Andrea Bubendorfer is a Principal Research Scientist and Microfabrication Team Leader at Callaghan Innovation. Her team’s MicroMaker project: scalable, rapid-printing technology that creates tiny devices, opens the way for New Zealand companies to take the lead in a multi-billion dollar global industry.
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Even though the assessment was only partial, the information gathering yielded anecdotal information to support the potential benefits of the Memorandums of understanding (MOUs), informing some useful early insights into the economic effects of the MOUs. However, it has not been possible to substantiate anecdotal information with analysis, and early insights must be seen in this context.