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  • Silver medal for top science

    Owen Catchpole
    1 October, 2002

    Owen Catchpole's work in the establishment of supercritical fluid extraction technology in New Zealand has gained him a New Zealand Science & Technology silver medal.

  • Novel structure makes front cover of international magazine

    Crystallography
    10 June, 2002

    A novel IRL-researched compound has caught the eye of the editors of the international crystallographic journal Acta Crystallographica.

  • All the benefits of manuka oil without the strong smell

    Manuka flower
    25 March, 1999

    Manuka oil is well known for its anti-microbial activity, however its use in the cosmetic industry has been limited until now because it has an intense, although not unpleasant, smell. But a new generation ‘low-perfume’ manuka oil has recently been developed.