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At Plant & Food Research we're extremely excited and humbled to have been recognised in so many ways recently; from innovations in our commercial work and excellence in our reporting, to international recognition of our scientists and the contribution our science makes to New Zealand's exporters. We hope you enjoy reading and watching our newsletter this month.
ARA recognise excellence in stakeholder communications
Last night at the Australasian Reporting Awards, Plant & Food Research won the Communication Award (Public Sector) for the second year running. The award, won by Plant & Food Research’s 2014 Annual Report, recognises “excellence in communication with stakeholders”. READ MORE
Plant & Food Research win award for innovative commercial deal
Plant & Food Research were named winners in the PwC Commercial Deal Award for a business innovation around the commercialisation of Wakefield Raspberry. The deal involved working in partnership with US partner, Northwest Plant Company LLC (NWPCO) to revolutionise the traditional plant variety commercialisation model from transactional plant sales based royalties to a participation in commercial success of the new cultivar. READ MORE
'Growing Futures' wins international award
Plant & Food Research was among the winners at this years IABC Gold Quill Awards. Announced earlier this year and awarded in San Francisco earlier this week, Plant & Food Research collected the award for ‘Growing Futures’, a communications initiative designed to engage with the Institute’s industry sectors and highlight the impact of science investments and research outcomes.
The Gold Quill Awards are administered by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), recognises business communication excellence globally and are acknowledged as one of the most prestigious award programmes in the industry. |
