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Callaghan Innovation's Biotechnology Portfolio

Browse 16 Biotechnology companies funded by Callaghan Innovation. See funding amounts, founder contacts, and investment details.

Biotechnology Companies
16
Total Funding in Biotechnology
$33.4M

Biotechnology Portfolio Companies (16)

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Biotechnology

Bontia Bio is dedicated to creating natural parasiticides for crop protection and animal health.

Wellington, New Zealand
March 2025
$719K
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyHorticulturePlant-Based Foods

Forever Harvest is a food technology startup specializing in cellular horticulture.

Lincoln, New Zealand
February 2026
$716K
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Biotechnology

Developing a biometallurgical processes that use microbes to capture value from metal waste streams while mitigating environmental harm.

Parnell, New Zealand
July 2025
$10.9M
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyTest and MeasurementVeterinary

InsituGen is reinventing steroid hormone testing with the world’s first low-cost test for the detection of androgen and estrogen bioactivity

Dunedin, New Zealand
July 2025
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Alternative ProteinBiotechnologyFood and BeverageMeat and PoultryNutrition

Opo Bio is a B2B supplier of livestock cells for cultivated meat production.

Auckland, New Zealand
May 2025
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics

BioOra is a biotechnology company that specializes in revolutionizing cancer immunotherapy services.

Wellington, New Zealand
November 2024
$2.3M
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedicalMedical Device

Next Generation Technology for Gastric Disorders

Auckland, New Zealand
October 2024
$18.0M
Series A

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyHealth Diagnostics

DNAiTECH is a biotechnology company developing innovative point-of-care (POC) diagnostics systems.

Grovetown, New Zealand
October 2024
$452K
Debt Financing

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologySensor

Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution.

Auckland, New Zealand
September 2024
$150K
Non Equity Assistance

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyLife ScienceTextiles

Sapro-Tech is a provider of sustainable leather from fungi intended to make handbags.

Parnell, New Zealand
July 2024
$28K
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyHealth DiagnosticsMedical

Orbis Diagnostics is a microfluidic platform technology to miniaturize and automate accurate lab testing for points of need.

Auckland, New Zealand
July 2024
$7K
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyChemicalConsultingLife ScienceMarketing

Cirrus Materials Science invests in talent, research & development, and marketing to create patents, innovation, and branding.

Wairau Valley, New Zealand
July 2024
$20K
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiopharmaBiotechnologyTherapeutics

Broad-spectrum antiviral drug development

Nelson, New Zealand
July 2024
$7K
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyHealth Care

Helius Therapeutics cultivates, researches, and manufactures medicinal cannabis products.

East Tamaki, New Zealand
May 2024
$57K
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyEnvironmental ConsultingFood and Beverage

Jooules offers a sustainable food system to ensure a greener, healthier future.

Wellington, New Zealand
May 2024
$21K
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyProduct Research

Daisy Lab is at the forefront of precision technology, developing novel methods of producing high-quality, dairy-identical proteins.

Auckland, New Zealand
April 2024
$31K
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

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