Callaghan Innovation

We are New Zealand’s innovation agency.

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

2900+

businesses engaged with us in 2018/19

200+

of New Zealand’s leading scientists and engineers on site

60%

of the total NZ business R&D expenditure 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 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

The 3D perfect fit

Callaghan Innovation’s AddLab facility helps Tait Communications put portable radio prototype designs to the test.

A good brew

Collaborating and thinking up original products and projects has been Urbanaut’s best tactic for getting noticed and growing their brand.

The breast defence

Medtech company Volpara Health Technologies breast imaging tools are being used around the world to assist the early detection of breast cancers.

The Kiwi start-up turning waste into wealth

Reducing industrial waste and leaving the world in better shape for future generations are big motivators for Avertana.

Eggs with mussel power

Free-range egg producer Frenz is solving an environmental problem while boosting the nutritional content of its eggs.

Hands across the water

The inventor of a world-leading prosthetic hand is ramping up production at its Christchurch base.

Powered plants

Palmerston North-based BioLumic is harnessing the power of UV light to tackle some of the biggest problems in global agriculture.

Forestry meets Industry 4.0

Cutting-edge production techniques and innovative design are opening new opportunities for New Zealand’s forestry sector and for Wood Engineering Technology.

Very cool runnings

Christchurch firm Fabrum Solutions has turned a Kiwi-invented cryocooler technology into a burgeoning export industry.

Latest news and events

Digital Lean - a big opportunity for New Zealand business

A Lean business methodology is helping businesses all over the world continuously improve what they do and identify the value they can offer their customers.

Innovation award for micro 3D printing technology

MicroMaker3D's printing technology, which creates objects smaller than a strand of human hair, has won the 2019 ENVI Engineering Innovation Award.

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