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Wellington Univentures celebrates four new spin-out companies

High-quality inventions, a strong team, and wise partnerships are paying off for Wellington UniVentures, which this year has established a…

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A new supercapacitor superstar

The latest project to join the Wellington UniVentures incubator is focused on exploring ways to provide energy alternatives to batteries—and…

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A supreme result

The successful combination of Professor Jim Johnston’s scientific nous and entrepreneurial spirit has both inspired and generated careers for many…

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Living the dream

Concepts like teleportation—that once only existed in the dreams of science fiction writers—are now fast becoming a reality thanks to…

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A pandemic, a pregnancy and a political coup—and that’s just the beginning

You’re trying to get home but borders are closing, flights are constantly changing or being cancelled, the dates when airlines…

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Getting by with a little help from our friends

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As New Zealand’s world-leading, independent biomedical research institute, the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research focuses on harnessing the power of…

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Newest Board member a natural fit

Victoria University of Wellington’s newest Pro Vice-Chancellor—Professor Ehsan Mesbahi—was warmly welcomed to the Wellington UniVentures Board on the 8th of…

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Playing our part in the search for a vaccine

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Wellington UniVentures will play its part in a new alliance that brings together several organisations in the search for a…

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2020 KiwiNet Awards feature two Wellington UniVentures finalists

The finalists for the 2020 KiwiNet Awards have been announced, and two of the twelve finalists were nominated by Wellington…

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Opportunities for entrepreneurial talent

Wellington UniVentures has created a new, shared role for one of Victoria University of Wellington's up-and-coming entrepreneurial academics.

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Help is at hand

A Victoria University of Wellington PhD student and his supervisors are developing a game-changing machine learning protocol that could help…

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First kura for KiVa

KiVa—a bullying prevention programme developed in Finland and introduced into New Zealand by Wellington UniVentures—has welcomed its first Kura Māori…

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