2015 Science Investment Round successful proposals

AgResearch

Hyper-loupe: A snapshot on food micro-structure

2

$1,000,000.00

Parasite strippas: Tricking infective parasite larvae to exsheath on pasture

2

$978,662.00

Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd

Chemical camoflage to protect vulnerable native prey from introduced predators

2

$984,300.00

Lincoln Agritech Limited

Agricultural plastic mulch film with nitrogen-fixing capability

2

$1,000,000.00

Evanescent Sensor for Improved Quality Control of Fruit, Vegetable and Pasture Crops

2

$1,000,000.00

Massey University

Modular solids and nutrient extraction: A low capital cost solution for upgrading one of the world's most common environmental protection systems

2

$693,275.00

The Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington

Anti-Foul Marine Paints

2

$1,000,000.00

Biofilm resistant materials for use in medical implants

2

$1,000,000.00

Treating polyglutamine diseases with synthetic dendrimers- PEEs and Qs in the mind

2

$1,000,000.00

University of Auckland

A device for assessment of visual function for use with young children

2

$999,986.00

Developing sustainable fish aquaculture foods from seaweed

2

$990,500.00

Modulating pathogen-host communication - new targets for antimicrobials

2

$999,346.00

University of Otago

Portable NMR sensor technology for brain oxygeneration monitoring

2

$1,000,000.00

Simple, automated nucleic acid extraction for point-of-care diagnostics

2

$999,999.00

University of Auckland

Mitigating livestock methane emissions using methanogen secondary metabolites

2

$836,000.00

University of Canterbury

3D printed adsorptive media

2

$1,000,000.00

University of Otago

Selective Insecticides - Phase 2

2

$1,000,000.00

University of Waikato

Engineering high value enzymes using forward and reverse evolution

2

$1,000,000.00

AgResearch

Innovative New Zealand Hybrid UHT Food Products

3

$3,750,000.00

New Zealand Red Meat Super-Premium Petfoods for Export

3

$1,754,001.00

Scion

Protecting New Zealand's primary sector from plant pests; a toolkit for the urban battlefield

3

$3,750,000.00

University of Auckland

Accelerating sustainable productivity gains for high value export: Dairy Goat infant formula

3

$3,639,423.00

GNS Science

Understanding petroleum source rocks, fluids, and plumbing systems in New Zealand basins: a critical basis for future oil and gas discoveries

4

$9,600,000.00

University of Waikato

Cretaceous tectonic transition from convergence to extension in New Zealand: Implications for basin development, paleogeography and hydrocarbon plays

4

$2,409,172.00

AgResearch

Making SENZS: richer decisions for engaged communities

3

$2,400,000.00

GNS Science

Smart models for aquifer management

3

$3,000,000.00

Lincoln Agritech Limited

Understanding the groundwater conduits between land and receiving waters - the key to effective aquifer management

3

$3,000,000.00

Massey University

Oranga Taiao, Oranga Tangāta - Knowledge and toolsets to support co-management of estuaries

4

$4,400,000.00

National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd

Coastal acidification: rate, impacts and management

4

$4,900,000.00

What's at stake? - Enabling decision-making through better measurement, forecasting and evaluation of the impacts of non-native organisms in NZ's changing ocean

4

$3,033,760.00

Scion

Weaving the korowai of Papatūānuku - adaptive governance and supported environmental decision making

3

$2,391,408.00

University of Waikato

Enhancing the health and resilience of New Zealand lakes

4

$5,136,708.00

Remote sensing, classification and management guidelines for surf breaks of national and regional significance

3

$1,206,390.00

GNS Science

Emerging anthropogenic slope hazards: Establishing risk assessment methods and remediation approaches for infrastructure-critical slopes

3

$1,500,000.00

Mackie Research & Consulting Limited

Healthy Future Mobility Solutions

4

$2,172,000.00

Opus International Consultants Limited

Waterproof Roads- Improved Methods for the Provision of an Affordable Optimised and Future-Proof Transportation Infrastructure

4

$3,000,000.00

University of Auckland

Local Demand Control of Electricity Supply

4

$2,390,181.00

University of Otago

Solar Tsunamis: Mitigating Emerging Risks to New Zealand's Electrical Network

3

$1,467,000.00

Auckland University of Technology

Violence prevention: promotion of healthy relationships amongst high school students using a smartphone App

4

$2,398,637.00

University of Auckland

Developing an evidence based platform for family violence prevention in New Zealand

4

$2,880,059.00

AgResearch

Production of an improved anti-cancer antibody using NZ goats as an efficient, economical and safe production platform

3

$1,200,000.00

Lincoln Agritech Limited

Bessel beam sensors - new generation agritech exports

3

$1,200,000.00

University of Auckland

Precision Acoustic Sensors for Pastoral and Arable Farming

3

$1,200,000.00

University of Canterbury

Quantitative Benchtop NMR using Bayesian Analysis

3

Race to the Finish: Processing and Properties Optimization of self-cleaning, antimicrobial ceramic coatings for buttons, knobs, handles and rails in hospitals.

2

$1,142,424.00

University of Otago

UltraD3: Ultrasonic Dental Diagnostic Device

3

$1,199,869.00

Victoria University

Enabling faster communication with 1 GHz quartz oscillators

2

$800,000.00

Repurposed drugs for multiple sclerosis: confirming suitability, regulatory process and mode of action

3

$1,200,000.00