BCC News | September 2013

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Volume 7, Issue 7 | September 2013

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BioLumic raises GD1 funding
for offshore growth

Plant science company BioLumic has successfully completed a new investment round with backing from the Global from Day One programme (GD1). The investment will finance customer trials and a foray into international markets.

Turning research into commerce

The first of a series of one-day BCC workshops held recently for scientists and researchers highlighted not just the how-to of getting research to market, but also some tricks and tips to speed things up along the way.

Need R&D funding? BCC can help you get it

As one of the regional business partners of Crown funding entity Callaghan Innovation, BCC is on the job when it comes to helping local businesses access the many R&D project grants available to them.

Diamanage Diary

Since Cameron Kilgour and Deinika Elston won Innovate 2013 for Diamanage, their diabetes management App, the pair hasn't just been sitting around counting their cash. They've been busy building a business.

"We met with an accountant for advice on setting up the business and registering the company," says Kilgour, "and we're in the process of gathering quotes from app developers."

Once they pick a developer, it's pretty much game-on for Kilgour and Elston, who are both in their final year of a Bachelors of Applied Visual Imaging at UCOL and starting in the next issue of BCC News, readers will be able to keep up-to-date in the life of a start-up in Diamanage Diary.

Sustainable early childhood education centre now one
step closer

Erin Skelsey's great idea for an eco-built early childhood education centre in the Manawatu has now been refined into a cohesive plan almost ready for implementation, thanks to her participation in BCC's
Innovate U.

Bulletproof locked and loaded at Startup Weekend 2013

Online proofreading service Bulletproof was a clear winner at the 2013 Palmerston North Startup Weekend and walked away with a slew of prizes that will help them launch their business onto the market.

BCC backs bright
young minds

It's well-known that the commercialisation ideas of tomorrow will come from the bright young minds of today. At 13 years old, the inaugural winner of the BCC Innovation Award and a slew of other science and technology awards shows that the future is indeed bright for New Zealand innovation.

ANZ turns cool idea into hot dinners

A 'lightbulb' moment for ANZ manager Karen Wilman has helped a local restauranteur turn a sluggish lunchtime turnover into a roaring trade - and it's going down a treat for a local school.

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Rod Drury, CEO and co-founder of NZX-listed cloud computing company Xero, is coming to Palmerston North.

The event, sponsored by Morrison Creed, will begin at 4 pm on 10 October 2013 at Silks Lounge, Awapuni Racecourse.

Drury, the 2012 New Zealand Herald's Business Person of the Year was winner of the New Zealand Hi-Tech Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006 and 2007 and is category winner for Technology and Emerging Industries in this year's EY Entrepreneur of the Year. Drury and the other four category winners face a judging panel on October 16 and the winner will be announced at the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards gala on October 17. The winner will travel to Monte Carlo to compete in EY's World Entrepreneur of the Year event in June 2014.

Ticket prices: single $50 / double $75

Who's Behind Our Newsletter?

Jeremy O'Donnell is the Startup and Investment Coordinator at the BCC. He is the first point of contact for people with ideas or businesses looking for advice or investment. Jeremy coordinates startups through all the processes at The BCC; from evaluating their needs to helping them move through the market validation process and realise their ambitions. Jeremy also handles much of the administration and management behind the Manawatu Investment Group (MIG).