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Partnerships deliver on Government’s growth plan 17 Aug 2010 - Partnerships deliver on Government’s growth plan Two major investment partnerships announced today will take primary sector innovation to a whole new level and deliver directly on the Government’s economic growth plan, says Agriculture Minister David Carter.
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Prostate Cancer Research Receives Men’s Health Trust Funding 17 Aug 2010 - Prostate Cancer Research Receives Men’s Health Trust Funding Research at Otago University to develop a better screening test for the early detection of prostate cancer has been advanced due to a $30,000 grant from the Men’s Health Trust New Zealand.
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Funding Boosts TB Research 17 Aug 2010 - Funding Boosts TB Research Bovine tuberculosis (TB) research has received a boost with the award of a grant of $750,000 per annum for five years to AgResearch’s TB Immunology and Animal Health team from the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology.
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Better businesses aim of PM 09 Aug 2010 - Better businesses aim of PM's Business Scholarships Prime Minister John Key today launched a pilot $1 million scholarship scheme to boost the capability of New Zealand businesses, particularly those with a focus on exporting.
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Underwrite to boost new venture capital funds 05 Aug 2010 - Underwrite to boost new venture capital funds Minister for Economic Development Gerry Brownlee today announced a $40 million underwrite for the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund’s venture capital programme to encourage more private investment into new venture capital funds.
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LCT receives approval to expand DIABECELL® NZ Trial 04 Aug 2010 - LCT receives approval to expand DIABECELL® NZ Trial Living Cell Technologies Limited a global company pioneering the development of a cell implant to treat diabetes, reported recently that the Minister of Health has approved an addition to the New Zealand Phase II clinical trial of DIABECELL® to include more patients.
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Nanotechnology meets fish skin in New Zealand first 04 Aug 2010 - Nanotechnology meets fish skin in New Zealand first A start-up Auckland firm is applying nanotechnology to a fisheries by-product to manufacture 100% biodegradable, antibacterial air filters—a New Zealand first in an expanding global market.
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$2.1 million investment in animal health for Argenta 02 Aug 2010 - $2.1 million investment in animal health for Argenta The Foundation is investing $2.1 million into New Zealand company Argenta Ltd to support the development of an improved device to administer multiple doses of drugs to sheep and cattle.
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NASA comes to Otaki as tenant of clean technology park 02 Aug 2010 - NASA comes to Otaki as tenant of clean technology park NASA, which pioneered America’s space programme, is to set up shop in the Kapiti Coast town of Otaki, lured to a new technology park targeting green and renewable energy sources.
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Small enterprises still economic backbone 02 Aug 2010 - Small enterprises still economic backbone New Zealand may not be a nation of small shop keepers, but with 90 percent of enterprises having five or fewer employees, it is certainly a place of small and medium enterprises according to the Ministry of Economic Development's report on SME structure and dynamics.
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Auckland Uni aims to develop 30 Jul 2010 - Auckland Uni aims to develop 'bio-pesticide' Auckland University is aiming to genetically engineer a bacterium which has been exploited as a "bio-pesticide."
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Pacific Edge has pipeline of new products to follow new cancer-test patents 30 Jul 2010 - Pacific Edge has pipeline of new products to follow new cancer-test patents Pacific Edge Biotechnology, the cancer diagnosis firm, has a “pipeline of new products coming through” after winning New Zealand patents for gastric cancer detection and melanoma prognostic technology, chief scientist Parry Guilford says.
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Vitamin C plays vital role in battle against cancer 19 Jul 2010 - Vitamin C plays vital role in battle against cancer New research from the University of Otago, Christchurch, shows that vitamin C can help curb the growth of cancer cells.
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Human therapeutics industry fit to double revenue 17 Jul 2010 - Human therapeutics industry fit to double revenue New Zealand’s human therapeutics industry is a relatively new entrant in the country’s economy, but as a recent report shows, it has grown considerably over the past decade and has the capability to double its revenue contribution to the economy in the next five to 10 years.
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The Next Generation Animal Drugs 15 Jul 2010 - The Next Generation Animal Drugs Bayer Animal Health and Paraco agree on access to lead molecules Bayer Animal Health and Paraco Technology Limited, a 100% owned subsidiary of AgResearch, New Zealand’s largest Crown Research Institute, today announced they have signed an option agreement allowing Bayer exclusive access to Paraco’s current lead molecules for testing and development in animal health.
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