Biotechnology

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• Abacus Biotech   (www.abacusbio.co.nz)

  Aims to develop biotechnology, agribusiness, and other technology investment opportunities.

• AgResearch   (www.agresearch.co.nz)

  A Crown Research Institute, working within the pastoral and food processing industries, creating innovative products that benefit all New Zealanders.

• Biolab Scientific   (www.biolab.co.nz)

  Leading provider of high quality scientific instrumentation, equipment, supplies and chemicals to research, industrial, clinical, educational and biotechnology market.

• Botry-Zen   (www.botryzen.co.nz)

  Information site for details about the new innovative biological control of Botrytis in grapes.

• Centre for Biodiversity & Restoration Ecology   (www.vuw.ac.nz/biodiversity)

  Based at Victoria University, the centre's focus is on research in the area of biodiversity, which aims to identify and restore depleted populations, species and communities in ecosystems that have been impacted by human activity.

• Constructive Conversations : Korero Whakaaetanga   (www.conversations.canterbury.ac.nz)

  Based at the University of Canterbury, Constructive Conversations is involved in exploring the social, cultural, ethical and spiritual implications of new health biotechnologies.

• GE Information Service   (www.geinfo.org.nz)

  An independent digest of widely-sourced information promoting informed debate regarding the responsible use of genetic engineering technology.

• Genesis   (www.genesis.co.nz)

  A discovery based biotechnology company based in Auckland.

• Giant Experiment   (www.giantexperiment.co.nz)

  An information resource for genetic engineering in New Zealand. The Giant Experiment is a network of people committed to providing clear and accurate information to the GE debate.

• GlycoSyn   (www.glycosyn.com)

  A biotechnology company working closely with clients around the globe to develop and supply high-value small molecules.

• ICPbio   (www.icpbio.com)

  Biotechnology company specialising in the manufacture of products for the pharmaceutical, dairy, food processing, and animal reproduction industries.

• National Centre for Advanced Bio-Protection Technologies   (www.bioprotection.org.nz)

  Bio-protection encompasses a wide range of management strategies that use biological interactions or attributes that bring about effective control of crop weeds, pests and diseases. Hosted at Lincoln University, the Centre was formed by New Zealand's leading plant protection scientists.

• New Wayz Consulting   (www.newwayz.co.nz)

  Consultants specialised in compliance to regulatory requirements for facilities, equipment, processes and quality management systems in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.

• New Zealand Biotechnology Learning Hub   (www.biotechlearn.org.nz)

  This site is an initiative of the New Zealand Government and has been developed in collaboration with educators and the biotechnology sector. It features up-to-date examples of biotechnology in practice, along with supporting classroom resources.

• Nutrigenomics New Zealand   (www.nutrigenomics.org.nz)

  Nutrigenomics studies the response of humans to food and food components, using genomic, proteomic and metabolomic approaches. The goal of nutrigenomics is to develop foods that can be matched to individual human genotypes to benefit the health of those individuals and enhance normal physiological processes.

• NZBio   (www.nzbio.org.nz)

  New Zealand's biotechnology industry organisation, with the aim of creating an industry that is sustainable and significantly adds to the New Zealand economy.

• Pacific Edge Biotechnology   (www.pebl.co.nz)

  A biomedical company developing novel diagnostic and therapeutic products to manage cancer and other diseases.

• PharmaZen   (www.pharmazen.co.nz)

  A biotechnology company based in Dunedin, creating specialised animal and human health products based on immune protective bioactive components and other novel bioactive ingredients.

• Phenomenex   (www.phenomenex.com)

  Laboratory supplies and services for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, food and beverage, and environmental industries.

• Protemix   (www.protemix.co.nz)

  A biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of treatments for diabetes.

• Scion   (www.scionresearch.com)

  Provides the next generation of biomaterials technology, research and development services. They offer wide ranging technical and scientific capability to anyone in the business of producing materials or creating products using renewable plant resources.

• The Centre for Integrated Research in Biosafety   (www.inbi.canterbury.ac.nz)

  INBI aims to contribute to the increased understanding and more effective management of emerging biotechnologies. Their research is multidisciplinary and independent.

• Toi te Taiao: New Zealand's Bioethics Council   (www.bioethics.org.nz)

  Aiming to enhance New Zealand's understanding of the cultural, ethical and spiritual aspects of biotechnology and ensure that the use of biotechnology has regard for New Zealanders' values.

• University of Auckland : Bioengineering Institute   (www.bioeng.auckland.ac.nz)

  The Institute was established in 2001 as a cross-faculty research centre. They deal with the application of mathematical and engineering sciences to biology generally and human physiology in particular. Visit the site to read more about their primary goals and research.

• University of Auckland : Bioinformatics Institute   (www.cebl.auckland.ac.nz)

  With 10 full-time researchers and 25 affiliate investigators, the Bioinformatics Institute is a centre of research excellence in bioinformatics, with specialisations in evolutionary bioinformatics, genomics, microarray analysis, and population and conservation genetics.