Research & Development Solutions

We put world-class problem-solving expertise and R&D facilities at your fingertips, with a streamlined focus on driving innovation in biotechnology

Funding for the Biotechnologies group has been extended through to 30 June 2027. The group will continue signing new contracts and delivering its full suite of services to both existing and new customers.

What we do

We are your end-to-end biotech R&D partner for process development, assay development, upstream and downstream processing, and analytical services.

Talk to us about your requirements - We bring together teams with diverse expertise to tackle unique challenges and deliver stronger solutions.

Natural Products

Looking for an R&D partner to transform your natural resource from bench to pilot scale? We have the upstream and downstream facilities alongside the expertise to help scale up your science.

Natural Agrichemicals

Creating a bio-based solution to rival traditional synthetics? With capabilities spanning microbial screening and scale-up, we can support all your processing needs to make your product

Food Ingredients Processing

Need support developing functional foods, nutraceuticals, or dietary supplements? From extracting natural active ingredients, secondary processing method development, and analytical services, we’ll guide you in bringing high value ingredients to market.

Molecular & Synthetic Biology

Ready to accelerate your biotech development? Access protein engineering, bioactivity testing, and bioprocessing expertise in one place. We’ll address your key challenges and help you move from research to product faster.

Full Natural Resource Utilisation

Want to turn natural byproducts into revenue? We specialise in developing innovative processes to make full use of your resources and convert waste streams into high-value foods, ingredients or biomaterials as part of the Bioresource Processing Alliance.

Advanced Analytical Services

Want to know more about what makes your product unique? We offer specialised analytical services built on deep expertise in lipids and natural products and extensive experience in solving challenging analytical problems.

Looking for Applied Technologies services?

As you may know, Callaghan Innovation is being disestablished, and funding for Applied Technology services will cease on 30 September 2025. As result, we are no longer accepting new customers or contracts.

If you need guidance on alternative Applied Technologies service providers, please reach out, and we'll do our best assist.

They [Callaghan Innovation] made the difference between doing the R&D and not. We simply could not have completed our science without that support.

Mark Henderson Operating Manager, Snowberry

We’ve worked with a number of Callaghan Innovation’s scientists and been very impressed with the experts’ capabilities. The ability to work with them, and to access Callaghan Innovation funding in the early days, has enabled us to progress quickly and to the stage we’re at now, where we’re a serious contender in the plant protein space.

Ross Milne General Manager, Leaft Foods

Being able to access Callaghan Innovation’s expertise in process engineering, particularly at pilot scale, is very valuable to us; carrying out these processes at pilot scale is very expensive, and something small businesses just can’t afford to do themselves.

Dr Damien Fleetwood Chief Executive, Biotelliga

Over the last 12 months, we’ve initiated several new projects that will produce some important and near-term commercial results. We simply couldn’t have done any of this without the support of Callaghan Innovation.

Dr Suki Harding Director and Head of R&D, Mauka Bioscience

When we have a byproduct we're looking to add value to, and we don't have any expertise around it, it’s really helpful to be able to partner up with Callaghan Innovation. It would have been very expensive for us to do internally.

Will Barker CEO, Mint Innovation

Callaghan Innovation have got a great understanding of fermentation and they've been able to guide us make sure we're following due process and getting these products to market. Callaghan Innovation have been fantastic to work and it's really rewarding to feel part of a group that's committed to innovation in New Zealand. I with couldn't recommend them more highly.

Ryan Carville Co-Founder, Froth Technologies

We couldn’t have done this without numerous partnerships, and they [Callaghan Innovation] were always in the background offering us good, sound scientific knowledge and expertise.

Rob Darby Founder, Frenz

The company’s investment in R&D, and the work carried out with Callaghan Innovation, means the efficacy of our products is underpinned by science, something our customers really value.

Ben Boase CEO, Mānuka Health

They [Callaghan Innovation] made the difference between doing the R&D and not. We simply could not have completed our science without that support.

Mark Henderson Operating Manager, Snowberry

Ross Milne General Manager, Leaft Foods

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Research & Development Solutions

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