Two years ago, Jonathan Heslop and George Lill were budding entrepreneurs selling beds of nails from the back of a tent. Today they run a global enterprise from Christchurch, employing nine staff.
New Zealand brands again recorded a strong performance in Alibaba Group’s 2017 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, which closed at 11.59pm on Saturday 11 November.
An innovative wound-healing gel developed by Kiwi medical science company Chitogel and involving University of Otago scientists will soon be used to treat sinus patients in the US following clearance from the FDA.
With the risk to the foreign student export market from potential changes in immigration policy, the government should be increasing its focus on edtech, says NZTech CEO Graeme Muller.
Confitex, the Kiwi designer and manufacturer of fashionable leak-proof and washable underwear, has signed a deal with US cable broadcaster the Home Shopping Network.