Success Stories
Inventor of PolyBatics' revolutionary biobead technology, Professor Bernd Rehm, attributes his commercial success to "the right team, the right time and outstanding technology".
As with many scientific breakthroughs, Prof Rehm's discovery was serendipitous. When investigating microorganisms that could produce biodegradable plastics, he discovered that biobeads, or natural bionanoparticles could be functionally maintained outside the cell after extraction.
In the words of Prof Rehm himself, "with PolyBatics, we now have the potential to supply the world with vaccines directly from Palmerston North". That's the sort of impact this technology could have.
While interest in the application of PolyBatics' technology is flooding in from world-leading manufacturers and mutlinational organisations, Massey University continues to provide support by investing in equipment, ongoing research and well-qualified people to assist in the progression of PolyBatics technology and its applications.
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C-Dax Pasture Meter
Developed at Massey University's New Zealand Centre for Precision Agriculture, the C-Dax Pasture Meter is fast becoming the new measure of farming success.
The Pasture Meter concept arose from the need for a more accurate and consistent pasture measurement system to assist farmers in making informed decisions about pasture utilisation.
Since its inception, the Pasture Meter has been developed to incorporate GPS and information technology. It enables farmers to transfer data directly to a computer for ease of record keeping and comparison. It assists farmers in making informed decisions about feed budgets, fertiliser application and pasture utilisation. It's now been sold internationally, but as Prof Yule says "You've got to have the right people with the right expertise to make it happen" and Massey has that expertise both in research and commercialisation to find a way forward.
