From its Waikato base, Synthase Biotech is aiming for the global drug market.

We could make our fruit and veges healthier, tastier - or even just different colours.

The 81-year old biotech consultant says dementia is the world's greatest medical problem.

Breakthrough could point the way to stopping the spread of genes that pose a threat to us.

Once valued at $14.3b, Holmes' company was a house of cards built on secrecy and lies.

MYOB futurist in residence Keran McKenzie looks at tech trends shaping the future

A Kiwi tech company has designed a new wrinkle product - sourced from hoki skins.

Genome-editing can eliminate the risk to young children.

NZ-led research leads world a step closer to combating emissions from sheep and cattle.

In our Science Made Simple series, we talk to top microbiologist Dr Heather Hendrickson.

NZ tech companies have recorded over $10 billion in revenue for the first time.

What if we flipped the paradigm and fed methane to cattle? Scientists explain the case.

How to tackle the touchy issues that the PFNZ mission throws up? A new panel will try.

A Kiwi designer has created a synthetic Venus fly trap even creepier than the real thing.

What is bio-design? Award-winning Auckland architect Jo Aitken explains.

Visiting Nobel Prize winner Dr Bruce Beutler transformed the field of immunology.

Kiwi motion-sensor technology is helping sports stars to recover from injuries.

A technique just proven by NZ scientists on fruit flies could one day help wipe out pests.

The world's next big antibiotic could lie hidden in our native fungi.

Kiwi and Chinese scientists have teamed up in a new biotech venture targeting cancer.

That's the goal of a bold new project between Kiwi researchers and the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation.

Water from huge genetically engineered jellyfish, food from robotic farms and cities that move with weather. Dubai has huge plans.

A new fellowship has been launched to attract global "visionary entrepreneurs" to New Zealand with up to 400 spaces available.

Scientists create a prototype for a 3D bio-printer that is capable of printing functional human skins.

Ever met someone who just wasn't into music? They might just have a condition called specific musical anhedonia.

A New Zealand medical trial involving injecting specially encapsulated pig-derived cells into human brains has passed another milestone.

Hollywood has long been fascinated with the idea of communicating with space aliens. But is it even possible? Or wise?

They're usually found inside the guts of fish: but glow-in-the-dark bugs also look great on canvas.

The SingularityU Summit kicked off on schedule in Christchurch this afternoon.

Australasia's first Exponential Technology summit organiser Kaila Colbin shares five things she expects to see in the not-too-distant future.