Kerasi Limited, established in 2008, is a company with expertise in research strategy, intellectual property portfolio management and project planning. This comes from a strong background in strategy, development and commercialisation from Government funded programmes.
We maintain a diverse network of providers including contract research services, manufacturing and marketing expertise, as well as access to a number of industry players who consult and provide specialist expertise, as needed to maximise returns on investment for our clients.
Our team includes;Melissa has spent more than a decade commercialising science for industrial, food and beverage, medical and biotechnology applications with New Zealand research institutes, universities, industry and individuals.
She was responsible for establishing New Zealand’s first angel investment network, MINE, which attracted over $14m start up capital for New Zealand technology companies, and for developing and implementing marketing campaigns such as “What’s your problem NZ?” and managing the commercialisation team and investment funds for Crown Research Institute, Industrial Research Ltd’s (IRL).
Jennifer has worked alongside research institutes and universities to develop long term research programmes that achieve sound and realistic commercial strategies.
Having worked in the area of research (with a focus on molecular biosciences) and commercialisation of biotechnology and medical device IP for CRIs and universities and in scientific instrumentation sales and investment, she brings a wealth of experience to the team. With an in-depth understanding of the natural product market, she specialises in matching new technologies or ideas with market niches.