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Wellington UniVentures celebrates partnership with Booster NZ
More than $7 million invested and 13 companies set up since 2018.
In 2018 Wellington UniVentures (WUV), the commercialisation arm of…
Published 13 August 2025
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New report highlights research impact at Victoria University
Wellington UniVentures has just released its Impact Report, highlighting commercialisation successes from across Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of…
Published 10 April 2025
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Commissioned research answers society’s toughest questions
Along with supporting researchers to bring their innovations to market, we also have the important job of connecting world-class researchers…
Published 11 March 2025
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Sam Wojcik: Supporting a stronger ecosystem
Sam Wojcik is one of our senior commercialisation managers supporting biotech and life sciences research. This past year, he’s been…
Published 11 March 2025
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Dr Kelly Styles: Entrepreneurial researcher in residence
Dr Kelly Styles is a researcher turned entrepreneur part of Wellington UniVentures’ new spin-out, Bontia Bio. In 2024, he joined…
Published 11 March 2025
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Dr Emily Mason: being the change
Dr Emily Mason may be early in her research commercialisation career, but she’s already gaining a reputation as a positive…
Published 11 March 2025
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Bart Ludbrook: fibre optics make sense for low carbon future
Dr Bart Ludbrook is a senior scientist at the Robinson Research Institute, where he is making sensors for a range…
Published 23 October 2024
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Life-saving cures, gifted microbes, and a new superconducting power source: meet Wellington UniVentures’ latest cohort of Emerging Innovators
Wellington UniVentures supports commercially curious academics to learn what it takes to become entrepreneurs through the Emerging Innovator programme.
Published 19 June 2024
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Adam Francis: a new power source to propel an electric future
Dr Adam Francis is a scientist at the renowned Robinson Research Institute, a research centre within Victoria University that specialises…
Published 19 June 2024
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Dr Farah Lamiable-Oulaidi: finding lifesaving cures for rare diseases
Dr Farah Lamiable-Oulaidi is one of Wellington UniVentures newest Emerging Innovators. She leads the carbohydrate chemistry group at Ferrier Research…
Published 19 June 2024
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Da Jing: a new method for discovering ‘gifted’ microbes
Da Jing is one of Wellington UniVentures newest researchers to join the KiwiNet Emerging Innovator programme. Da’s work focuses on…
Published 19 June 2024
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Increased links to Latin America could turbocharge New Zealand’s primary sector
Latin America is an emerging biotech hub that’s been overlooked by New Zealand for too long, writes Wellington UniVentures Business…
Published 23 April 2024
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