Vertec celebrates 100 years of innovation
December 2, 2019
Manufacturing engineers Vertec, who are celebrating their centenary this year, have come a long way since founder Thomas Mullan opened the doors of his foundry and engineering business in Hood Street in 1919.Advertising of the time shows Mullan and Noy were a forward-thinkin...
Soda showcase fuels entrepreneurial fire
December 1, 2019
One year of hard work and determination for several Soda Inc graduates was celebrated by more than 200 people who left with a fire in their belly and a drive to fulfil their entrepreneurial dreams.The Soda Inc Ambition Showcase – powered by ASB Bank – saw entrepreneurs f...
MATTR, a subsidiary of Spark, has launched the MATTR CoLab Incubator to accelerate the development of decentralised identity technologies and solutions.Decentralised identity aims to create an environment where people, organisations and things can prove things abou...
This student has IT in her jeans
October 7, 2019
Eunji Min is in the third year of her fashion design degree at Wintec School of Media Arts and she was looking at ways to upcycle denim jeans into bags, connect the ‘owners’ and encourage sustainable living. The result is the Contrisumer project.Min says â...
Soda Inc fizzing as 10 years marked
October 3, 2019
Business incubator Soda Inc is rolling out ambitious new programmes to assist more startups as it marks its 10th anniversary in Hamilton.The Wintec-owned not-for-profit is underway with a new entry-level programme, while also embarking on a new service for more established S...
Industry application for science award
October 1, 2019
Research with a broad range of industry applications has taken out an engineering accolade at Waikato’s leading science awards.Lee Streeter has taken out the Datamars Engineering Science award at the annual Kudos science awards.Streeter, a Waikato University lecturer, won ...
Government delivers $9M boost for "deep tech" incubators
September 20, 2019
The government is boosting funding for New Zealand technology incubators by $9 million to support businesses to scale up and commercialise their ideas, research, science and innovation minister Megan Woods announced today.The additional funding, over three years, has been al...
Tech entrepreneurs impressed with Tauranga's innovation scene
September 16, 2019
Tech entrepreneurs are singing Tauranga's praises after visiting the city earlier this month for a series of innovation events including the Groundswell Festival of Innovation.Digital start-up StrutFit chief executive Ang Nayyar said he was so impressed with Tauranga he canc...
Kiwi Laura Deming is spearheading Silicon Valley's quest for eternal youth.
Inspired by her ageing grandmother, the 25-year-old has dedicated her career to finding ways to increase the human lifespan.
"Most people think of the body as something that breaks down over time and...
For hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders, colour blindness is a part of everyday life, and the struggle that comes with not being able to distinguish between colours can be immense.
But new technology is aiming to ease the struggle and brighten up the world for those with...
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