Sandhill Road, Menlo Park, CA; the birthplace and epicentre of global venture capital since the 1950s. And site of some of our visits today. 😁

Now there's a turn up for the books! Coding errors helped create some "conventional wisdom" in commercialisation!

02-02-2020 #PalindromeDay Today's is rare because it works BOTH for Americans who write mm/dd/yyyy and everywhere else dd/mm/yyyy. The last universal 8-digit palindrome was 11/11/1111, 909 years ago. The next is 101 years away on 12/12/2121. After that nothing until 03/03/3030.

Peter Bradley is taking the MS Mighty Swim challenge and raising money to support people living with multiple sclerosis! Please sponsor him today by giving whatever you can. Every little bit will help to reach the fundraising goal! teammssant.org.au/s/58/60/t

BioTechNZ Executive Director Zahra Champion writes about how New Zealand can put our stamp on the medicinal cannabis industry: nbr.co.nz/opinion/biotec…

1/25 Part 1 - Why does soap work so well on the SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus and indeed most viruses? Because it is a self-assembled nanoparticle in which the weakest link is the lipid (fatty) bilayer. A two part thread about soap, viruses and supramolecular chemistry #COVID19

The moment the last plane touches down in New Zealand tonight the Prime Minister is given a black briefcase. You may have seen it in the background of photos and press conferences handcuffed to a young private from the NZarmy. She takes off the key around her neck and unlocks it.

After a three month hiatus, the nzherald Business Reports are back! In today’s Agribusiness supplement, my pieces with chief executives of NZTE and Ministry for Primary Industries uncover how government agencies got behind the sector and kept it operating throughout Covid-19. In print & online.

BioPacific Partners led the global consortium to deliver the NZ Wood Fibre Futures report, which identifies wood processing technologies to drive a high-value low-carbon economy. It was released this week by Te Uru Rākau & Ministry for Primary Industries, and is available here: mpi.govt.nz/news-and-resou…

We're proud to see our Venture Partner Dr Ian Boddy a finalist for Commercialisation Professional in the #2020KiwiNetAwards Research Commercialisation Awards! Well done to the other finalists too - Brooke Marshall from AgResearch and Sue Muggleston from Plant & Food Research!

We are delighted to announce two new additions to our global advisors network (GAN). @RifatAtun @kgagnaire Peder Holk Nielsen Annalisa Jenkins Andrew Kelly Jaideep Prabhu @Micabubby Wendee Wolfson lnkd.in/gftgQAN

Weekly series (7/8) What personally motivates our global advisors to GBF? Andrew Kelly Executive Director & Co-founder BioPacific Partners shares his thoughts about our work globalbiofund.org #venturecapital #vcs #founders #impactinvesting #startups #impact #funding

Our new staff member, Melissa Wong, will be chairing this upcoming intellectual property workshop in Wellington! Click below for event details. #indigenousrights #intellectualproperty #australasia

We’re hiring! Join our fast-growing boutique consultancy firm and gain access to inspiring people, projects, and companies. BioPacific Partners is looking for a Manager, Senior Consultant to join our team. Apply now: seek.co.nz/job/53500585

Rapid antigen tests have long been used overseas to detect COVID. Here's what Australia can learn theconversation.com/rapid-antigen-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Even I got one too! Licorice and chocolates for me - someone knows my tastes!?

Supporting David Blake's Cancer Treatment gofund.me/64e18260

It takes a Covid-impacted world to faciliate the sharing of expertise from down-under into a room full of Harvard grad students. :)

"We need to stay on top of the evolving diagnostic landscape to ensure our COVID-19 management strategy continues to be world-leading" - BioPacific Insights presents an analysis of current testing and diagnostic trends in Aus/NZ biopacificpartners.com/insights/covid…

Senior VCs excited for junior investors to experience their first bear market x.com/videosvecagand…