Yearly Archives: 2008

Hamilton, New Zealand, December 12, 2008 Khipu Systems, developer of the iCalibra software platform for NIR, today announced that it has developed a breakthrough in the area of NIR instrument standardization. The iCalibra Standardization module allows single calibration models which provide accurate results from dispersive and FT instrument technologies simultaneously. Significantly, the standardization processes are integrated within the predictive models, so the models and standardization layers are capable of automated more…

Hamilton, New Zealand – 28 November 2008 Unicom, a university commercialisation consortium comprised of WaikatoLink, AUT University, Lincoln University and Canterprise, has appointed the Hon Ruth Richardson, Dr Mark Ahn and Mr Bill Day to an investment committee responsible for overseeing millions in pre-seed investment funds awarded to help commercialise research from the universities. The Unicom consortium was awarded $4.9 million government pre-seed funding by the Foundation of Science Research more…

New Zealand – 26 November 2008 Commercialisation groups from three New Zealand Universities; AUT University’s AUT Innovation and Enterprise, The University of Auckland’s UniServices and University of Waikato’s WaikatoLink have been named as new members of the Technology Transfer Network (TTN), a collaborative alliance of technology transfer offices formed to enhance the effectiveness of technology transfer to industry. The Singapore-headquartered Technology Transfer Network allows members to leverage one another’s experience more…

Hamilton, New Zealand – 8 October 2008 Entrepreneurs with an idea or early stage venture will be able to increase their chances of success by engaging with the WaikatoLink Venture Incubator which has just been opened up to local entrepreneurs. WaikatoLink, the commercialisation arm of the University of Waikato, has operated its venture incubator for a number of years for ventures based on University of Waikato science and technology. The more…

Nucleic Acid Sequestering Technology Enables Easy Removal of Unwanted DNA to Ensure More Accurate Analyses for Diagnostic, Scientific, Forensic and Industrial Applications Solana Beach, Calif., and Hamilton, New Zealand – 30 September 2008 ZyGEM Corp. Ltd. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with WaikatoLink, the technology transfer and commercialisation unit of the University of Waikato, for exclusive worldwide rights to its intellectual property for an innovative product more…

Hamilton, New Zealand – 26 September 2008 WaikatoLink, the commercialisation and technology transfer company of the University of Waikato, has set the foundation for more effective market access into China by entering into a partnership with their equivalent at one of China’s top universities, Tsinghua University. The partnership will see WaikatoLink and Coway International Techtrans Co., who are responsible for technology commercialisation and management of Tsinghua University’s scientific and technological more…

Hamilton, 8 August, 2008 Dr. Johan Verbeek has won a Bayer Innovators Award for his research on turning sustainable or waste products into new materials – with a reduced impact on the environment. Dr. Verbeek, a senior lecturer at the University of Waikato’s School of Science and Engineering, and the lead scientist for Novatein, was the winner of the Agriculture and Environment category. The awards acknowledge New Zealand’s leading innovators more…

Hamilton, 4 August, 2008 Dr. Johan Verbeek has been recognized for his research on turning sustainable or waste products into new materials – with a reduced impact on the environment. Dr. Verbeek, a senior lecturer at the University of Waikato’s School of Science and Engineering, has been named as a finalist in the Agriculture and Environment category of the Bayer Innovators Awards. His leading research focuses on developing technology that more…

Hamilton 18 July, 2008 Kiwis can now join the iPhone application revolution and apply to become registered developers. The iPhone Developer Program initially only available in the US, is now expanding to other countries. WaikatoLink, the commercial arm of The University of Waikato, are among the first organisations outside the US to be accepted into the program, which coincides with the iPhone release to New Zealand and other countries around more…

Hamilton 18 April, 2008 Endeavour Capital announced today it has invested a million dollars into WaikatoLink spinout Khipu Systems Ltd. Khipu is an information technology company that provides highly innovative software products for high-speed, cost effective and accurate analysis of data generated by the world’s testing and automated process control markets. This data is essential for regulatory compliance, quality control, process control, traceability, and efficiency purposes. WaikatoLink’s chief executive Mark more…