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Student R&D Experience Grants and R&D Career Grants open 1st July 2025.
Callaghan Innovation is being disestablished, but several key functions will continue operating until they transfer to MBIE or a Public Research Organisation (PRO). These functions will continue to provide support and service throughout the transition. For more information and a full list of ongoing services, click here.
Kick start your first commercial research and development (R&D) project, and gain new R&D skills and capabilities.
Claim a 15% tax credit on your eligible research and development costs, with free tailored support from our dedicated team.
Our Biotechnology group is your all-in-one destination for process development, assay development, upstream and downstream processing and testing services. We turn biological resources like meat, fish, plants, and proteins into high-value products.
Meet the experts who support businesses like yours, and the leadership that drives the direction of Callaghan Innovation.
Callaghan Innovation has launched a counselling service to support founders whose mental health is suffering due to the significant pressures associated with establishing and growing a startup.
We’re proud to support or facilitate a host of diverse events for innovators and entrepreneurs across the country. Find your next unmissable one here.
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.
The Government has announced that Callaghan Innovation is to be disestablished, as part of its reform of the science, innovation and technology system.
The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the number of space launches and objects now in orbit around our planet. New Astronautics businesses are disrupting away from traditional business models and modes of operations, whilst taking on the industry’s growing challenges of sustainability and cost management.
EMROD is researching, developing, and implementing cutting-edge long-range wireless power transfer technology. They have developed a proprietary system for safely sending large amounts of power over long distances using microwave energy - also known as power-beaming. Their technology has the potential to revolutionise power grids globally, connect locations that were previously possible to reach, and provide power on the go.
The development of AI for real-time flood forecasting represents a transformative leap in disaster preparedness and response in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Toku Eyes have developed MyKidneyAI, a platform that detects CKD using AI to interpret retinal images taken during routine eye exams. This non-invasive approach dramatically reduces patient discomfort and encourages earlier testing. This more affordable and community-focused approach contributes toward equitable healthcare delivery globally.
Callaghan Innovation is making its new AI Tools Policy available to private and public organisations seeking to front-foot the responsible use of AI tools in their workplaces.
Astrix Astronautics’s unique inflatable solar array deployment systems significantly reduce the cost and complexity of powering spacecraft while having a perfect footprint for these smaller satellites. This revolutionary system opens new opportunities for the space industry, not only providing lower-cost, high-performance solutions for satellite operators but opening up opportunities for a range of other space structures such as radiators, Antenna, heat shields and drag sails.
Callaghan Innovation and Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research are digging into artificial intelligence to develop a tool to help scientists uncover a treasure trove of soil research insights.
Supported Aotearoa New Zealand's innovators:
