Callaghan Innovation

Callaghan Innovation
Crown entity overview
Formed1 February 2013 (2013-02-01)
Preceding Crown entity
JurisdictionGovernment of New Zealand
HeadquartersGracefield, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
MottoNew Zealand's Innovation Agency
Minister responsible
Crown entity executives
  • Stefan Korn, Chief Executive
  • Pete Hodgson, Chair
Key document
Websitewww.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz

Callaghan Innovation, a Crown entity[2] of New Zealand,[3] has the task of making New Zealand business more innovative. It was established in February 2013 and Industrial Research Limited, a Crown Research Institute, was merged into it. The institute takes its name from Sir Paul Callaghan, a prominent New Zealand physicist who died in 2012.

Mary Quin became the first CEO, in May 2013,[4] and resigned in July 2016. Victoria Crone started as CEO on 28 February 2017 and resigned in July 2021. Stefan Korn became the acting CEO and was then appointed CEO in September 2022.

On 6 January 2014 the departments of carbohydrate chemistry[5] and high temperature superconductors[6] were ceded to Victoria University of Wellington, being renamed the Ferrier and Robinson Research Institutes respectively.[7] This resulted in a transfer of 55 staff.

  1. ^ "Ministerial Portfolio: Research, Science and Innovation". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Callaghan Innovation Act 2012". New Zealand Legislation. Parliamentary Counsel Office Te Tari Tohutohu Paremata. Retrieved 24 November 2016. Callaghan Innovation is Crown entity
  3. ^ "About Us". Callaghan Innovation. Callaghan Innovation. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Callaghan Innovation is a stand-alone Crown Entity established on 1 February 2013. Our role hasn't previously existed in New Zealand.
  4. ^ Sachtleben, Amanda (14 March 2013). "Callaghan Innovation appoints CEO". Fairfax. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology: Carbohydrate Chemistry Group 2010". Archived from the original on 5 June 2010.
  6. ^ "High temperature superconductors 2010". Archived from the original on 5 June 2010.
  7. ^ "New institutes link Callaghan Innovation to Victoria University". Callaghan Innovation. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.