Creating a bio-based solution to rival traditional synthetics? With capabilities spanning microbial screening and scale-up, we can support all your processing needs to make your product
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Our deep business and scientific expertise, allied with our experience working with innovators, founders and entrepreneurs, means we're able to offer the comprehensive support you need for innovation and R&D.
Our deep business and scientific expertise, allied with our experience working with innovators, founders and entrepreneurs, means we're able to offer the comprehensive support you need for innovation and R&D.
We have extensive connections across our country's innovation network and can help you find the right collaborators and resources to advance your ideas.
We empower you for growth and long-term success by funding specific innovation and R&D initiatives, including talent recruitment and product development.
We put world-class problem-solving expertise and R&D facilities at your fingertips, with a streamlined focus on driving innovation in biotechnology
We help identify the innovation, R&D and commercialisation skills you need to amplify and elevate your ideas. Then, we train and upskill your team to put them into practice.
We'll support your business growth by helping you spot opportunities to innovate and increase productivity, set goals and get the training you need for success.
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Creating a bio-based solution to rival traditional synthetics? With capabilities spanning microbial screening and scale-up, we can support all your processing needs to make your product
Minimal environmental impact, maximal crop yields. Biotelliga’s natural agricultural crop protection technologies, developed with the help of Callaghan Innovation, are the answer to reducing the reliance on harmful chemicals.
I am a Senior Principal Engineer in the Biotechnologies department. My expertise is in the extraction, separation and purification of Natural Products, where I specialise in green and traditional solvent extraction methods, downstream separations, fractionation, purification and process scale-up.
Read moreI’m a Team Leader Bioprocessing & Fermentation (acting) working in the Fermentation and Microbiology group. My background is in Biochemistry and I’m skilled in a variety of molecular biology and microbiology techniques, as well as small scale fermentation.
Read moreI work as a Principal Fermentation Scientist within the Bioprocessing & Fermentation team. My expertise lies in developing new products and technologies, supporting commercialisation and providing ongoing business support for a wide range of fermented products.
Read moreI am a Senior Scientist specialising in Bioprocessing and Fermentation where my expertise lies in the culture of fastidious microorganisms and pathogens, cloning and microbiome research.
Read moreI am a Senior Scientist in the Biotechnologies group with a specialisation in Bioprocessing and Fermentation. Prior to joining Callaghan Innovation, I worked in the UK on the development of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.
Read moreI am a Senior Fermentation Scientist specialising in Bioprocess and Fermentation in the Biotechnologies group.
Read moreI work as a Principal Project Engineer specialising in Process Engineering within the Biotechnologies team where my focus is on the production of high-value products derived from biological resources.
Read moreI am the Group Leader for our Biotechnologies division. My role involves providing senior leadership across our broad and dynamic group, providing services to New Zealand and international companies for the commercialisation of R&D.
Read moreI'm the Team Leader and Principal Chemical Engineer in the Process Engineering team at Callaghan Innovation. My expertise lies in the field of Biotechnologies, specifically focusing on Industrial processing of natural products, solvent extraction, and supercritical fluid processing.
Read moreI am Shuguang Zhang, a Principal Research Scientist specialising in Bioprocessing and Fermentation in the field of Biotechnologies. My training is in microbiology and I work manipulating microorganisms, including bacteria, filamentous fungi, and yeasts, at both molecular and flask/agar plate scales.
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