Monthly Archives: June 2015

By Kirsten Edgar Callaghan Innovation recently led a group of twelve New Zealand companies1 on a mission to the TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo in conjunction with New Zealand Trade & Enterprise and Grow Wellington. The agencies and companies … Continue reading →

By Chris Thomson New Zealand has no shortage of companies with the potential to make a global impact if they reach for the skies. But it can be hard to build momentum for take-off on their own. Fortunately, there are … Continue reading →

By Nathan Stantiall, Callaghan Innovation Business Innovation Advisor Callahan Innovation led a successful technology delegation to GIFA in Dusseldorf, Germany this past week. GIFA is an international trade fair focusing on Casting and Foundry technologies, taking place every 4 years, this … Continue reading →

At Healthtech Week 2015, Callaghan Innovation in conjunction with MTANZ, NZ HealthIT, ATEED and CMDT introduced the Healthtech Awards for Best Translational Research Project and Best Start-up Opportunity alongside the MedTech Centre of Research Excellence conference and the Innovation and … Continue reading →

By Erin Wansbrough, Callaghan Innovation Business Innovation Group Manager   Getting an idea from concept to commercial reality means navigating many different steps. These include managing changing technologies, making the leap from proof of concept to product, accessing the right expertise, … Continue reading →

By Jesse Keith, National Technology Network Manager – Design & Manufacturing, Callaghan Innovation I will start with a big, fat confession … This year was my first ever Fieldays and as I sit here at Hamilton airport waiting for my … Continue reading →

By Dean Peterson, Group Manager National Technology Networks, Callaghan Innovation  There is a vast amount of talent in New Zealand – from bold entrepreneurs and start-ups with world-beating ideas to researchers and engineers who are the leaders in their fields. … Continue reading →

By Jonathan Miller, National Technology Network Manager – ICT In recent months we have seen some pessimistic and fearful projections by powerful people of the capabilities of artificial intelligence. They have speculated that the developments of computers and robots could … Continue reading →

By Jesse Keith, National Network Manager – Design & Manufacturing As Kiwis, we have a strong reputation for world-beating ideas, and taking them through to prototype stage. But turning them into successful business opportunities is another skill entirely – and … Continue reading →