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South Island Universities Work Together to Boost Innovation
Monday, 14 July 2008
The University of Otago, The University of Canterbury and Lincoln University have joined forces - backed by a $3 million grant - to boost technology-based innovation.
The money, provided over two years, is from the the Encouraging and Supporting Innovation Fund of the Tertiary Education Commission. The three universities are also working closely with three successful business entrepreneurs to build a collaborative culture, and to build technology-based enterprises resulting from university research.
Three entrepreneurs in residence, each linked to one university, have been appointed, comprising Dr Peter Fennessy (Otago University ), Dr Garth Carnaby (Lincoln University) and Dr Bill Swallow (Canterbury University).
The new programme will encourage and support innovation involving the universities in respect of science and engineering, including biotechnology, agriculture, health science and information communications technology (ICT).
The initiative aimed to foster a culture of innovation more broadly within the universities, officials said.
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