Innovative partnerships
Our innovative partnerships programme is dedicated to helping research and development intensive businesses connect, collaborate and invest in New Zealand.
Our innovative partnerships programme is dedicated to helping research and development intensive businesses connect, collaborate and invest in New Zealand.
Our Cleantech portfolio is designed to support the exploration of new and emerging technology that enables industries to transition to a low to no emissions operation.
Our Airspace Integration Trials programme is dedicated to supporting the safe testing, development and market validation of advanced uncrewed aircraft in New Zealand.
The Government has released its Science Investment Plan, setting a clear long term direction for how public science investment will drive New Zealand’s economic growth, resilience and prosperity over the next decade.
The Government has confirmed New Zealand will continue to access the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne, a world-class research facility that enables scientists to study materials at the molecular level.
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Sixty-four high-performing Endeavour Fund projects will receive 12-month extensions in 2026 to maintain momentum, support continued scientific activity and retain core research capability.
The Government has announced the next major milestone in reforming New Zealand’s science, innovation, and technology funding system. The changes will deliver a simpler, strategy-driven approach that aligns public investment with national research priorities.
Andrew Bridgman has been appointed as Establishment Chief Executive of the New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technology (NZIAT).
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), on behalf of the New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technology (NZIAT), is running a discovery process to understand New Zealand’s activity and capability in quantum technology.
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