Will Politics Stifle The Green Shoots Of Agritech?

Conflicts, climate change, constrained investment and the requirement to reduce agricultural emissions are all factors impacting our global food production system at present. Novel approaches will be needed in the future if we are to feed an estimated population of 10 Billion by 2050. Foodtech and agritech are likely to play an increasing role in…

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Navigating The Commercialisation Of Science

Competing and thriving as a nation in a highly technological, fast changing and globalised economy increasingly dictates that universities and institutes step up and generate economic returns on their research. But although there have been a few notable exceptions here in New Zealand universities, we continue to underperform in the commercialisation of new scientific knowledge…

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