Joyce launches Advanced Technology Institute

Joyce launches Advanced Technology Institute
By Hannah Lynch July 12 (BusinessDesk) - Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce has announced the structure of the government's flagship innovation body, the Advanced Technology Institute, designed to help get innovative ideas out of the lab and into the marketplace. Based in Auckland, the Hutt Valley and Christchurch the ATI will help connect high-tech firms' with New Zealand's Crown Research Institute, universities and polytechnics, Joyce said in his statement. "We expect the ATI to focus on industries with significant growth poten...