AgResearch
Contact Details
Email:
ian.boddy@agresearch.co.nz
Street Address:
East Street
Hamilton
New Zealand
Postal Address:
Private Bag 3115
Hamilton
New Zealand
Organisation Summary
Specialties:
To provide the research and development needed to help create wealth in the pastoral and biotechnology sectors, we have three main science and technology groups:
• Agriculture & Environment
• Applied Biotechnologies
• Food & Textiles
Products and Services:
Key areas of research and development:
• ‘Blue sky’ science that develops fundamental knowledge and builds scientific capabilities
• ‘Strategic’ science in biological systems, encompassing microbes, plants and animals that have attributes to make farms more profitable
• ‘Strategic’ science in new and enhanced pastoral sector food and textile products
• ‘Applied’ science in next-generation technologies for the textiles, food and medical industries.
Scientific outcomes are delivered to the pastoral and biotechnology sectors in partnership with:
• Commercial firms
• Industry-good organisations, such as Meat & Wool New Zealand, DairyNZ and Australian Wool Innovation
• Government sector organisations such as regional councils.
AgResearch also produces:
• Scientific and technical (confidential) client reports for these partners.
• Technologies marketed for the benefit of the pastoral and biotechnology sectors by subsidiaries, spin-off companies and commercial partners.
Intellectual property is also licensed within New Zealand and overseas as appropriate.
Business Services:
See products and services above
Alliances Sought:
Interested in working with parties looking for innovative solutions to their companies technology problems.
Profile
AgResearch has an impressive track record in developing products for, and with, New Zealand companies that manufacture, market and distribute them worldwide. We are amongst the world’s leading agricultural research institutes and we create world class innovations. We own and maintain a significant portfolio of Intellectual Property and work closely with industry partners to convert Intellectual Property into usable products.
Many products in the market today have been developed by AgResearch and sold by our partners. These include pasture plant varieties, animal health products, textile and carpet products and processes, sophisticated software and other technologies for use on and off-farm.
The BusinessGroup supports all the business activities within AgResearch. It works with the three science and technology groups to grow contract research and development revenues, negotiate and develop contractual arrangements underpinning commercial science endeavours, identify and protect our IP, and seeks to commercialise our scientific discoveries and technological developments. Business development involves seeking licenses for the company’s IP and forging commercial partnerships with key industries and companies to facilitate the rapid transfer of our discoveries to market.
AgResearch uses a range of commercial vehicles, including subsidiary companies, associate companies, unincorporated joint ventures, incorporated joint ventures and partnerships, as routes to commercialisation for its technologies.