News and Resources

We are delighted to announce that Sir Ian Taylor is to be the new Chair of the Product Accelerator   Advisory Board.  Sir Ian is founder and managing director of Animation Research Ltd, a world-leading computer graphics company whose Virtual Eye  technology provides...

The Product Accelerator is partnering with Massey University’s AgriFood Digital Lab (MAFDL) to form a new hub in Palmerston North. The Product Accelerator Agritech Hub, located within “The Engine” on the AgResearch campus in Palmerston North will support companies and...

Students from Victoria University of Wellington School of Design won the Best Design Awards hosted by the Designers Institute of New Zealand in different categories.  Gold Award Projects Matt McGowan – Easy Prosthetics- Additive Manufactured solutions for the...

Many of the relationships we have with the industry begin with a request to “test” something...Many times, the test is a means to an end, whether this be a new product design or improved process. The initial testing allows us to develop deeper into a company’s needs...

Big Congratulations to Product Accelerator's key Research Leader Prof. Johan Potgieter winner of the 2021 Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) Researcher Entrepreneur Award! Following the success of Prof Jim Johnston and Dr. Eldon Tate at the 2020 Kiwinet awards,...

Product Accelerator’s researcher Dr. Jingjing Liu and the team at the University of Auckland have been awarded Marsden Fast Start funding 2021. This research will crucially inform strategies for eliminating the thermal strain of water electrolyser, substantially...

Visible Women (by Ana Morris) has been selected as one of the 35 international finalists for the Purmundus Challenge 2021. It was created by using serially sectioned cryosection images of a female cadaver produced by researchers working on The National Library of...

Product Accelerator researcher Dr. Shanghai Wei and the team at the University of Auckland are working on a very cool project on next-generation rechargeable batteries.  Our current workhorse battery, the lithium-ion battery, isn’t suitable for next-generation battery...

Courtney Naismith and Matthew O’Hagan, who carried out their Masters projects at the VUW School of Design Innovation supported by Product Accelerator, have been named runner-up in the 2021 James Dyson Awards for their work on 3D printed artefacts made using recycled...