Base your innovation team at Hiko Hub full-time or step in when you need to collaborate. Get closer to University of Waikato research, specialist facilities, IP, commercialisation support and an innovation community built to move ideas from concept to outcome.
Whether you know exactly what you need or you’re still exploring what’s possible, Hiko Hub helps you connect with the right people, facilities and opportunities
Meet businesses, founders, investors, researchers and regional partners through events, programmes, shared spaces and everyday introductions.
Most innovation hubs offer desks, meeting rooms and fast Wi-Fi. Hiko Hub gives you those things, but they are only the start. The real value is access.
Some connections happen through formal research partnerships. Others happen at an event, over coffee, or in conversation with the business next door. At Hiko Hub, connections that usually take years to develop can become part of your daily environment.
Hiko Hub connects businesses with research capability across a broad range of University of Waikato disciplines.
Support for agricultural science, engineering, robotics, prototyping, environmental monitoring, soil science, water quality, food technology and sustainability challenges.
Engineering programmes are internationally accredited under the Washington Accord.
Research expertise in marine ecology, coastal systems, aquaculture, marine bioactives, environmental monitoring and marine survey capability.
This includes capability connected to the MacroAlgal Biotechnologies Group and the NZ Institute for Marine Futures coming to Tauranga.
Support across biomedical research, medical devices, diagnostics, clinical research, health technology and human performance.
The New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine joining the Hamilton campus in 2028 will further strengthen the University’s health research capability.
Research capability in computing, AI, machine learning, data analytics, software engineering and applied digital systems.
This includes Waikato-developed research environments such as WEKA, MOA and Te Ipu o te Mahara, the Māori AI research programme.
Applied research and consulting through Waikato Management School and the NZ Institute for Business Research, including financial benchmarking, economic impact analysis and business performance research.
Research capability in structural engineering, materials testing, seismic research, resilient infrastructure and sustainable construction, supported by WaiRISC and industry-connected research programmes.
Hiko Hub connects businesses with research capability across a broad range of University of Waikato disciplines.
Support for agricultural science, engineering, robotics, prototyping, environmental monitoring, soil science, water quality, food technology and sustainability challenges.
Engineering programmes are internationally accredited under the Washington Accord.
Research expertise in marine ecology, coastal systems, aquaculture, marine bioactives, environmental monitoring and marine survey capability.
This includes capability connected to the MacroAlgal Biotechnologies Group and the NZ Institute for Marine Futures coming to Tauranga.
Support across biomedical research, medical devices, diagnostics, clinical research, health technology and human performance.
The New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine joining the Hamilton campus in 2028 will further strengthen the University’s health research capability.
Research capability in computing, AI, machine learning, data analytics, software engineering and applied digital systems.
This includes Waikato-developed research environments such as WEKA, MOA and Te Ipu o te Mahara, the Māori AI research programme.
Applied research and consulting through Waikato Management School and the NZ Institute for Business Research, including financial benchmarking, economic impact analysis and business performance research.
Research capability in structural engineering, materials testing, seismic research, resilient infrastructure and sustainable construction, supported by WaiRISC and industry-connected research programmes.
From AI imaging systems to next-generation animal health — University of Waikato researchers are actively seeking industry partners to commercialise their work.
See how founders and businesses tap University of Waikato research, student talent, and Hiko Hub networks to tackle tough challenges and launch new ventures.
Work from the heart of the University of Waikato’s Hamilton campus, surrounded by research institutes, the Management School, student talent and a growing innovation community.
Hiko Hub Tauranga connects Bay of Plenty businesses with University of Waikato research, innovation networks and Priority One, the region’s economic development agency.
That’s exactly what Hiko Hub is here for.
Tell us what you’re working on and we’ll help you find your pathway forward.
