NZ invests $8.1M in MedTech to develop new technologies

The New Zealand (NZ) government is investing $8.1 million over three years in the MedTech Research Translator, co-led by the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) to develop new technologies that could transform healthcare. The funding has been announced by the Associate Minister for Research, Science and Innovation. It is an initiative comprising two linked programmes co-funded by the Ministry of Business and Innovation (MBIE) and the University of Auckland to support collaboration in MedTechrelated research and innovation. Each project will have a researcher, clinician, and commercialisation expert on the team. The programme will accelerate the most promising projects by providing pre-seed funding to researchers.