Science, Innovation and Technology Minister, the Hon. Judith Collins, interacted with a virtual human, had her picture taken by a satellite camera and was briefed on innovative research with real-world impact at the University of Auckland on 8 March.
The Minister discussed science system priorities with the Vice-Chancellor Professor Dawn Freshwater and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Professor Frank Bloomfield, before visiting The Space Institute at the Faculty of Engineering and the Cloud 9 incubator for MedTech startups at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute.