Auckland Uniservices Limited

In the 2019 Commercialisation Partner Network investment round, Auckland Uniservices Limited was approved for funding of $4,178,442 (excluding GST) over two years. This page has the public statement from our contract with Auckland Uniservices Limited.

This proposal seeks funding for Return On Science and Momentum, two commercialisation programmes operated by Auckland UniServices Ltd, the commercialisation arm of the University of Auckland.

Return On Science, a foundation partner in the Commercialisation Partner Network, is a commercialisation programme with national reach. Its staff work with New Zealand researchers seeking access to best-in-class commercialisation resources and expertise. It provides access for researchers to trusted national and international networks. Its aim is to increase both the number and quality of successful enterprises arising from New Zealand's research and its investment in R&D, both public and private.

Momentum is a programme for emerging innovators, operated by Return on Science. It currently operates in Auckland and Wellington, with further investment committees to be set up in Dunedin and Christchurch in the second half of 2019.

For more information on either Return on Science or Momentum, contact Will Charles, Executive Director Commercialisation at UniServices Ltd: w.charles@auckland.ac.nz or Graham Scown, Programme and Commercialisation Director, Return on Science and Momentum, g.scown@auckland.ac.nz