Technology and
Product Development
Start with us to take your idea from
concept to commercial reality, or if you
are already underway, let us help you
lower your production costs and manage
the impact of changing technologies.
Contact us: 0800 422 552
@callaghannz
callaghaninnovation.govt.nz
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R&D Grants
Technology and
Product Development
Our world-class scientists and engineers can
help you deliver your product development
R&D and achieve better levels of productivity
and innovation.
To help you get fast access to the R&D support you
need, we have scientists and research capabilities in
six network groups:
Advanced materials
Information Communication and
Technologies (ICT)
Biotechnologies
Manufacturing and design
Sensing and automation
Measurement standards.
You can also search our database of published research
in a range of academic journals.
Who are our clients?
We work with businesses of all sizes, nationally and
internationally, across a broad range of industries.
Who owns the intellectual property?
If your business is paying for R&D then you will own the
intellectual property (IP). We can help you develop and
implement the best IP strategy for protecting your investment.
How are services charged for?
We provide a written estimate for all work. Depending on the
nature of the work, either a fixed price or a time and materials
estimate will be provided. You will need to approve the cost
estimate before work is undertaken.
How do you engage our Technology and Product
Development services?
Phone us on 0800 4 CALLAGHAN (0800 422 552)
and we’ll connect you with one of our business
relationship managers, who will talk to you about
our specific business requirements.
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Our areas of expertise
Advanced materials – helping you select the best
materials for your product or process development,
developing new materials and materials characterisation
and testing
Manufacturing and design – helping you solve
complex design challenges throughout product
development – from concept feasibility and testing
through to production and commercialisation
Information and communication technologies (ICT) –
helping you with the design and implementation of ICT
solutions – from data analytics to smart materials
Sensing and automation – helping you solve product
engineering challenges – applying electronics and
embedded software design, signal processing,
sensor systems, automation and robotics to deliver
commercially viable products
Biotechnologies – helping you transform biological
resources into high-value products, including
nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, food ingredients
and natural agrochemicals. Providing high quality
and fast-paced pharmaceutical substance
development and manufacturing to enable human
proof-of-concept studies.
Measurement standards – helping you understand
your products and processes with world-class
calibration and verification, measurement advice
and consultancy services and R&D on measurements
and measuring instruments.
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Advanced materials
Our advanced materials experts can help you select the best materials for your product or process development,
materials characterisation and testing.
We’ll help your business get the best results with
our expertise in:
Optimal materials selection
Advising you on the best choice of materials
for your product or process.
A wide range of materials and process development
Titanium powder metallurgy and ultra-lightweight
foams expertise
Testing and development of conventional and
novel cementing systems
Surface treatments and coatings with enhanced
durability and functionality
Advanced materials synthetic chemistry, including
organic dyes, polymers, and nanoparticles
Advanced ceramics and ceramic composite systems
Materials for optical detection, spanning material
synthesis to prototype development
Fibre optics sensing systems for harsh environments
High-temperature processing, process engineering and
control systems.
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Materials characterisation and testing
Materials characterisation including X-ray
crystallography, particle sizing, density/porosity
measurement, optical and electron microscopy
Synchrotron science and analysis
Optical characterisation of materials, from
UV-VIS to advanced non-linear techniques
A range of physical and mechanical property testing
from thermal analysis to strength and hardness.
Information & Communication
Technologies (ICT)
Our Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) experts can help your business with a wide
range of ICT challenges. They can help you design and implement solutions in areas from data analytics
to smart materials.
We’ll help your business get the best results
with our expertise in:
Data science and analytics
Data harmonisation
Statistical predictive modelling and machine learning
Computational mechanics and simulation
Finite element simulation of solids
and structures
Molecular dynamics and DFT modelling of nano
and microstructures
Analysis of sound and vibration.
Network analysis.
Product development and testing
Medical device design and implementation
Translation of devices and concepts into
rehabilitation systems
Advice on regulatory and commercialisation strategies
Design and fabrication of metamaterial sound
and thermal insulators
Lightweight high-impact MIL-S-901D shock testing
Design and implementation of novel mechanical tests.
Planning and execution of clinical device trials
Facilitation of multi-disciplinary projects
involving human-computer interaction.
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Biotechnologies
Our biotechnologies experts can help your business to transform biological resources, such as meat, dairy, plant
and seafood products, into high-value products that include nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, food ingredients
and natural agrochemicals. Our experts can also deliver you a competitive advantage in pharmaceutical drug
discovery and development.
We’ll help your business get the best results
with our expertise in:
Lipid chemistry
Extraction, purification, synthesis, modification,
enrichment and analysis of lipids (including
phospholipids and glycolipids).
Natural products and plant chemistry
Extraction, purification and analysis of bioactives
such as anti-inflammatories, flavonoids, pigments,
food ingredients/fortifiers and antioxidants.
Carbohydrate and pharmaceutical chemistry
Multi-step chemical synthesis and complex problem
solving. Development and manufacturing services involving
active pharmaceutical ingredients (API’s) ranging from
conventional small molecules to dendrimers and complex
carbohydrates. Our services cover discovery through to
prototype scale-up and kilogram-scale GMP manufacture
to support clinical studies.
Analytical services
Access to a range of instrumentation including
nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers,
mass spectrometers (MS), high performance liquid
chromatography (HPLC), Zetasizer for product
formulation and services: UV-vis spectrometers, moisture
content analyser, assay development, particle size and
rheological property measurement, protein purification
and characterisation (AKTA systems), molecular weight
determination (SEC), florescence analysis and time resolved
fluorescence for bioassays and enzyme assay work.
Process development and pilot-scale facilities
Development and/or evaluation of industrial manufacturing
processes for natural products. Process modelling,
optimisation and scale-up.
Evaluation of unit operations including milling, solvent
and supercritical fluid extraction and fractionation, solvent
removal/evaporation, filtration, freeze drying, formulation,
preparative chromatographic separation, centrifugation,
chemical and enzymatic reaction.
Pilot to small scale manufacture of trial product, including
rated facilities for use of ethanol and other flammable
solvents. MPI approved manufacture of selected products.
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Supercritical fluid extraction
World class facilities for evaluation of supercritical
fluid processing from lab to pilot scale. Includes use of
supercritical CO2, CO2 with co-solvents, and novel liquefied
gas solvents (propane and dimethyl ether).
This technology is ideal for extraction and/or fractionation
of high quality lipid and other low polarity products from
natural materials.
Fermentation and bioprocessing
MPI-registered facility, pilot-scale fermentation
from 1L to 1000L
Small molecule and secondary metabolite
production, pilot plant micro and ultrafiltration,
continuous centrifuge
EPA approvals for large scale recombinants (1000L)
new organisms and bacterial/yeast recombinants
PC2 level.
Proteins and bioactive peptides
Isolation and characterisation for structure and
function determination
Extraction and preparation of biopolymers from
various natural resources including plant, animal,
marine and honey.
Enzyme technology
Optimisation of enzymes for industrial
applications including biotransformation and
chemo-enzymatic synthesis
Full suite of recombinant technologies for the enzyme
engineering, including molecular cloning, expression,
purification and characterisation of proteins, enzymes
and biomolecules.
Expression in bacterial, yeast, and mammalian hosts
Scale-up facilities to deliver microbial recombinant
expression to 1000L.
Biology and biochemistry
Biological materials processing using biomimicry
(such as ECM isolation from sheep stomach)
Use of LEDs light frequencies to activate
photo-reductive Fenton chemistry
Development and alignment of processing methods
(such as photo-Fenton processing methods) to turn
waste into functional ingredients and mimicking these
at pilot and industrial scale
Development of combination processing technologies
by combining DAF bubbles and biological colloidal
systems to increase catalytic rates of reaction
Development of new rendering processing
methods to recover greater value from
New Zealand primary industries.
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Manufacturing and design
Our experts in manufacturing and design can help convert your ideas into commercially viable market solutions.
We’ll help you solve your complex design challenges throughout the development process – from concept
feasibility and testing through to production and commercialisation.
We’ll help your business get the best results
with our expertise in:
Mechanical and electrical engineering
High-level calculation, analysis and on-call
design horsepower.
Precision machining and manufacture
Grown through in-house work serving scientists
and optical manufacture for astronomy.
Product development
Thermodynamics, fluids, vibration and strength analysis,
and computational engineering
Develop new and improved products through the
application of new technologies and expertise in
engineering, design and manufacturing.
Prototype manufacture, testing and development
Optical component manufacture
Our access to an extensive network of New Zealand
manufacturers means you get the best value on prototype
builds. And our in-house capability means prototypes can
be tested and developed rapidly, saving you valuable time.
World leaders in mirrors, very large lenses and ancillary
equipment manufacture.
Manufacturing process and machinery development
Incorporate new technologies into processes,
machinery and products
Development of new manufacturing processes to
improve production.
Structuring complex and challenging development
projects
Tackling the new and difficult
Finding the path through all stages of development
Our sweet spot is TRL 2 (proof of concept) to
TRL 6 (demonstrated in real environment).
Instrumentation
Getting the best value from the measurements you need.
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Sensing and automation
Our sensing and automation experts can help you solve your product and process development challenges –
from initial concept, to production prototype, to delivering commercially viable products and
technology solutions.
We’ll help your business get the best results
with our expertise in:
Systems design and engineering
Digital signal processing
Extracting useful information from noisy, degraded
or incomplete data.
Ensuring modular designs with robust interfaces.
Field programmable gate arrays
Electronics and embedded software
Efficient implementation of digital signal processing for
high-speed operation.
Soak-tested, single-board prototypes.
Wireless, audio and sonar technologies
Mechanical engineering
Applying high-end design tools to complex
design challenges.
Deep, applications-specific knowledge to inform
design choices.
Microfabrication and microfluidics
Robotics and automation
Processing naturally varying horticulture
and agriculture produce.
State-of-the-art facilities, equipment and expertise with
access to national networks.
Transducer design and fabrication
Machine intelligence
Developing smart systems that react appropriately
to new situations.
Custom design of piezo-ceramic transducers and
transducer arrays.
Ultrasonic, microwave and optical sensing
Computer vision
Production of dimensionally accurate
three-dimensional models.
Industrial inspection and measurement using
multiple modalities.
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Measurement standards
Our team of testing and measurement experts can help you to understand your products and processes with
world-class calibration and verification, measurement and consultancy services (including technical advice on
difficult measurements) and R&D on measurements and measuring instruments.
We’ll help your business get the best results
with our expertise in:
Measurement verification
Traceability to National Measurement Standards
Measurement Standards Laboratory (MSL)
ISO 17025 accredited calibrations
MSL is New Zealand’s national metrology institute
responsible for the provision of physical measurement
standards in New Zealand.
International acceptance of measurements.
Specialist calibration services for instruments
and equipment
Specialist technical consultancy services and advice
Measurement solutions and compliance
Research to improve the International System
of Units (SI) and solve measurement problems.
Length and related quantities
Low-frequency electrical including power metering
Mass and related quantities
Photometry and radiometry
Radio frequency and microwave
Temperature and humidity
Time and frequency.
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Advice and training
Technical guides and resources on measurement
techniques, traceability, instrument use and methods
for calculating uncertainty.
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We also help you with:
Access to Experts
Business Collaborations
Innovation Skills
R&D Grants
Contact us: 0800 422 552
@callaghannz
callaghaninnovation.govt.nz
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