02 April 2020
We’re facing new and fast-moving challenges and opportunities. For most of you this will mean your day to day work will continue, albeit in very different working environments. A significant number of our biotech companies are defined as essential services. If you believe you are an essential service, please register with MPI.
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17 March 2020
“We have made the difficult decision to postpone the MedCan Summit 2020 this week. However, we remain firmly committed to hosting New Zealand’s first medicinal cannabis summit later this year, as the future of large events and international travel becomes clear,” says Dr Zahra Champion, Executive Director of BioTechNZ and MedCan Summit 2020 organiser.q
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04 March 2020
The impact of coronavirus will be far reaching, from increasing reports of the number of infections to the world’s biggest companies painting a bleak picture of broken supply chains, disrupted manufacturing, empty stores and flagging demand for their wares.
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Aemetis Inc. recently announced that after successfully completing the construction and commencement of an integrated demonstration unit, the company is now producing cellulosic ethanol from orchard waste, utilizing technologies from Aemetis, LanzaTech and InEnTec. The plant is a continuously o
August 9, 2017
He’ll tell you that he’s ‘just a scientist’, but in truth, the successful combination of Professor Richard Furneaux’s scientific nous and entrepreneurial spirit has not only generated tens of millions of dollars of economic activity for New Zealand over the past 25 years, it has also now w
August 7, 2017
Australia stamps its presence on the global stage at BIO 2017 Australia’s reputation as a leading hub for biotechnology was strengthened at BIO 2017, standing strong among ten of the largest delegations and drawing a huge crowd for its traditional networking event, the Australian wine tasting e
August 7, 2017
We have some amazing insights to share with you from some great kiwi innovators; Shama Lee from Sunfed Meats, Lisa Johnston from Volpara and Nigel Slaughter from Ligar. All three have been through mammoth R&D processes and have had to raise capital to keep on trucking. We hope that their pra
August 7, 2017
Sunfed meats are made from plant protein, they cook, feel and taste just like animal meat but are healthier, both for you and the planet. Read more
July 31, 2017
Biotechnology consultant Topaz Conway, here as part of the Vogue Codes series, writes about how women can make their mark in the entrepreneurial world. Tales of paths travelled always deliver enduring anticipation, where the expectation is for triumph to reign and the pioneers to reap the benefit
July 31, 2017
Agriculture has come a long way in the past century. We produce more food than ever before -- but our current model is unsustainable, and as the world’s population rapidly approaches the 8 billion mark, modern food production methods will need a radical transformation if they're going to keep up.
July 30, 2017
Viome, the wellness monitoring service founded by Seattle-area tech entrepreneur Naveen Jain, has raised $15 million this month in an investment round, according to documents filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The equity sale boosts the first commercial venture brought to li
July 28, 2017
Family movie night can be fraught in biotech households. Earlier this month, John Crowley, CEO of Amicus Therapeutics, cued up “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” as a refresher before the debut of its blockbuster sequel. Soon his living room played host to a man with roughly his job, working at
July 26, 2017