WaikatoLink Limited
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WaikatoLink Limited (WaikatoLink) is the commercialisation and technology transfer company of the University of Waikato. A wholly-owned subsidiary of The University of Waikato, incorporated in 1993, WaikatoLink was founded to maximise the economic potential of the University's Intellectual Property (IP) and to bridge the gap between academic research and the realisation of technology potential. You can find more about what we do here ... |
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Do you have a great technology based idea? |
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Need funding to get your technology off the ground? |
WaikatoLink Limited is offering University staff up to $20,000 in Tech Jumpstart resource funding to help transform your idea into reality. |
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Solar energy roofing solutions that are extremely efficient and architecturally appealing
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Darren Harpur, Venture Manager, WaikatoLink Limited, next to Solenza’s prototype roof which is heating the University of Waikato dive pool. |
Hamilton, New Zealand - May, 2010 - The sun is shining on a revolutionary new roofing technology that harnesses the power of the sun to generate electricity and heat water by integrating long run roofing iron with a solar energy transfer system.
Solenza, set up by WaikatoLink, the commercial arm of the University of Waikato, is commercialising the solar energy system that uses the entire surface area of a roof to convert solar energy from the solar cells directly into electricity, while also providing a direct source of thermal water heating. The patented technology, a shift away from traditional bolt on solar energy panels, is extremely efficient and virtually undetectable when installed. read more
Collaborating to take biotech to the world
Hamilton, New Zealand - March, 2010 - WaikatoLink, the technology development and commercialisation arm of the University of Waikato, is collaborating to seamlessly take science and technology research from the lab to market
WaikatoLink has established more than 12 companies and joint ventures, of which 3 have already been exited, and completed numerous licensing deals after only eight years of focused commercialization activity. Collectively these have created more than 168 full-time equivalent jobs and achieved market capitalisation nearing NZ$200 million. ... read more
Solenza develops new approach to solar energy generation
Hamilton, New Zealand - 5 May, 2009 - Solenza has developed a revolutionary new way to harness the power of the sun to generate electricity and heat water by integrating long run roofing iron with a solar energy transfer system. Solenza’s patented technology, a shift away from bolt on solar energy panels, uses the surface area of the roof to convert solar energy from the solar cells directly into electricity for commercial, industrial and household use... read more
iPhone apps boom creates opportunities for WaikatoLink
Hamilton, New Zealand, 4 May 2009 - The Apple App Store is leading the application-download trend and WaikatoLink is sharing in that success with 150,000 downloads of their iPhone applications to date. The enormous success of the Apple iPhone has seen the number of contributions by individual developers boost the App Store’s offerings to more than 25,000 applications. WaikatoLink, the commercial arm of the University of Waikato, have launched five applications in recent months including an airplane simulator, vehicle performance accelerometer, and a snow globe.... read more
WaikatoLink joins International Incubation Initiative (Icube)
Hamilton, New Zealand, 23 April 2009 - WaikatoLink has been named as one of the first members of the International Incubation Initiative, Icube, launched by Exploit Technologies at the New Zealand Business Forum in Singapore yesterday. Icube was set up to encourage innovation, new opportunities, collaboration and international business linkages through greater access to incubators internationally ... read more
If you are interested in finding out more about the WaikatoLink Venture Incubator, please contact:
- Darren Harpur
- Venture Manager
- Email:
- Ph:
- (07) 838 4232
- Mob:
- 021 408 828
- Fax:
- (07) 857 0781
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