Next Generation Training Platform for Robots We offer a state-of-the-art training platform that enables robot makers and robot users to perform tasks never before possible, revolutionizing the capabilities of robotic systems across multiple industries. Our groundbreaking platform empowers everyday users and workers to easily train and pretrain robotic actions, significantly enhancing the range of tasks robots can perform. It helps robots to work more effectively and safely alongside humans in various sectors, including logistics, healthcare, agriculture, and households. Acumino’s intuitive platform is compatible with most robots and also seamlessly integrates with Large Language Models (like ChatGPT). This allows robots to perform dexterous, two-handed work in complex real-world settings faster than ever thought possible.

David works with Auckland inventors and technology ventures/companies to commercialise their ideas by assessing commercial and technical feasibility.  This includes accessing both Callaghan Innovation resources (including intercompany Networks, Skills Programs, and R&D co-funding) and university and industry areas of expertise, both technical and commercial. David runs free business innovation clinics with NIP 

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Condortech Holdings Ltd is a Kiwi owned Technologies Company specialising in the development of innovative ideas supported by formal intellectual property such as patents. The Recycleaner range of pressure washing equipment is a product of this process. Recycleaner equipment is versatile and can be used in various configurations. It has provided the solution to the difficult problem of how to deep clean solid surfaces effectively and quickly in otherwise inaccessible places such as amenities inside commercial and high rise buildings.

Dennisson Technologies was founded to bridge the adoption gap of assistive orthotic solutions by designing new and innovative assistive wearable technologies. We intend to enable better access through affordability, improving the quality of life and comfort of those who need it most. We are a wearable device company using smart material technology to develop low profile, and cost-effective Force-Feedback Platforms for Virtual Reality and Human Capability Augmentation.

Lean and innovation consultants helping kiwis take a systems approach to building innovative and productive organisations. Companies working with IMS-Projects may be eligible for co-funding support from NZTE and Callaghan Innovation, through programmes such as Better by Lean, Digital Lean, and Driving Innovation.  Their current focus lies with digitisation and industry 4.0 strategies.

Kelp Helpers is an innovative organization committed to the sustainable regeneration of ocean biodiversity through pioneering 3D ocean farming techniques using business as a force of good. Our mission is deeply rooted in establishing a circular model for sustainable fishing and ocean use that not only preserves but actively enhances marine environments. By integrating vertical ocean farming, we aim to create self-sustaining ecosystems that provide habitats for marine life and improve water quality, ultimately contributing to the restoration of ocean health.

Metrovate is a deep tech company on a mission to transform the way plants are grown. We develop ‘precision biostimulants’ a new category of agricultural products that are both safe to use and highly effective. We target traits including growth rate, harvest index, flowering and pathogen response in a wide range of commercially relevant crops. In order to achieve this we operate an integrated systems biology platform that involves a broad range of disciplines including natural sciences, computational science and commercialisation. We develop products that are derived from nature and are naturally biodegradable furthermore we establish the mode of action for the bioactive molecules that we develop

Electrix, trading as Omexom New Zealand, is a leading provider of engineering, construction and maintenance services to asset owners in the utility, industrial, commercial, resources, and infrastructure sectors.

OPUM was founded out of the “Medical Devices and Technologies” Research Group at the University of Auckland, a team consisting of over 20 researchers. We are world-leading experts in wearable robotics, medical devices, sensors, clinical research, machine learning and artificial intelligence. 

Digital Knee offers the most complete set of indications for knee health, the culmination of 10 years of applied research. OPUM is grounded in translational R&D, tackling complex clinical problems from the perspective of the triple healthcare aim: better patient experience of care and population health at a reduced per-capita cost.

The Product Development and Management Association of New Zealand (PDMA-NZ) is the New Zealand Affiliate of a global organisation committed to enhancing innovation and product development. They provide a network for product development professionals to learn, share and find new opportunities and are committed to supporting the growth of sustainable product innovation across New Zealand.

Recorp is a business founded by proud Kiwis for Kiwis, driven to transform New Zealand’s beverage packaging industry. At the forefront of innovation, customer service, and sustainability, we focus relentlessly on minimising our environmental impact, with aluminium at the core of our vision.

Our state-of-the-art factory houses the latest tech, enabling multi-height, multi-diameter production. This provides our customers with unmatched flexibility and efficiency, supported by a best-in-class ordering and forecasting system through a personalised data portal.

Revive Our Gulf is a collaborative initiative which aims to restore the seabed kūtai reefs of The Hauraki Gulf involving iwi/hapū, researchers, and the community.  The core collaborators are The Mussel Reef Restoration Trust, The Nature Conservancy Aotearoa New Zealand and the University of Auckland Institute of Marine Science. 

RosterLab makes roster creating software using the world’s leading A.I. technology, specialised in generating automatic roster solutions for the healthcare sector.  Their AI is based on one of the founders, Isaac, PhD research in AI optimisation from the University of Auckland. 

The team won the Velocity 100k Entrepreneurship Challenge in 2020.

Vertus technology is a power-to-X platform that uses biocatalysts to control the electrosynthesis of valuable chemicals – Biogas, Biomethane, DME, methanol, etc.- from a range of waste streams. The beginning of the Proof of concept has passed about 6 years, moving from 1L to 20L, now to 140L in our laboratory in Parnell, and next year we expect to deliver the first pilot plant in Europe and establish a new experimental base, hoping that one day our technology can serve the international energy industry.

Avertana is a process technology developer focused on circular economy solutions. Our proprietary technology refines industrial waste streams into a suite of valuable mineral and chemical products using innovative chemistry, advanced materials, and novel process design. Avertana’s process offers lowest-in-industry manufacturing cost, with a far smaller environmental footprint than traditional pathways. Starting with titanium-bearing slag from steelmaking, our process transforms this low-value byproduct entirely into saleable commodities, with no residual waste and much lower CO2 emissions. We help our customers (and their customers) to build more sustainable, resilient supply chains by making essential raw materials with far less cost and environmental impact. Avertana’s process creates inputs to everyday products such as paint, building materials, paper, and fertilisers. Avertana’s circular economy technology helps industry to reduce its environmental footprint competitively.

UoA connections: Business School, NIP community

Content-producer, educator and screenwriter, Lyn is currently director of Craft Media Workshop, a boutique web design and content company specialising in hand-crafted solutions. “I’m all about connecting customers and audiences with businesses and ideas!”  Lyn joined the NIP community to reconnect with the university, enjoy the company of other freelance consultants and help build the NIP community.

UoA connections: Grant Covic, Jackman Lin, Seho Kim

David is an innovative R&D Engineer at Qualcomm Halo with over 14 years of experience in Inductive power transfer and Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging. His areas of expertise include System Design, Power Electronics and technology transfer, and supporting Licensees in new product development. Via his membership at NIP, David connects with our university IPT experts on a project basis.

UoA connections: Gerald Kwazu

Easy Crypto was the first company in New Zealand to create a platform for the purchase, sale, and trade of cryptocurrency. Employees of Easy Crypto have the freedom to work remotely all around New Zealand, but great ideas and great things happen when people get together. NIP offers just the space we are looking for to bring our people together, offering us an opportunity to connect with other companies with similar goals and interests. 

UoA connections: Vicente Gonzalez, Yuqian Lu, Transport Group

As a contractor and consultant Adina is currently based in Melbourne in a role with Siemens Gamesa. Adina connects with NIP to continue to grow her NZ start-up company Explore Mine, a custom, multi-dimensional content sharing platform combined with way-finding and location activation via Augmented Reality. Looking to take advantage of the post-graduate talent emerging from the Faculty of Engineering to further her project in the short-term, Adina also recognises the future potential of The University’s academic expertise and research activities in the area of machine learning.

UoA connections: Rajnish Sharma, Zoran Salcic

Ficomms was developing a family of electronic devices for maintenance and fault finding in optical fibre micro ducts. There were multiple opportunities for collaborative, fully or co-funded R&D projects. Co-location at NIP allowed UoA to help nurture a startup set to bring disruptive innovation to the fibre installation market, bringing technical expertise to bear on challenges and facilitate project development.

Globex is a product engineering company that designs hardware products for companies and start-ups. Craig is all about balancing requirements, time, risk, quality, and cost to help companies develop amazing products for NZ companies to take to the world. Craig is interested in meeting people he can help with Product issues, design issues, or design process questions.

UoA connections: Enrique del ray Castillo, Quincey Ma, Charles Clifton, Rick Henry, Lucas Hogan, Jon Culley, Business School

Hilti designs and produces leading edge technology and software products and invests significantly each year in research and development. Hilti connected with NIP to better enable extended opportunities for industry and academic networking and to seek further research in the development of codes & standards for the sector in NZ. While no longer members of the precinct, they continue to pursue top student talent acquisition through recruitment activities with relevant faculties.

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Humble Bee Bio is an award-winning biotechnology company based in Aotearoa, New Zealand, that was founded to positively impact the world and build value by combining biomimicry and the power of synthetic biology. Globally, chemicals that are known hormone disruptors and carcinogens are used in consumer products at vast scales. Finally, regulation is converging with the advancement of Humble Bee Bio’s unique, patent-pending platform protein and massive advances in bioinformatics, precision fermentation, and Machine Learning. We have identified a novel, patent-pending protein with a suite of commercially valuable properties across multiple industries. Humble Bee Bio is creating novel biomaterials that solve market problems and improve global environmental health.

UoA connections: Jim Hefkey, Rajnish Sharma, Kean Aw

Hyperion Technologies (NL) was establishing a NZ subsidiary tasked with the development of the Hyperion CubeSat propulsion system from the current prototype to a commercial product. The combination of office space and potential access to the workshop and associated expertise, plus ready access to master and PhD students made NIP a great foundation location from which Hyperion could grow in NZ.

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Consolidated with half a decade of cutting-edge client work, the team at Imersia knows how to make Mixed Reality highly compelling. 

Imersia Tech sees the future of augmented, mixed and virtual reality technology bringing people together to create shared experiences. The team has been working with the technology for decades and have some exciting new ventures to develop in collaboration with the university.

IOT Auckland is open to anyone with an interest in Internet of Things applications. We inspire, inform and connect through regular meetups, conferences, workshops and hackathons. This group helps you achieve success faster and better, by connecting you with people and businesses that have been on the same journey and have knowledge and experience to share.

UoA connections: Nasser Giacaman, Vicente Gonzalez, Kent Lee, Uwe Rieger, Yinan Liu

Invoke develops virtual and augmented reality devices to make these technologies more accessible and intuitive to use. Invoke naturally relies on innovation through R&D. Relationships with organisations like NIP give the team the ability to collaborate more easily with researchers at the university.

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