Wellumio Solves Golden Hour Headache
New Zealand deep tech startup Wellumio is developing a portable NMR scanner that delivers quicker patient care and better outcomes.
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Spatial Omics Sparks Stockholm Success
A Swedish biotechnology startup is making waves in the “spatial biology” sector by moving beyond traditional 2D imaging to provide true 3D spatial transcriptomics. The technology could be a game changer for accelerated development of drug therapies. Founded in 2024, CubaseBio boasts two research pioneers in the field of DNA microscopy as scientific advisory co-founders….
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…
Is The Future Of AI Liquid?
Ramin Hasani, the astute CEO and co-founder of Liquid AI wants artificial intelligence to “solve actual problems for us”. To achieve that goal he completely re-imagined how neural networks operate, with the help of “liquid neural networks” and a small invertebrate you might find in the topsoil of your garden. So what are liquid neural…
Hydro-Metrics Nails Nitrate Numbers
As concerns over groundwater nitrate levels grow, scientist engineers from the Southern Hemisphere have been exporting a unique nitrate sensing technology globally. Now the company is being spun out from it’s university consultancy origins, in the hope of securing investment and scaling up the operation considerably. Hydro-Metrics started life as a business unit within Lincoln…
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…