meter and Massey University’s Centre for Precision Agriculture