Wetox is an innovation that uses science to address one of today's biggest pollution problems, with the potential to clean up New Zealand's rivers and waterways.

Magritek is a business which grew out of a decade of world-class research at both Victoria and Massey universities.

iPredict is New Zealand's first real-money prediction market – a trading site which uses a crowd's wisdom to predict the likelihood of future events.

Victoria University's discovery of a potential anti-cancer agent was a breakthrough of global significance – so it was no shock when offers to help develop it into a pharmaceutical drug came from medical establishments far and wide.

Professor Sir Paul Callaghan says he decided to commercialise his research because it seemed like "the right thing to do".