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New high-tech forum looks at photonics and quantum technology

Published

18 August 2026

Topic

opportunities

Sectors

Photonics & Optics

Geography

New Zealand

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Read at rnz.co.nz

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Fusion42 · 18 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

New Zealand has launched Quantum & Photonics NZ, a high-tech forum backed by the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment and the New Zealand Institute of Advanced Technology to coordinate development and commercialisation in quantum and photonics technologies.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Photonics & Optics. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.

◆ The Wire takeaway

You must engage New Zealand's new quantum and photonics forum to access early collaboration and commercialisation avenues before overseas competitors dominate. This opening lets you join a leading cluster shaping future tech in secure systems and medical imaging.

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