Creating a healthy, clean and prosperous NZ boosted by BioTech

09 November 2018

Stories on our ecosystem have positioned it as a hi tech cash cow, on the cusp of a world first biotech production surge and more.

NZ on cusp of world-first biotech production surge

28 October 2018

The OECD has estimated the potential contribution of the bio-economy to New Zealand’s GDP will climb to $NZ182 billion by 2030.

Research and Trends

What happened when one expert killer was visited by the US military’s science agency

When Kiwi rat killing expert Doctor James Russell was told his research was being sized up for United States military funding, he wasn’t surprised.

04 December 2017

Research and Trends

Research trial shows evidence that a cure may be possible for peanut allergy

A trial for the treatment for deadly peanut allergy at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) has shown the strongest evidence yet that a cure may be possible.

17 August 2017

Industry News

Naveen Jain’s biotech startup Viome raises millions for personal wellness monitoring

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.

28 July 2017

Industry News

How did biotech become a Hollywood supervillain?

Family movie night can be fraught in biotech households.

26 July 2017