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From farm to forefront of innovative science

Her day job of working to decarbonise the zinc and steel industries is a fair stretch from lambing time on a west Otago spread for Lily Clague.

Modified: Jul 10, 2024, 10:55 AM

Created: Jul 9, 2024, 3:30 PM
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MESA commercialisation portfolio - Annual Report 2023

Daniel Mak and Sam Harris have provided excellent CIE support for MacDiarmid Institute students.

Modified: Jun 5, 2024, 7:10 AM

Created: Apr 15, 2024, 12:23 AM
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2023 Regional Lecture Series - Annual Report 2023

Sustainability has been a theme throughout our Regional Lectures Series, and this year we focused on tangible sustainability tech.

Modified: Jun 5, 2024, 6:59 AM

Created: Apr 14, 2024, 11:11 PM
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Deep tech the winner on the night at the 2022 KiwiNet Commercialisation Awards

Deep tech shone at the 2022 KiwiNet Commercialisation Awards, with four of the winners directly connected with the Institute.

Modified: Oct 18, 2022, 4:37 PM

Created: Oct 7, 2022, 2:34 PM
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MacDiarmid Institute researchers one third of KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards finalists

Six MacDiarmid Institute researchers are among 18 finalists selected for the annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards.

Modified: Aug 30, 2022, 2:14 PM

Created: Aug 19, 2022, 2:12 PM
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Zincovery wins the C-Prize

MacDiarmid Institute affiliated start-up Zincovery was the winner of Callaghan Innovation’s 2020 C-Prize, announced in September last year.

Modified: Apr 1, 2021, 11:36 AM

Created: Mar 31, 2021, 4:40 PM
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Affiliated start-ups - Annual Report 2020

New companies affiliated with the MacDiarmid Institute between 2002 and 2020

Modified: Jun 25, 2021, 10:23 AM

Created: Mar 31, 2021, 4:05 PM
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Industry Interface activities - Annual Report 2020

Our annual Industry Interface event during Techweek, was online but still managed to draw a highly engaged crowd.

Modified: Apr 1, 2021, 1:59 PM

Created: Mar 29, 2021, 11:53 AM
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Industrial toxin recycling startup attracts international investors

Zincovery has raised over $1 million to help commercialise a product that will reduce environmental toxins created by the galvanising industry.

Modified: Dec 21, 2020, 11:34 AM

Created: Dec 10, 2020, 1:52 PM
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Zincovery: The award-winning startup tackling waste from galvanised steel

Co-founder Aaron Marshall was also selected as a KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards finalist.

Modified: Sep 16, 2020, 1:52 PM

Created: Sep 9, 2020, 9:49 AM
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Zincovery wins C-Prize 2019

Deputy Director Geoff Willmott welcomed today’s announcement that MacDiarmid Institute affiliated start-up Zincovery had won this year’s Callaghan Innovation C-Prize.

Modified: Oct 7, 2020, 1:41 PM

Created: Sep 1, 2020, 1:07 PM
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Recycling breakthrough set to save environment from acid

An industrial prototype to recycle acid waste from Christchurch’s galvanised steel industries is just the beginning for researchers at the University of Canterbury who have a global vision for their eco innovation.

Modified: Jun 9, 2020, 4:18 PM

Created: Jun 8, 2020, 4:11 PM
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