Tagged: CI

Driver of Callaghan accelerator services to put pedal to the metal? - Stick

Peter Kerr • Mar 04, 2014 •

• Angel investment,
• Callaghan Innovaiton,
• Chris Somogyi,
• CI,
• entrepreneur,
• high tech,
• innovation,
• Sciblogs,
• Science policy,
• start-up,
• writer for hire

We’ll make the assumption that Callaghan Innovation’s new GM of Accelerator Services isn’t there for the money. Chris Somogyi’s come relatively unannounced to the crown entity whose role is to accelerate the commercialisation of innovation by NZ firms. Softly, softly … Continue reading → … Read More

Bionic ears let the deaf hear - Code for life

Grant Jacobs • Sep 17, 2013 •

• CI,
• cochlear implant,
• hearing,
• Lasker prize

There’s a lot of talk about a coming future of ‘bionic’ devices, aiding those with sensory and motor disabilities. In reality ‘bionic’ sensory devices have already been with us for over 30 years in hundreds of thousands of people. The  cochlear implant is a ‘bonic ear’ that enables many deaf people to hear. [caption id="attachment_11816" align="alignright" width="220"] … Read More

Callaghan Innovation taxis to the start(up) of the commercialisation runway - Stick

Peter Kerr • Jul 11, 2013 •

• Callaghan Innovation,
• CI,
• contract writer,
• Early stage science,
• entrepreneur,
• high tech,
• Industrial Research,
• innovation,
• IRL,
• Prototyping,
• Sciblogs,
• Science policy,
• start-up,
• statement of intent,
• university,
• writer for hire

At last we have something concrete on what Callaghan Innovation may look like. Here it is folks, CI’s Statement of Intent. It’s been a long time coming, but, moving forward, what’s the vehicle to be created? CI has a mission … Continue reading → … Read More

If Callaghan Innovation is the answer – remind me again what was the question? - Stick

Peter Kerr • Dec 14, 2012 •

• Callaghan Innovation,
• CI,
• development,
• Early stage science,
• entrepreneur,
• high tech,
• innovation,
• Market validation,
• Sciblogs,
• Science policy,
• Sue Suckling,
• Sustainability

Well, surely I’m not the only one surprised that what was to be the establishment of an Advanced Technology Institute – or a supercharged IRL – somewhat on the model of Taiwan’s ITRI, is instead going to end up as … Continue reading → … Read More

Some worrying disquiet around Callaghan Innovation - Stick

Peter Kerr • Dec 06, 2012 •

• C.I.,
• Callaghan Innovation,
• CI,
• development,
• establishment board,
• high tech,
• innovation,
• Market validation,
• Sciblogs,
• Science policy,
• university

From what I gather, it is not only me who has a degree of disquiet about the lengthy and somewhat secretive gestation taking place around Callaghan Innovation (the new moniker for the Advanced Technology Institute). Because part of the unease … Continue reading → … Read More

Callaghan Innovation – time for a concrete and practical illustration of its intent - Stick

Peter Kerr • Nov 22, 2012 •

• Advanced Technology Institute,
• ATI,
• Callaghan Innovation,
• CI,
• Early stage science,
• entrepreneur,
• high tech,
• innovation,
• Market validation,
• Prototyping,
• Sciblogs,
• Sustainability,
• university

OK, now that we have the naming of the Advanced Technology Institute out of the way, and its genesis to Callaghan Innovation has been carried out, it’s time to move on from the warm fuzzies. The thinking behind the new … Continue reading → … Read More