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Commercial skill building - Annual Report 2025

Seminar series enabling researchers and deep tech companies to hear from experts and service providers in a range of fields.

Modified: 25/07/2026, 3:13 pm

Created: 20/06/2026, 5:57 pm
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2025 MacDiarmid Institute affiliated start-ups - Annual Report 2025

37 start-up companies have been founded or led by MacDiarmid Institute research entrepreneurs and alumni since we began in 2002.

Modified: 25/07/2026, 3:12 pm

Created: 20/06/2026, 4:13 pm
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Deep Tech Network - Annual Report 2025

Our Deep Tech Network brings together research entrepreneurs for peer-to-peer advice, support and sharing of resources.

Modified: 25/07/2026, 3:12 pm

Created: 20/06/2026, 4:00 pm
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Techweek events - Annual Report 2025

Techweek brought together research entrepreneurs and companies to build and strengthen the networks that underpin successful commercial R&D in Aotearoa.

Modified: 25/07/2026, 3:12 pm

Created: 20/06/2026, 1:28 pm
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From farms to fuel: turning cow burps into clean energy - Annual Report 2025

Agriculture faces a climate dilemma as herds of livestock emit methane, a greenhouse gas 28 times more potent than CO2.

Modified: 25/07/2026, 3:08 pm

Created: 31/05/2026, 7:22 pm
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MESA commercialisation report - Annual Report 2024

Our two MESA Commercialisation and Industry Engagement representatives have had an enjoyable and fruitful year in their roles.

Modified: 18/07/2025, 2:38 am

Created: 2/07/2025, 7:10 pm
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Engaging with our alumni through the Inspired One Hundred list - Annual Report 2024

A list of alumni working in deep tech, many working on new technology for climate mitigation and decarbonisation.

Modified: 18/07/2025, 2:37 am

Created: 2/07/2025, 6:13 pm
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Making the leap - from scientist to full-time start-up C-suite - Annual Report 2024

Three of our researchers are moving into full- time commercial roles at their respective deep tech start-ups.

Modified: 18/07/2025, 2:31 am

Created: 15/06/2025, 7:05 pm
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KiwiNet Awards - Annual Report 2023

Congratulations to Kevin Sheehy, who won the 2023 KiwiNet Simpson Grierson Commercialisation Professional Award.

Modified: 5/06/2024, 6:49 am

Created: 14/04/2024, 12:38 am
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Techweek: Leveraging NZ Deep Tech to Build a Sustainable Future - Annual Report 2023

Techweek was an opportunity to lead a collaboration of science commercialisation groups from across New Zealand.

Modified: 5/06/2024, 6:48 am

Created: 14/04/2024, 12:25 am
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Scale-up support - Annual Report 2023

There is a large cohort of start-up companies out-growing their university origins and needing supportive facilities to scale-up their technologies.

Modified: 5/06/2024, 6:44 am

Created: 14/04/2024, 12:16 am
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MacDiarmid Institute Commercialisation Manager wins KiwiNet Commercialisation Professional Award

Kevin Sheehy won the Commercialisation Professional Award at the 2023 KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards.

Modified: 3/12/2023, 10:42 pm

Created: 2/10/2023, 12:53 pm
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