As Callaghan Innovation’s disestablishment continues, our focus is now on transferring remaining services to Public Research Organisations (PROs). These services will continue operating and providing support during the transition. For more information, please visit our Disestablishment Updates page.
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As work to disestablish Callaghan Innovation progresses, many functions, people and services have now transferred to their future homes. A number of products and services remain with Callaghan Innovation, pending the legislation required to complete the final transfers. These products and services will remain available and fully supported until their transfer can be completed.
Callaghan Innovation has long supported Aotearoa New Zealand’s innovators and entrepreneurs, helping turn world-changing ideas into reality, boosting our economy, and driving a better standard of living for all. Named after Sir Paul Callaghan, one of the country’s most visionary scientists and a founder of a world-leading business, we have been dedicated to advancing R&D and commercialisation.
Using onshore fermentation capacity has allowed Biostart to commercially develop a live bacteria biopesticide and returned its manufacturing back to New Zealand
Biotechnologies Group scaled Dot Ingredients' wood-pulp surfactant from a few grams to kilogram batches – and took two years off its path to profitability.
Food fraud has damaged New Zealand’s reputation before. Now that cost-effective, internationally standardised FoodScreener technology is available, we could deter it from happening again.
A joint press release by Cawthron Institute and Callaghan Innovation’s Biotechnologies Group. Cawthron will lead research into marine microalgae, while Callaghan Innovation’s Biotechnologies Group will study marine bacteria from New Zealand waters - including samples from pristine coastal, sub-Antarctic and subtropical environments.
How Alpha Group scaled medicinal mushroom fermentation capability into international infrastructure and intellectual property
With changes across the science, innovation and technology system well underway, and our product transfers to MBIE complete, we’re now preparing our remaining services for their move to the new Public Research Organisations (PROs).
New processing technology could help companies produce the next generation of high-value marine products, while keeping the entire value chain in New Zealand.
A live probiotic skincare ingredient that remains stable without refrigeration now sits on shelves at Harrods. Getting there required solving some serious fermentation and formulation challenges.
