European Investors Pivot To Deep Tech – Part I
A realignment of investor and sovereign interests across Europe has led to an emerging renaissance in deep tech. It is a huge opportunity for entrepreneur science researchers.
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Winter Of Discontent For Antipodean Science Innovators and Investors
The precipitous cancellation of Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) this month, alongside the redirection of $800 million in uncommitted funding, has sent a shock wave through their research, science and technology sector.
Australia Analyses Ambition – Again
The 2026 Denholm Review — formally titled Ambitious Australia — issues a blunt wake-up call. The nation’s R&D system is too fragmented and risk-averse to sustain future living standards and must transition into a “smart country”.
Apropos Exit For Academic Founders
The recent acquisition by Salesforce of Apromore, a provider of process intelligence software, is a testament to the value created through trans-global institutional partnerships. Ironically, the deal comes at a time when the university business model is itself being challenged through the advancement of technology. Apromore sprung from over a decade of joint research led…
NZ Unlocks More Science Innovation
Following a recent reorganisation of the nation’s publicly funded science research institution structure, the New Zealand government has this week announced a mandated new pathway for science and technology commercialisation from 2026. Science and technology Minister, Shane Reti says that a more consistent national approach to intellectual property management is needed in order to reward…
How Is Europe Approaching Spin-Offs?
by Paul Spence – Founder Genius ReFi It has been interesting following the unfolding political and economic events that matter to Europeans of late as the global geopolitical landscape has become disrupted in 2025. Meanwhile as American civil society continues to unravel, science funding is being slashed and top universities find themselves under siege. We…
The Holy Grail Of Green Bio-Fuels
With electric and hydrogen powered vehicles not yet making a substantial impact in logistics and travel, airlines, ship owners and road freight companies have lately been pulling back from commitments to net zero emissions. The big energy companies are also rethinking their sustainable fuels strategies. But with the cost of installing solar energy dropping and…
European Green Venture Funding Is Having A Renaissance
The Renaissance period of the 15th and 16th Centuries saw great social upheaval and a proliferation of art, literature, science and culture across Europe. It was also a time when the foundational principles for banking and finance were first articulated within business and trade. Now the EU is having a renaissance moment as deeptech and…
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…
Ghost In The Machine
I first clapped my ears on Ghost In The Machine, the fourth album in the illustrious career of British rock band The Police, as a spotty faced teenager. The cover art for that album features images of three musicians depicted as a glitchy digital display, alluding to the concept of the human mind taking on…