Auckland - New Zealand urgently needs a biotech strategy because it is critical to the future of the country’s economy, BiotechNZ executive director Zahra Champion says. The global biotechnology market is expected to reach more than $US727 billion within six years, according to a new report by Grand View Research in San
Month: February 2019
NZ agritech the big hit at Melbourne’s EvokeAg event
Melbourne - Almost 100 Kiwi agritech specialists, entrepreneurs, agribusiness leaders and support agencies have joined 1000 delegates at the international EvokeAg food & farm futures conference in Melbourne this week. Making up almost 10 percent of the attendees at this globally focused conference shows the significance for agritech for New Zealand and
Supervised exercise produces better results, research finds
Christchurch - New research has found that people produce greater muscle strength and body tone when their exercise is supervised compared with unsupervised exercise. A combined Australian universities’ 16-week trial confirmed the biggest improvements to fitness came with supervised support, ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddie says. The landmark trial was carried out by
Beddie invited by the WHO to help global exercise concerns
NZ tech firms should jump at business opportunities in Hong Kong
Auckland - Hong Kong is providing New Zealand with a doorstep of opportunity for Kiwi tech firms, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Muller has just returned from a business trip to Hong Kong, building connections with their tech sector and investors to support a growing interest in the Hong Kong /
NZ facing unprecedented fintech changes this year
Auckland - New Zealanders will experience more unprecedented changes in financial technology in 2019 like never before, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. Brown says Kiwis will see some amazing new developing trends this year, such as financial unbundling gaining momentum which will drive more competition and more transparency as New