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Bell Gully Biotechnology Forum held in Wellington
Wellington's first biotechnology forum was held at Bell Gully's offices on 27 February.
The event provided an opportunity for those with an interest or involvement in biotechnology in the Wellington region to come together on an informal basis and share their knowledge and experiences.
Speaking before an impressive crowd, including representatives from Industrial Research, HortResearch, Wellington Medical School, ERMA, MoRST and NIWA were:
- Dr Keith Steele, CEO, AgResearch
- Barry Timmings, Executive Committee member, BioSouth
- Vikki Smithem, Sector Specialist - Biotechnology, Industry New Zealand
- George Slim, Development Specialist - Intellectual property, Industry New Zealand
- Tony Brenton-Rule, Director, BIOTENZ
The theme for the evening was "clustering and commercialisation", with speakers focusing on the concepts of partnership, clustering and information sharing, as vehicles for promoting growth in New Zealand's biotechnology sector.
It is hoped that the evening will foster further discussion on how biotechnology can be promoted in the Wellington region.
Click here to download Dr Keith Steele's presentation, "Working together", in PDF format.
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