Deep-tech champion Vignesh Kumar joins board as an independent member and Zoe Murphy as an observer.
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 Vignesh Kumar
KiwiNet has appointed deep-tech champion Vignesh Kumar to its board of directors as an additional independent board member. KiwiNet has also appointed Zoe Murphy as a board observer, a newly implemented role designed to foster capability and diversity within New Zealand’s research commercialisation governance and leadership.
The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) is a group of 18 universities, Crown research institutes, an independent research organisation, and a Crown Entity working together to transform scientific discoveries into new products and services. Together, KiwiNet members represent a total combined research expenditure of more than $800 million and 80% of the publicly funded researchers in New Zealand.