Callaghan Innovation

We provide a range of innovation and R&D services

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Very cool runnings

Turning Kiwi cryocooler tech into export dollars

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Industry 4.0

The fourth industrial revolution has begun. Are you ready?

Research and Development

Our R&D teams can help your business succeed through technology

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R&D Tax Incentive

Final design announced

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We are New Zealand’s innovation agency.

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

2700+

businesses engaged with us in 2017/18

200+

of New Zealand’s leading scientists and engineers on site

60%

of the total NZ R&D spend by businesses in 2017 was by our customers

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 grants

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

Business collaborations

Collaborative projects to reduce R&D costs and share industry knowledge.

Customer stories

Amping it up

Embrium’s latest innovation is giving lines companies some of their power back.

Mastip Factory Manager Ben Mollekin on the newly digitised factory floor.

Digital data masters

An Auckland manufacturer has come up with a way of measuring productivity it hopes will benefit New Zealand Inc.

Virtual safety on the water

The creator of the America’s Cup virtual boundary is deep into a project building the next generation of the technology.

Rhino rescue mission

A Waikato drone company is using its expertise in aerial robotics to help save an endangered species.

Learning the software lingo

A Dunedin software engineer’s bad code experiences have led to the development of a tool that could save the world billions.

The god in the machine: 3D printing

Upper Hutt engineering firm Engrich Ltd takes tinkering in the garden shed to a new level.

The drama of drones

From movies to defence and 3D noise maps, drone technology firm Dotterel is scaling as its clients find more uses for little flying machines.

Disruptive NZ veterinary software dominating global markets

ezyVet’s cloud-based solution is revolutionising veterinary practice management.

VR wheelchair training

People with tetraplegia will soon be using virtual reality to master their powerful new wheelchairs.

Latest news and events

Distributed ledgers and blockchains report published

Blockchain technologies poised to have significant benefits for New Zealand, according to new report.

NZ Hi-Tech Awards 2019

Callaghan Innovation is a proud sponsor of the 2019 Hi-Tech Māori Company of the Year Award.