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Monthly Archives: August 2011
“Genetically engineering” web start-ups one way to overcome gaps in the Kiwi ecosystem
We may be inventive and entrepreneurial, but it doesn’t mean that New Zealand’s innovation ecosystem is as optimized as it could be to develop ideas to living, breathing businesses. From an IT point of view, Wellingtonian American Dave Moskovitz thinks … Continue reading
W(h)ither the high value manufacturing review?
What’s the bet the high-value manufacturing review never sees the light of day? The March announcement, mid-April expected to be delivered review by Prof John Raine of Auckland Engineering School, Prof Mina Teicher from Israel and BusinessNZ’s Phil O’Reilly was … Continue reading
Biofuels slowly gaining transport momentum
The recent Bioenergy Association of NZ liquid biofuels conference in Wellington demonstrated a number of businesses surviving, possibly thriving as part of the country’s move to sustainable transportation. As BANZ‘s executive director Brian Cox pointed out, with renewable fuels (bioethanol … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, start-up, sustainability
Tagged BANZ, biodiesel, bioethanol, biofuels, Brian Cox, renewable fuel
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It’s sort of a pity we seem to have lots of underground hydrocarbons
The Bioenergy Association of NZ had a liquid biofuels conference in Wellington last week (BANZ website here, proceedings soon to go up). Under the radar, especially it would seem of a government more intent on fossil fuel exploitation, biodiesel and … Continue reading
Posted in high tech, Innovation, SciBlogs, Science, sustainability, technology
Tagged BANZ, biodiesel, Bioenergy, bioethanol, biofuel, MED
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Weltec and IRL cozy up in innovative move
More good stirring of the innovation system in Wellington, with a fair potential for much of central New Zealand to benefit as a result. Weltec’s Smart Product Centre has co-located, and as well as its Petone base camp, has set … Continue reading
Posted in Early stage science, high tech, Innovation, Prototyping, SciBlogs, start-up, technology
Tagged IRL, Paul Mather, Weltec
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New ideas are generated in the spaces between people – Biz Dojo opens in Wellington
Phillip Capper made the observation that most adult learning takes place in the spaces between people, not in their heads. Riffing on the WebResearch director’s theme (original story posted here), many new ideas are generated in the space between people. … Continue reading
Posted in high tech, Innovation, IT, start-up, technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Biz Dojo, Danijel Inas Duvnjak, Nick Shewring
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High level ‘innovation’ thinking receives scant attention
At last, some slightly solid thinking about the innovation part of our economy. Sir Peter Gluckman’s under-reported speech on the ‘Globalisation of science: New Zealand’s R&D direction’ is the first tentative indication of some higher level views on how we … Continue reading
Nano tech fabricated into new use
Nano technology’s been touted as the next big thing…..for quite a while now when you think about it. But so far there’s been precious little product that found its way into everyday use; not counting cosmetic products with nano particles … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Early stage science, Entrepreneur, high tech, Innovation, Patent, SciBlogs, start-up, technology
Tagged Footfalls and hearbeats, Karen Bender, Simon McMaster
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