Institute for Innovation in Biotechnology
CEO
Professor Joerg Kistler
Contact Details
Email:
j.kistler@auckland.ac.nz
Phone:
(09) 373 7599 x88250
Street Address:
The School of Biological Sciences
The University of Auckland
Lippincott Cottage
3A Symonds Street
Auckland Mail Centre
Auckland 1142
New Zealand
Postal Address:
The School of Biological Sciences
The University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland Mail Centre
Auckland 1142
New Zealand
Organisation Summary
Organisation Type:
Bio-Incubator
Products and Services:
The IIB is New Zealand's leading purpose-built bio-incubator facility. It provides biotech companies with direct access to the world-class expertise and resources of The University of Auckland so that they can cost-effectively accelerate their R&D. For more infoirmation visit the IIB website www.biotech.co.nz.
Collaborations:
The IIB brings industry and academic research together. Several partnering organisations work with us through joint appointments and collaborative projects, as well as providing key additional funding support. Co-locating firms have R&D teams or senior staff working within the Institute on their own research or business programmes.
Co-located Companies in the IIB:
AgResearch Structural Biology Laboratory
Androgenix Ltd
CoDa Therapeutics (NZ) Ltd
Highbury Pacific Ltd
Comvita Ltd
Innate Therapeutics Ltd
InSyGen Therapeutics Ltd.
Partners in the IIB:
a+LabPLUS
Biomatters Ltd
Plant & Food Research
Invitrogen
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Synergenz Bioscience Ltd
ViaLactia Biosciences.
Alliances Sought:
We are looking for bio-companies (start-ups or mature companies) who wish to maximise the benefit to cost ratio of their R & D investment.
We provide access to internationally recognised biotech expertise and ready-to-use laboratories and research equipment on flexible and competitive terms.
Co-locators can choose to develop jointly-owned IP, hire expertise through contract research or simply use the space and resources as needed. Companies can also engage and jointly supervise graduate students.
We can provide designated bench space in an open plan laboratory and access to a wide range of communal equipment, or dedicated separate space that carries company branding.
Co-location fees are negotiated on the basis of staff and space requirements and include either a full company co-location or secondment of a research team on either a short or long term basis.
Profile
The Institute for Innovation in Biotechnology, in association with The School of Biological Sciences, offers biotech companies rare access to world-recognised expertise by bringing industry and academic research together in a new purpose-built facility at The University of Auckland. And, because you only lease access to resources as you need them, your precious capital can go into research rather than bricks and mortar.
Ranked among the world's best universities, The University of Auckland is home to four Centres for Research Excellence. Its researchers have brought over a dozen drugs to clinical trial and have been involved in multiple partnerships with global pharma leaders. The University has also spun out several notable multimillion dollar biotech companies including Protemix Corp, Proacta Inc, Neuren Pharmaceuticals, CoDa Therapeutics, Symansis and Pathway Therapeutics.
With 180 staff and 120 PhD students, The School of Biological Sciences (SBS) is also a leader in the biotechnology sector. It is home to several internationally recognised research centres, including the Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, the Centre for Genomics and Proteomics and the Bioinformatics Institute. The SBS has annual research revenues of around $15 milliion, publishes over 150 papers a year in international journals, and regularly sees its research result in new patents.
The IIB serves the full life sciences spectrum, including health, food and environmental biotech. Its research facility is currently being expanded to over 10,000m2 and provides ready-to-use laboratories and high-tech equipment facilities on flexible and competitive terms. All intellectual property is safeguarded through dedicated space, secure IT and offices. Any research undertaken with University researchers can be fully protected through agreements with the University's commercialisation company, Auckland UniServices Limited.
The IIB is significantly supported by the New Zealand Government. It exists to help great biotech companies grow. We would be delighted to meet and show how we can also help fast-forward your R&D.
For more information visit the IIB website www.biotech.co.nz or contact in the first instance Professor Joerg Kistler, Director, Institute for Innovation in Biotechnology at +64 9 373 7599 x88250 or via email at j.kistler@auckland.ac.nz.