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Our eager Food, Fibre and Agritech Supernode Challenge participants have settled into their online accelerator programme supported by a regular cadence of business theory modules, expert sessions and pitch coaching. They have also been getting a taste of the entrepreneurial life through insights from other startup founders as well as receiving an education about the […]

As a student geoscientist who subsequently spent over thirty years living in our shaky Capital city, I have always held the deepest respect for the powerful tectonic forces constantly at work on our little island nation. But nothing could have prepared any of us for the devastating events of 22nd of February 2011. The catastrophe […]

Almost every teenager experiences social anxiety at some point. But for some, these feelings linger long into adulthood with no obvious remedy. Serial technology entrepreneur Adam Hutchinson started thinking seriously about what he could do to help ease fears, phobias and anxious worrying, when he discovered that fully 80% of people with anxiety disorders receive […]

Creating a more sustainable health sector one hospital at a time What started out as a project for his Masters of Engineering and Management, soon turned into an extraordinarily successful startup for entrepreneur, Oliver Hunt. Since entering the University of Canterbury’s Summer Startup programme in 2017, his simple yet innovative idea has been taking the […]

Competing and surviving 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 at New Zealand universities, we continue to underperform in the commercialisation of new scientific knowledge into value generating products […]

Building an aerospace industry right here in Canterbury For many businesses, the year of 2020 has been an immense roadblock in terms of progress, however the same cannot be said for this Canterbury startup and partner of ThincLab. Kea Aerospace is a business entirely focused on developing innovative aerospace technology, building the local aerospace ecosystem […]