The team at Matū is extremely proud of two of our iraoho-analysts who have been selected as judges for some major science commercialisation and deep tech awards.

Olivia Ogilvie has been selected as an expert judge for the XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion competition based on her research background in food science and cellular agriculture. This is a four-year, $15M competition that will incentivize teams to produce chicken breast or fish fillet alternatives that replicate or outperform conventional chicken and fish in: access, environmental sustainability, animal welfare, nutrition and health, as well as taste and texture. Read more here: https://www.xprize.org/prizes/feedthenextbillion/articles/meet-the-judges-of-xprize-feed-the-next-billion

Kiri Lenagh-Glue has been selected to be one of the judges of the 2021 KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards. These are New Zealand’s premier awards in the early-stage science and technology investment sector, celebrating individuals, teams, and organisations in their efforts to commercialise publicly funded research. Matū is well-aligned with the objectives of the awards, and we sponsor the Momentum Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Read more here: https://kiwinet.org.nz/Awards/Awards2021Judges