From foot & mouth crisis to KiwiNet's commercialisation icon

From foot & mouth crisis to KiwiNet's commercialisation icon
Duncan Mackintosh was the supreme winner at this year's KiwiNet awards. (Image: Brandon Capital)
Greg Hurrell
New Zealand’s 2023 research “commercialisation icon” found his niche after helping deal with the United Kingdom’s foot and mouth disease outbreak more than 20 years ago.A veterinarian by profession, Duncan Mackintosh won the supreme prize at the annual KiwiNet research commercialisation awards on Sept 28 for his role as NZ senior investment manager with Brandon Capital Partners.The Melbourne-headquartered life sciences venture capital company started in 2007 and has now grown to A$800 million (NZ$858.3m) in funds un...

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