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  • Carbo loading

    Drug candidates
    25 March, 2010

    The expertise of the world-class chemists at IRL at manipulating the biochemistry of one of the most common biological building blocks is proving key to forging a globally competitive pharmaceuticals industry.

  • IRL and Epichem Pty Ltd combine strengths in Australasian alliance

    Epichem
    23 March, 2010

    Industrial Research Ltd (IRL) and Epichem Pty Ltd today announced the launch of a strategic alliance designed to provide clients with continuous and seamless services from drug discovery to cGMP production.

  • IRL scientists scoop PM’s Science Prize

    9 March, 2010

    Two of New Zealand’s pre-eminent scientists, whose work enabled the creation of a new, high-value industry for New Zealand, were today jointly awarded the inaugural Prime Minister’s Science Prize.

  • New discovery in global war on gout

    Gout
    14 January, 2010

    A promising new gout treatment co-discovered by Lower Hutt’s Industrial Research Ltd (IRL) has taken an important step towards the world’s largest pharmaceuticals market.

  • X-ray crystallography in the spotlight

    X-ray crystallography
    21 December, 2009

    Radio New Zealand's Ruth Beran goes to Massey University to meet Geoff Jameson and IRL’s Graeme Gainsford who explain what x-ray diffraction and crystallography is, how it’s done, and what it can be used to measure.

  • IRL scientist scoops chemistry award for supercritical extraction

    Owen Catchpole
    2 December, 2009

    IRL Group Manager, Integrated Bioactive Technologies, Dr Owen Catchpole has won the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Fonterra Prize for Industrial and Applied Chemistry.

  • Collaboration boost for nutraceuticals development

    29 July, 2009

    Industrial Research Limited (IRL) has signalled its intent to jointly develop world leading nutraceutical products through the signing of an agreement with Nutriventures Ltd, the major shareholder of Nelson based Nutrizeal.

  • Joint agreement to commercialise high-value nutraceuticals

    Collaboration
    22 December, 2008

    Industrial Research Ltd and Fomana Capital Ltd have signed an accord to work collaboratively on the research and commercialisation of high-value products and processes.

  • New Omega-3 sources could provide huge advantages

    Omega 3
    17 December, 2008

    IRL is ramping up its already world-class fermentation technology and combining it with supercritical extraction as part of a long term project to develop new, high-value lipid products for use in functional foods, specialist aquaculture feed and cosmetics.

  • IRL partner in cancer vaccine initiative

    Vaccine
    22 August, 2008

    A vaccine for cancer is being developed by a new collaboration between Victoria Link, the Malaghan Institute, IRL and Grow Wellington.