🧪 新西兰投入4,070万纽元推动大学科研“走向市场”（科技与创新政策升级）
新西兰政府宣布，将投入约4,068万纽元（$40.7m），加强大学科研成果的商业化能力，并配合即将于2026年7月1日生效的新知识产权（IP）政策改革。
该计划由科学、创新与科技部长 Penny Simmonds公布。
📌 核心政策内容
💰 1. 4,070万纽元专项支持
政府将通过“Commercialisation Partner Network（商业化合作网络）”增加资金，用于：
- 支持大学科研成果商业转化
- 加强科研与产业连接
- 提升初创企业孵化能力
- 推动高价值技术落地
👉 大学需同步“配套出资（co-investment）”，形成政府+高校共同投资模式。
📜 2. 知识产权（IP）制度改革
新的国家级IP管理政策将带来关键变化：
- 🔓 放宽科研成果商业化限制
- 👩🔬 赋予研究人员更大自主权
- 🧠 鼓励研究者主导发明转化
- 🚀 加速技术从实验室走向市场
政府强调目标是：
“让科研人员成为创新驱动的核心决策者。”
🧭 3. 新配套机制
📘 Commercialisation Engagement Guidelines（商业化指导原则）
将帮助：
- 大学与企业更高效合作
- 更早识别可商业化项目
- 提升科研转化成功率
- 加强跨大学协作
🧬 4. 重点发展方向
政府明确支持的领域包括：
- 🏥 医疗创新（Medical & HealthTech）
- 🌱 低排放农业技术
- ⚙️ 高科技产业与深科技（Deep Tech）
- 🧪 科研初创企业（Science Startups）
📊 5. 额外资金配套项目
除40.7m主计划外，还包括：
🚀 Founder and Start-up Support Programme（FSSP）
- 每年增加 $1.4m（持续4年）
- 总预算提升至 $4.1m/年
- 重点：深科技创业孵化
🏥 New Zealand Institute of Advanced Technology（NZIAT）
- 每年增加 $1.4m（4年）
- 扩展 HealthTech Activator 模型到其他技术领域
⏱️ 实施时间线
- 📅 2026年7月1日：IP政策正式生效
- 📅 2026/27：试点启动
- 📅 2027年7月1日：全面投资轮启动
University researchers will benefit from a $40.68 million boost in Government support to help commercialise their innovations, alongside new Intellectual Property (IP) rules taking effect from 1 July, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Penny Simmonds says.
“The new national Intellectual Property Management Policy for publicly funded research will unlock the commercial potential of New Zealand’s world-class research, accelerate economic growth and deliver real benefits for Kiwis.
“These changes put researchers in the driver’s seat, giving them greater control over their inventions and stronger incentives to turn great ideas into global opportunities.
“From breakthrough medical treatments to low-emissions agriculture and high-tech industries, this uniquely New Zealand approach will help get discoveries to market sooner, create high-value jobs and strengthen our economy.”
The Government is increasing funding for university research commercialisation through enhancements to the Commercialisation Partner Network programme. Universities will be required to co-invest alongside Government, increasing overall investment into research commercialisation.
New Commercialisation Engagement Guidelines, developed in partnership with the sector, will also support researchers, universities, and industry partners to work more effectively as ideas move towards market.
“We are working closely with universities and research organisations to ensure researchers have the practical support they need to turn great ideas into real-world impact,” Ms Simmonds says.
“That includes building commercialisation skills, identifying opportunities earlier, and connecting researchers with the expertise they need to develop viable ventures.
“The new support is also designed to strengthen collaboration across universities, making it easier to share expertise and back the most promising ideas, wherever they emerge.”
“With a stronger focus on early-stage ideas, this investment will help build a deeper pipeline of investable research and support more inventions to become start-ups, products and services.”
The initiative will begin with a pilot in 2026/27, ahead of a full investment round from 1 July 2027. The funding sits alongside broader changes to support science-led start-ups as part of the Government’s work to transform New Zealand’s science, innovation and technology system.
Following discussions with universities, PROs, and others, the Government has updated the Intellectual Property Management Policy to assist with its implementation. The final Intellectual Property Management Policy and newly developed Commercialisation Engagement Guidelines are available on the MBIE website https://www.mbie.govt.nz/science-and-technology/science-and-innovation/refocusing-the-science-innovation-and-technology-system/research-commercialisation
The science start-up initiatives receiving Government funding are:
University research commercialisation – an additional $40.68 million over three years from 1 July 2026, delivered through the Commercialisation Partner Network programme
Founder and Start-up Support Programme (FSSP) – an additional $1.4 million annually for four years from 1 July 2026 to enable it to offer a dedicated deep-tech incubation programme alongside its existing programmes, taking total annual funding to $4.1 million
New Zealand Institute of Advanced Technology (NZIAT) – an additional $1.4 million annually for four years from 1 July 2027 to expand the HealthTech Activator model into other advanced technology areas.
