Researchers from Victoria University of Wellington’s Ferrier Research Institute, Callaghan Innovation, the University of Canterbury, and Massey University have developed cutting-edge gene engineering technology to help scientists more efficiently manipulate...
It’s no secret that chemical pesticides can set damage in motion that reverberates through the environment for years. Now, scientists at Ferrier Research Institute are unlocking the bioactive properties of...
David Smol has been appointed Chair of Viclink, and is expected to further accelerate Victoria University's commercilisation activities. Mr Smol, who was the founding Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business,...
Viclink’s Dr Anne Barnett has moved from her role as General Manager, Commercialisation, and into a new role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). No stranger to the Intellectual Property (IP) commercialisation...
Dr Janice Cheng says she’s looking forward to bringing her expertise and experience “from both sides of the coin” to help other Victoria researchers bridge the gap between research and...
When this year’s Victoria Entrepreneur Bootcamp graduates pitched their business ideas to an enthusiastic audience at the BizDojo’s new premises last night, it was immediately obvious that the focus for...
An idea developed at the Victoria Entrepreneur Bootcamp in 2016 looks set to change the way New Zealand students search for tertiary study courses—and the way education providers recruit those...
After years spent studying and working in fields focused on improving the way the world lives and works, Viclink’s newest recruit—Ashwath Sundaresan—is well suited to his role as Senior Commercialisation...
Every year, landslides kill thousands of people[https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/40/10/927/130722/Global-patterns-of-loss-of-life-from-landslides] and cost billions of dollars[https://www.statista.com/statistics/267837/economic-damage-caused-by-mudslides/] around the globe. Now, new technology from a student-led research project looks set to revolutionise the way geotechnical...
Viclink startup Point Zero[https://pointzero.nz/] has been attracting global attention since the launch of its world-first, interactive, three-dimensional hologram technology three years ago. Now, it’s attracted the attention of Queensland Government,...
At the beginning of the year, I wrote that 2017 would be one of Viclink’s biggest years to date and now, as I reflect back, it’s safe to say that...
The seventh annual Victoria Entrepreneur Bootcamp got off to a great start on 20 November, with 10 teams turning up to begin their entrepreneurial journey. “The quality of this year’s teams...