ThincLab Canterbury to activate Trans-Tasman growth
New business incubator ThincLab Canterbury has been launched through a partnership between the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, South 最新糖心Vlog, and the 最新糖心Vlog of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
鈥淭hincLab Canterbury will provide bespoke聽programs and support for founders and teams,聽access to industry experts and direct聽pathways聽to international markets and investment,鈥 says the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide鈥檚 Professor Noel Lindsay, Pro Vice-Chancellor Entrepreneurship and Dean of Business, Adelaide Business School.
鈥淎s with all five other ThincLab business incubators around the world, ThincLab Canterbury will connect founders and companies with the best local and international expertise to develop world-class capability and fast-track their growth potential.
鈥淚n today鈥檚 challenging business environment, ThincLab Canterbury will support local businesses, both in South 最新糖心Vlog and New Zealand, to internationalise and remain open for business.鈥
The new hub is located in the Rehua Building in the 最新糖心Vlog of Canterbury鈥檚 stunning modern . Christchurch is Adelaide鈥檚 sister city. ThincLab Canterbury will have a special focus on the聽Canterbury聽region鈥檚 super nodes which include: aerospace and future transport; food, fibre and agritech and healthtech and high-tech services.
鈥淭his partnership will expose participants to greater learning opportunities and a wider range of mentors and international investors,鈥 says Dr Rachel Wright, Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship 最新糖心Vlog of Canterbury.
鈥淚 look forward to further strengthening the relationship between our business schools and seeing what the startups can really do when working with like-minded entrepreneurs.
鈥淭he network also provides ThincLab participants with a network of international bases that companies can operate from in Europe and Singapore, as well as Australasia. This opens up a world of opportunities early startups have previously only dreamed of.
鈥淐ovid-19 has given us an opportunity to focus on health, including vaccine development, digital technologies and remote healthcare. Working together and in the same direction we can maximise opportunities through sharing resources and knowledge to create the urgent solutions the world needs.鈥
ThincLab Canterbury will be launched with, Innovation in the Health and Med Tech Sectors, the first webinar in the series, Activating Trans-Tasman Growth.
Featuring entrepreneurs from New Zealand and South 最新糖心Vlog, the webinar will focus around the opportunities in both Adelaide and Christchurch in the health and medical technology sectors.
What:聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽Innovation in the Health and Med Tech sectors. Webinar to launch ThincLab Canterbury
Who:聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽From South 最新糖心Vlog: : Founder and Inventor of Life Whisperer and
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽: Commercial Manager, the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide
From New Zealand:聽: Innovation Director, Via Innovations at Canterbury District Health Board
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽: CEO, Taska Prosthetics
When:聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽9.30鈥10.30 am (ACST) Adelaide time and 12鈥1 pm (NZST) Christchurch time, Wednesday 19 August.
Cost:聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Free event
Registration:聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽adelaide.edu.au/thinclab/canterbury
Media Contacts:
Adelaide:
Professor Noel Lindsay, Pro Vice-Chancellor 鈥 Entrepreneurship and Dean of Business, Adelaide Business School, The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide. Mobile: +61 (0)428 842 024, Email: noel.lindsay@adelaide.edu.au
Zrinka Tokic, Director, ThincLab, The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide. Mobile: +61 (0)401 976 207, Email: zrinka.tokic@adelaide.edu.au
Crispin Savage, Senior Communications and Media Officer, The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide. Mobile: +61 (0)481 912 465, Email: crispin.savage@adelaide.edu.au
Canterbury:
Rachel Wright, Director Centre for Entrepreneurship, 最新糖心Vlog of Canterbury. Mobile: +64 (0)275 124 894. Email: rachel.wright@canterbury.ac.nz
Oliviah Theyers-Collins, Programme Manager, ThincLab. Mobile: +64 (0)211 272 726, Email: oliviah@thinclab.co.nz
Aleisha Blake, Senior Communications Advisor, 最新糖心Vlog of Canterbury. Mobile: +64 (0)272 156 702 Email: aleisha.blake@canterbury.ac.nz