Research Fund Funding Details




6 DECEMBER 2013 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 163 4505

2. Enabling Technologies

Investment priority: Novel materials, manufacturing and applications

New products and services created by transforming materials and/or automating production, and improved efficiencies in production from new engineering tools or processes.

| Research question | Indicative funding
(excl GST) |
|------------------|-------------------------------|

a) What research can be undertaken on the use of renewable materials that will increase New Zealand’s export potential?

OR

b) What research is required to develop materials that lead to products with export potential for New Zealand because they have distinctive properties such as:

(i) high strength, low weight; or

(ii) improved performance in applications involving extreme temperatures and/or pressures? | Between $1.5 million and $2.5 million per annum per proposal for up to six years. |


Investment priority: Medical and health technologies

New and emerging technologies that impact on human health and wellbeing. This includes diagnostic and imaging devices, health IT, drug discovery and delivery systems, and assistive and rehabilitative devices. Health services research is not included.

| Research question | Indicative funding
(excl GST) |
|------------------|-------------------------------|

(a) What research in drug discovery can be undertaken that will lead to significant, growing and lasting economic benefit to New Zealand including to New Zealand pharmaceutical/pharmaceutical-related businesses?

OR

(b) What new technologies can be developed that by improving patient outcomes and reducing cost of treatments create export opportunities for New Zealand businesses?

The focus of this research question is on human health with potential for inclusion of animal health where manufactured exports are the key outcome. | Between $1.5 million and $2.5 million per annum per proposal for up to six years. |


Investment priority: Information, communication and digital technologies

Productivity improvement tools, data management tools, communications technologies and digital tools for creativity.

| Research question | Indicative funding
(excl GST) |
|------------------|-------------------------------|

(a) What research can be undertaken in the following areas to support the export potential of New Zealand businesses (including e-health businesses):

(i) capture, curation, storage, search, sharing, transfer, analysis, and visualisation of very large data sets (big data); and/or

(ii) shared resources, distributed computing over a network, network-based services (cloud computing); and/or

(iii) prevention and monitoring of unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of a computer network and network-accessible resources (security)? | $2.0 million per annum per proposal for up to six years. |



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🌾 High-Value Manufacturing and Services Research Fund Funding Scope and Amounts (continued from previous page)

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Research Fund, High-Value Manufacturing, Services, Science Investment, Smart Ideas, Enabling Technologies, Targeted Research