04 December 2019
2019 we saw many young people speaking out about the big global challenges we are facing. 'We are unstoppable' was the message from Indonesian activist Melati Wijsen.
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11 November 2019
The medicinal cannabis industry will significantly boost the New Zealand economy, BiotechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says.
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06 November 2019
Firstly, I would like to clarify what I meant when I wrote this in last month’s newsletter: “So, what are we doing, taxing farmers, offsetting our emissions with carbon credits, going electric and growing a billion trees… come on New Zealand, we can do better than that!” Some people wondered whether I was saying that … Continue reading "Biotechnology may be one answer to help slow climate change"
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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. The accelerating pace of climate change along with global population and depletion of agricultural resources threatens food security globally.
September 26, 2019
BioTechNZ has announced New Zealand’s first international medicinal cannabis summit, aiming to provide a catalyst for Kiwis to maximise opportunities in the country’s newest sector. MedCan 2020 will take place on Thursday 19 March 2020 at Sky City Convention Centre, signalling the launch of
September 13, 2019
Spring is here! And August has been an interesting month of media. I will repeat the words of Sir Peter Gluckman, New Zealand risks becoming a backwater… and this is not only in relation to the gene modification debate, but to all areas of science. Firstly, we saw great content coming out
September 5, 2019
MP Biomedicals New Zealand Ltd (MP Bio) is a specialized manufacturer of high-quality bovine proteins and has gained an international reputation in providing bovine plasma proteins to the global bio-pharmaceutical, animal health and diagnostic industry, and to prominent research institutes in New Z
September 4, 2019
New Zealand researchers have the chance to work in France thanks to the Dumont d'Urville, a programme that aims to foster new partnerships and developing science and technology exchanges between research laboratories of excellence. The grant will pay for up to $80,000 in total per project f
August 16, 2019
NZ will miss out on billions of dollars of exports in the fast-growing global legal cannabis industry, BiotechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says. The global legal marijuana market size is expected to reach $US 66.3 billion within six years, according to a new report by Grand View Resea
August 9, 2019
Hi Readers An influential group of biotechnology entrepreneurs, investors, analysts and service providers from both sides of the Tasman attend the Bioshares Biotech Summit last week, a three-day biotech investment conference held every July in Queenstown. Since 2014, on the opening
August 7, 2019
Agriculture Minister Damian O’Connor has said New Zealand “needs to have a sensible, mature conversation about genetic engineering.” The comments were made in response to the Government's Interim Climate Change Committee which raised concerns that laws surrounding genetic modification coul
July 31, 2019
Queenstown will tomorrow host one of the most significant life sciences conferences in New Zealand. BiotechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says much of the Bioshares summit will be about biotech health and how companies are focused on developing targeted treatments for cancer and other d
July 24, 2019