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Agritech ITP

We're working with industry and government partners to turbocharge global growth for NZ's agritech sector.

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The latest updates on our services as New Zealand moves between COVID-19 alert levels.

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The HealthTech Activator

The HealthTech Activator is a sector-wide initiative connecting resources and expertise, allowing NZ healthtech companies to access essential support to turn their innovations into successful businesses.

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R&D Tax Incentive

Supporting research and development to drive New Zealand forward.

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Digital Lean

Build upon your Lean foundations and boost your competitive advantage further through the use of Industry 4.0 technologies.

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We are New Zealand’s innovation agency.

We activate innovation and help businesses grow faster for a better New Zealand.

Our services

Access to experts

Connecting you with the right advisor, partner, mentor or technology provider.

Technology and product development

Take an idea from concept to commercial reality with our tailored R&D solutions.

Innovation skills

Giving you the knowledge, skills, and motivation to innovate and succeed.

R&D funding

A range of R&D funding to add scale, depth and return to your R&D investment.

Scale-Up NZ

Join our free online platform that connects innovative New Zealand businesses to the world.

Customer stories

Fast track to electric ferries

EV Maritime has developed the design of a 100% electric battery-powered fast ferry that could provide quiet and carbon-free commuting for harbour cities.

Greener pastures

Canterbury-based Leaft Foods extracts protein out of green leaf material to produce nutritious food products with a lower environmental impact than many traditional protein sources.

The big apple

Hectre’s software allows growers and packhouses to digitise many previously paper-bound activities, such as harvest management, timesheets and payroll, and spray management.

Riding the wave

ZeroJet develops and manufactures electric jet propulsion systems for small boats and tenders – the smaller boats used to go to and from a larger vessel.

Taking it to heart

Healthtech startup HeartLab is using artificial intelligence (AI) to help in the fight against the world’s number-one preventable cause of death: heart disease.