Yearly Archives: 2006

13 October 2006 Waikatolink ranks in the top 3% of university commercialisation offices, based on the latest available (2004) benchmarking data from the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). Compared with its US peers, WaikatoLink is ranked: Fourth (4th) out of 157 universities (in 2004) for license income received per research dollar expended. This outperforms prestigious Universities such as Stanford (14th in 2004), Harvard (27th in 2004) and Massachusetts Institute more…

16 March 2006 Top performing students from the University of Waikato have just completed 4 months of summer employment developing and advancing innovations that have arisen from University of Waikato research. Waikatolink is the commercialisation and technology transfer company of the University of Waikato. A wholly-owned subsidiary of The University of Waikato, WaikatoLink was founded to maximise the economic potential of the University’s Intellectual Property and to bridge the gap more…

16 February 2006 A unique new DNA extraction reagent, developed by New Zealand scientists and being launched on the world market today by ZyGEM, could play a key role in countering terrorism and establishing food safety. According to eminent scientist Sir Brian Heap who has worked with the European Union, the NATO Science Committee, and is Chairman of the new Cambridge Genetics Knowledge Park, faster and high throughput analysis of more…

10 February 2006 New and unique DNA extraction products will be launched on the world market in Auckland on 16 February.v ZyGEM will unveil its products based on outstanding discoveries made by New Zealand scientists. One of the Europe’s most eminent scientists, Sir Brian Heap, who has worked with the European Union, the NATO Science Committee, and is Chairman of the new Cambridge Genetics Knowledge Park, and the Prime Minister, more…