Collaborative Projects funding is divided into two categories:
- New Zealand - Australia collaborations: New Zealand biotechnology businesses carrying out a commercial project with an Australian partner
- New Zealand – Australia – International collaborations: New Zealand biotechnology businesses carrying out a commercial project with an Australian and an International partner
New Zealand biotechnology businesses in both categories may be eligible for up to $2 million, including GST, of funding from New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) to support the project.
The project must be aimed at commercialisation in a market beyond New Zealand and Australia.
For New Zealand-Australia collaborations the New Zealand businesses provide a quarter of the project costs, the Australia New Zealand Biotechnology Partnership Fund (ANZBPF) provides another quarter, and the Australian partner provides the other half.
For New Zealand-Australia-International collaborations, the New Zealand businesses provide a quarter of the project costs, the ANZBPF provides another quarter, the Australian partner provides at least a quarter, and the international partner meets the remainder of the project costs.
Eligibility criteria
In addition to the general ANZBPF eligibility criteria, New Zealand applicants must be able to:
- partner with an Australian company and provide evidence of a commercial partnership.
Australian partners:
- need to be a company resident in Australia and registered for tax purposes
- may include public and private companies, and commercialisation companies of Australian universities and research institutes, or major organisations such as the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
- be willing to disclose financial information that demonstrates how they are co-funding the project and that they have sufficient liquidity to commit to the project
- must not be a subsidiary of, a parent of, or share the same parent as the New Zealand applicant.
International partners:
- need to be resident in a country other than Australia or New Zealand and registered in that country for tax purposes
- may include public and private companies, and commercialisation companies of international universities and research institutes
- be willing to disclose financial information that demonstrates how they are co-funding the project and that they have sufficient liquidity to commit to the project
- must not be a subsidiary of, a parent of, or share the same parent as the New Zealand applicant.
Application process and deadlines
This is a competitive category. Applications for Collaborative Projects funding can be made from 1 July 2009 to 11 August 2009.
Have you checked to see if your business is eligible for funding? If so, read below to register for an application.
How to register for an application form
To apply for an ANZBPF programme, you need to complete our online registration form. To do this, follow the steps below.
- Click the “Register to apply” button on this page.
- Answer the mandatory eligibility questions. If you answer correctly, you will then be taken to a page to complete the online registration form.
- Once you have completed this form, you will be taken to a page to download application documents. Save the documents to your computer.
- Within 24 hours of registering, you will also receive an email confirming your registration. The email will include a link back to the web page where you can download the application document. Please keep this email for future reference.
If you don’t receive the confirmation email or if you’re still having trouble, call NZTE on 0800 555 888 or email us.
