Callaghan Innovation

To better support and incentivise innovation for future economic growth, Callaghan Innovation will be disestablished, and its most important functions will be redistributed to other parts of the science, innovation and technology system.

Administration of innovation and research and development grants, the Founder Startup and Tech Incubator programmes, and the HealthTech Activator will move to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, as will Callaghan Innovation’s current responsibilities to support the Research and Development Tax Incentive.

Responsibility for the Bioresource Processing Alliance, New Zealand Product Accelerator and New Zealand Food Innovation Network will transfer to the most relevant Public Research Organisation (PRO).

The Measurement Standards Laboratory will also transfer to the Institute for Earth Science.

The Biotechnologies Group will continue to be funded until the end of June 2027 and will transfer to the new Institute for Bioeconomy Science once it is established.

Up until the point of transfer of these activities, Callaghan Innovation will as far as possible continue to administer these programmes as it would under normal circumstances, in accordance with the relevant legislation and Ministerial directions.

Visit the Callaghan Innovation website for more information.

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Refocusing the science, innovation and technology system

Last updated: 23 May 2023