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Industry engagement team

The industry engagement team builds and manages relationships with potential and current clients. They represent all technologies available within IRL and welcome enquiries from all organisations interested in business development opportunities and joint commercialisation.

Cath Andrews

Catherine Andrews

Account manager
High Temperature Superconductors
DDI +64 4 931 3345
Mobile +64 21 550 797 
Email c.andrews@irl.cri.nz

 

 

John Souter

John Souter

Account manager
Engineering and Applied Physics
DDI +64 3 358 6836
Mobile +64 21 990 042
Email j.souter@irl.cri.nz

 

 

Tom Nicolle

Tom Nicolle

Senior account manager
Carbohydrate Chemistry
DDI +64 4 931 3023
Mobile +64 21 431 812
Email t.nicolle@irl.cri.nz

 

 

Tom Rogers

Tom Rogers

Account manager 
Maori development
DDI +64 7 348 2742
Mobile +64 21 936 583
Email ter@xtra.co.nz

 

 

Tony Cooper

Tony Cooper

Account manager 
Engineering and Applied Physics
DDI +64 9 920 3463
Mobile +64 21 736 303
Email t.cooper@irl.cri.nz

 

 

Vikki Smithem

Vikki Smithem

Account manager
GlycoSyn
DDI +64 4 931 3716
Mobile +64 21 399 031
Email  v.smithem@irl.cri.nz

 

 

The following team members provide support across all of IRL's science and engineering areas:

Geoff Bates

Geoff Bates

Account manager
DDI +64 9 920 3461
Mobile +64 29 445 7919
Email g.bates@irl.cri.nz

 

 
 

 

Mark Ripma

Mark Ripma

Account manager
DDI +64 9 920 3694
Mobile +64 21 966 147
Email m.ripma@irl.cri.nz