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Thursday 17 September 2026

Endeavour Fund

Garage Project non-alc hits 20% as $7.8m Endeavour research gets underway 2nd July 2026 /

Garage Project non-alc hits 20% as $7.8m Endeavour research gets underway

Garage Project’s non-alcoholic beer portfolio now comprises roughly 20% of total production, highlighting the increasing commercial stakes behind a newly activated $7.8m government science programme.


Endeavour Fund contestable round swapped for funding extension 28th April 2026 /

Endeavour Fund contestable round swapped for funding extension

The government is bypassing a new contestable round for the 2026 Endeavour Fund, opting instead to extend existing contracts as it overhauls the national science system.


Endeavour Fund backs alt proteins and non-alc research programmes 5th September 2025 /

Endeavour Fund backs alt proteins and non-alc research programmes

Victoria University is partnering with Garage Project on a project aiming to improve non-alcoholic products, while the alt proteins and agri-food sectors are also potential beneficiaries.


F&B innovators backed by Endeavour Fund 26th June 2025

F&B innovators backed by Endeavour Fund

A project to apply the avocado’s ‘on-tree storage’ trait across New Zealand’s highly perishable fruit crops has been backed in latest round of the Endeavour Fund.


F&B finds favour with Endeavour Fund 16th September 2024 /

F&B finds favour with Endeavour Fund

Research into a hybrid meat analogue and new laboratory-cultured seafood products were among F&B projects that would now progress with government support.


MBIE updates Endeavour Fund investment plan 3rd July 2024 /

MBIE updates Endeavour Fund investment plan

There has been an update to the investment plan for the Endeavour Fund – the largest contestable science fund managed by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.