Daily Archives: October 1, 2010

Movac gets SCIF backing for young company co-investment


Wellington angel investor group Movac has formed a partnership with the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund to access up to $4 million of government funding for development of promising young companies. Movac can obtain up to $500,000 per individual investment … Continue reading

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Kiwi egalitarianism fragments the nation’s science efforts


Trying to be fair and even handed in that great kiwi egalitarian tradition may be having detrimental effects on the country’s science, and ultimately, innovation output. New Zealand has a number of fragmented research centres and researchers scattered around the … Continue reading

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