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East Tamaki, Auckland, Nz

Mint Innovation is developing recovery processes that use inexpensive chemicals and proprietary microorganisms to bind and concentrate specific metals under environmentally benign conditions. Our platform aims to be modular and adaptable to input applications such as low-grade ores, tailings and electronic wastes. It may also be tailored to help remediate environments contaminated with toxic metals.

Hamilton, Waikato, Nz

Kiwinet champions scientific discoveries and the people who make it happen, deploying pre-seed investment into promising Kiwi technologies, and supporting the researchers and tech-transfer / commercialisation professionals who make it happen.

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Gracefield, Wellington Region, Nz

Hot Lime Labs is a start-up venture aiming to deliver low-cost, renewable CO2 to greenhouses worldwide

NZBIO is a vibrant member-based organisation focused on growing New Zealand’s prosperous bioeconomy. With hundreds of individual and corporate members from across agbiotech, human health, industrial and environmental and food bioscience, NZBIO plays a leading role in providing practical support for companies to grow. NZBIO’s activities include member events, seminars and conferences, policy advocacy, national and international outreach and promotion. Our membership base ranges from start up bioscience companies, to mature corporates and major multinationals. We also represent New Zealand research institutes and universities, specialist service professionals, corporate, institutional, individual and student members from New Zealand and around the world.

powerHouse creates high value, knowledge based, venture capital backed businesses from the intellectual property of research organisations. As the Auckland region representative, I am responsible for sourcing deals by working with partner research organisations throughout the northern region, shaping investments and incubating businesses.

Skokie, Illinois, Us

Commercialisation specialist leading the legal and Intellectual Property team in this dynamic emerging cleantech company, implementing gas fermentation technologies around the world. Responsible for all corporate, IP and employment legal matters, including securities, corporate governance, Board processes, employment law matters, marketing issues, anti-bribery/anti-corruption compliance program, employee benefits and equity plan administration matters, and financing transactions. Technology Commercialization: Secured a dominant IP position in a rapidly emerging field of technology. Responsible for a multi–million dollar IP portfolio and budget, managing the IP outputs of more than 100 engineers and scientists. Actively leveraged the secured value by bringing in best in class partners for commercialization. Relationship Building: Negotiated and closed numerous high-value cross border transactions to establish successful business partnerships with a number of Fortune 500 and 100 companies. Leveraging IP to establish tangible relationships resulting in the first financial returns for the company. Significant role in all cross-border business negotiations, identifying and allocating/mitigating risk, while building successful working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.Cash Raising: Management of several multi-million dollar transactions, securing over $160m equity investment and venture debt for rapid growth and deployment of the LanzaTech technology.Corporate Governance: Established, and maintaining a global corporate presence across four continents. Handling all corporate governance activities including board level interactions and global compliance. Also serving on the board of two overseas subsidiaries. Financial Management: Interim leader of a six strong finance team managing all international accounting and day-to-day operation of finances. Maintain financial reporting obligations and compliance with US-GAAP and NZ-IFRS.

Intellectual property capture, protection and enforcement in the food industry and life sciences. Strategic patent protection for start-up, food technology and life science companies, universities and research institutes. Preparing and managing patent portfolios, defensive and offensive strategies, assessment of patent infringement and validity issues, and providing general business advice in relation to patent strategy and portfolio management. Intellectual property due diligence advice to support investment decisions.Specialties: Biotechnology, chemistry, therapeutics, medical foods, pharmaceuticals, microorganisms, molecular biology tools, diagnostic tools, clean tech, bioremediation, chemical processing, food technology, food chemistry, dairy technology, packaging technology, and biological pest control