A leading provider of DNA data analysis solutions, Auckland-based Biomatters has been acquired by GraphPad, a US publisher of scientific software (particularly around biostatistics). With significant numbers of customers overseas…
Over at Forbes, Alejandro Cremades interviews Duke Rohlen - you may not have heard of him, but it turns out he has successfully grown and exited four medtech companies for…
Michael Biercuk writes in The Australian about his issues with the traditional university ownership model around IP, and the chilling effect it has on commercialisation. The reward structure that once…
Callaghan Innovation has just released a report titled "Growing the Pie: How entrepreneurs are creating a better NZ", which focuses on two main discussions: Even though many successful NZ start-ups…
By the very nature of their large size, superannuation funds have a lot of weight in the financial space. This article from the Australian Financial Review highlights the role that…
The awards were presented yesterday in an event at Parliament, and included awards for the scientists, teachers, and communicators. Of note is STRmix, which won the top Science Prize worth…
In the perennial argument around whether the product is more important than the team, or the other way around, this article by Marc Andreesen (of Andreesen Horowitz fame) from 2007…