Bay company NZ Innovator finalist

Jackie Applegate from Bayer NZ speaking at 2013 NZ Innovators Awards ceremondy. Photo/Supplied

A Bay of Plenty company has been named in this year's NZ Innovators Awards 2014.
The company named exSITEz Ltd is a finalist with a project called GEMnetics.

Entries increased by 60 per cent overall on last year indicating that "innovation and commercialisation in New Zealand is alive and well," says New Zealand Innovation Council chief executive Louise Webster.

"We are seeing more and more businesses in New Zealand with a global outlook, that are seeking global opportunities, collaborating with global partners and commercialising technologies across multiple industries and sectors," Ms Webster said.

The awards were an initiative of the New Zealand Innovation Council and are strongly supported by foundation sponsors Bayer New Zealand, Idealog and Ideas Accelerator Ltd.

Bayer New Zealand Managing Director Holger Detje, says the aim has always been to recognise great kiwi talent and the commercialisation of New Zealand products and services.

The winners of the New Zealand Innovators Awards 2014 will be announced at the awards ceremony and cocktail evening held at SHED10 on Wednesday October 15. For more information or to purchase tickets to the awards event, go to www.innovators.org.nz.

The 2014 New Zealand Innovators Awards finalists are:
- Innovation in Agriculture & Environment
- Sponsored by Bayer New Zealand
- DTexH2o Ltd - Dairy shed in-line electronic water detector
- exSITEz Ltd - GEMnetics
- Fortitude Textiles Ltd - Fortitude Performance Textile
- Gallagher Group Ltd - Ring Top Post
- Plant & Food Research - Breeding bees for varroa control
- Polymer Systems - DairyFlo Soft Plastic Milking Liners and Equipment
- Revolutionary Beekeeping Ltd
- Scott Technology Ltd - Automated Lamb Boning Room
- Snap Information Technologies - Electronic Monitoring for Sustainable Fisheries Management
- Supreme Biotechnologies Ltd - Supreme Biotechnologies