'Valley of death': Connecting uni research with the private sector

KiwiNet CEO James Hutchinson would like to see more support for university startups.

Wed, 10 Apr 2024

How New Zealand commercialises research will come under the microscope of a new advisory group reviewing the state of science in this country.The review, led by Sir Peter Gluckman, International Science Council president and former chief science adviser to the New Zealand prime minister, will look at advanced tech, institutions, funding and commercialisation and report to the government in June and October. It will run parallel with an advisory group on universities.James Hutchinson, CEO of KiwiNet, which comprises six universiti...

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