2018 has resulted in a few changes to the Return On Science Investment Committees. To be able to provide the best support for such a wide range of projects, we are constantly seeking new talent to join our Committees.
This July the Biotech & Life Sciences Investment Committee undertook one of our bi-annual trips to Dunedin and were hosted by the University of Otago's, Otago Innovation Ltd.
We are very proud of Ian Woodhead, member of our Agritech & Foodtech Committee for being awarded the Royal Society Te Apārangi for advancing electronic engineering, particularly in developing sensors for the agricultural and environmental sectors.
Maria-Jose Alvarez, member of both the Momentum and Agritech & Foodtech Committees has been working with University of Auckland Doctoral student Amir Haji Rassouliha, out of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute on his MicroVision project. The team entered the Velocity 100k Challenge and won the Runner Up prize!
Return On Science is now spending friday afternoons in the brand new Unleash Space!
We had three student projects presented to the CommitteeQuakeTEC - a nanosatellite earthquake precursor detection system, able to detect earthquakes up to 5 days prior. This has the potential to save lives and mitigate large social costs.
Congratulations to RisosEnterprises the Velocity 100K Challenge overall winners of 2021!
Return On Science is proud to announce that the Return On Science Momentum Investment Committee is no longer Return On Science. Momentum is now a national programme in its own right and seeking to form new Momentum Investment Committees across New Zealand.