The synthetic biology opportunity in the Nats’ crosshairs

The synthetic biology opportunity in the Nats’ crosshairs
(Image: Getty)
Peter Griffin
In the lead-up to last year’s general election, the National Party clearly signalled a regulatory shakeup in biotechnology was on the cards should it be able to form a government.The reasoning was that New Zealand was missing out on significant opportunities for economic growth and limited in its ability to develop biotech solutions to help tackle climate change because we’d stifled innovation in synthetic biology, where some of the biggest advances were being achieved elsewhere. Other than GE-freeree activists and their suppor...

More Opinion

The All’s, the In’s, the outs and AI …
Opinion

Simon Robertson: The All’s, the In’s, the outs and AI …

Discussing the future of the West and humanity is bone-chilling.

Simon Robertson 13 Sep 2025
Search and rescue: Google given a lifeline
Opinion

Peter Griffin: Search and rescue: Google given a lifeline

The digital economy deserves more than ceremonial change.

Peter Griffin 10 Sep 2025
Regulators take on tokens
Opinion

David Chaplin: Regulators take on tokens

A full-blown token-ocalypse might not be nigh, but skirmishes are abundant.

David Chaplin 09 Sep 2025
The great inflation moderation
Economy

Cameron Bagrie: The great inflation moderation

There is always a cost associated with inflation.

Cameron Bagrie 09 Sep 2025