BIOTechNZ News
t’s only two months until New Zealand’s first medicinal cannabis summit, MedCan 2020, with organisers saying the economic potential of New Zealand’s most exciting sunrise industry is more important than ever before.
07 September 2020
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New Zealand biotech firm tackling COVID-19 and M. bovis
Auckland-based biotechnology company Pictor has received a double funding boost from government and partners for two crucial development projects to help combat COVID-19 and Mycoplasma bovis.
18 May 2020
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Initial funding opens doors for national vaccine strategy
New Zealand biotech Avalia Immunotherapies has been awarded bridging funding of $100,000 from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s COVID-19 Innovation Acceleration Fund to start work on securing a COVID-19 vaccine for New Zealand, until a national vaccine strategy is in place.
08 May 2020
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Call for doctors to attend medicinal cannabis summit
“New Zealand healthcare professionals who say they don’t know enough about medicinal cannabis now have the best opportunity to change that,” says Dr Zahra Champion, Executive Director of BioTechNZ and MedCan Summit 2020 organiser.
02 March 2020
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BiotechNZ to survey NZ biotechnology companies and supporting organisations
BiotechNZ is surveying NZ biotechnology companies and supporting organisations to find out the state and future opportunities for biotechnology to contribute to New Zealand’s economic growth.
20 February 2020
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MedCan2020 will help launch the Kiwi medical cannabis industry
The medicinal cannabis industry will significantly boost the New Zealand economy, BiotechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says.
11 November 2019
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‘Godfather of Cannabis’ to play role at MedCan 2020
‘The Godfather of Cannabis’, Professor Raphael Mechoulam, will play a key role in New Zealand’s first international medicinal cannabis summit, MedCan 2020.
05 November 2019
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Biotech in NZ on cusp of saving sick pets
NZ biotech companies and organisations are exploring cutting-edge research to help treat people, but that will soon be swiftly replicated for dogs, cats and other pets.
07 October 2019
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Biotechnology may be one answer to help slow climate change
Biotechnology may be one of the answers to help slow the serious and urgent issue of climate change, BiotechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says.
26 September 2019