A unique genetic heritage, pioneering resourcefulness and technical excellence combine in New Zealand’s biotechnology industry.
Biotechnology is one of the country’s fastest growing sectors and a location for biotechnologists around the world to watch. The industry is based around a combination of traditional expertise in biological research, the continuing success of agriculture-based export industries and centres for medical research being established by new drug discovery companies.
New Zealand is internationally competitive in agricultural biotechnology, genomics, biopharmaceuticals, diagnostics and vaccines, nutraceuticals, and marine natural health products. In recent years New Zealand’s biotechnologists have been merging discoveries from world-class primary sectors and research organisations to improve efficiencies and create new applications in the agricultural biotechnology industries. Simultaneously, New Zealand has built a number of world class biomedical research teams at the country’s medical schools and universities, who are developing new treatments and diagnostics.
Significant products produced by New Zealand’s biotechnology industry include biological and biochemical materials such as blood products and enzymes, animal and human diagnostics and pharmaceuticals, vaccines and antisera, horticultural products and a range of research and development services.
New Zealand has significant strengths in research. Internationally renowned research institutions and facilities, such as the Crown Research Institutes, deliver world-class scientific research, in both agricultural bioscience and human health, at internationally competitive costs. New Zealand scientists are involved in areas such as cytokine discovery, the use of fermentation micro-organisms, post-harvest storage of flowers and fruit, wood processing, gene therapy, human foetal development and cancer drugs.
New Zealand is also internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for every phase of clinical trials. A comprehensive range of undergraduate and post graduate degrees are offered in all facets of science at New Zealand universities and institutes of technology, including medical and health sciences, veterinary science and agriculture, horticulture and forestry. A number of universities have commercial arms to support economic growth through research partnerships with New Zealand businesses and world first research is conducted at facilities such as the Auckland Biotechnology Institute at the University of Auckland.
{{/usCountry}}New Zealand is also internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for every phase of clinical trials. A comprehensive range of undergraduate and post graduate degrees are offered in all facets of science at New Zealand universities and institutes of technology, including medical and health sciences, veterinary science and agriculture, horticulture and forestry. A number of universities have commercial arms to support economic growth through research partnerships with New Zealand businesses and world first research is conducted at facilities such as the Auckland Biotechnology Institute at the University of Auckland.
{{/usCountry}}New Zealand has produced some of the world’s best scientists, including Professor Alan MacDiarmid who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2000, and student achievement is fostered and encouraged through events such as the annual MacDiarmid Young Scientists of the Year Awards.
Science graduates from New Zealand, such as Dr Steven Fox, Managing Technical Services Veterinarian for Pfizer Animal Health in the United States, go on to work for world class companies around the globe. “The overseas experience is exceedingly valuable. And if you’re coming to New Zealand, the education is top-notch so there’s no compromise in the learning experience. You get the opportunity for exploring other mind sets — cultural exploration as well as educational expansion,” says Dr Fox.
To find out more about institutes offering courses in New Zealand talk to Jugnu Roy, Education Officer, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, New Zealand High Commission, New Delhi, email enquiries to edunz.india@nzte.govt.nz, visit www.mynzed.com or come tothe New Zealand education fairs being held in September.
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