NZ Leather & Shoe

Leather & Shoe Research Association

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Prof. Steve Morris, Massey University's School of Agriculture and Environment, presenting to #AICLST on the grading up of a Wiltshire flock to shedding sheep

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Dr. Ying Ju, Research Officer at LASRA, presents her work on the compostability testing of different leather types #AICLST

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Marie Joo Le Guen, SCION, discussing the bark biorefinery project at the AICLST conference

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Valentina Beghetto, President of Crossing SRL. Taking delegates through her presentation on bio-mass valorisation to produce high value chemicals #AICLST

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#AICLST, Massey University, NZ.

Thank you Dietrich for your excellent opening, keynote address at the Conference: Understanding sustainability and the challenges/opportunities for the leather industry

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Chemical crosslinking imparts properties to ABP to make it suitable for clinical use, yet our understanding around the structure-stability relationship is lacking. Our structural studies highlighted excess crosslinker is used during conventional treatment https://t.co/N6BX3KDZjE

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Jon Ashen, principle at Blue Penguin, taking delegates through the IP Matrix at the NZ Collagen Symposium

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Dr. Selwyn Yorke's keynote presentation underway on commercialisation in biotechnology at the NZ Collagen Symposium.

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2021 NZ Collagen Symposium - a high-level educational, motivational and networking event targeted at industry -with guidance on collagen's market potential, the hurdles in getting to market and introduces research groups and manufacturers in the field https://t.co/1SEmlL8y3t

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Visit our website to see the range of testing we now offer to companies working in the collagen space. Our capability in this area just keeps growing https://t.co/DjAKhD5Q7X

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Our first paper in the new Journal of Leather Science and Engineering https://t.co/T8ZXorfFoW focuses on improvements in the performance and efficiency of chrome tanning using green solvents

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Dr Rafea Naffa discussing progress on our industry partnership @MBIEsci with industry today to close out the LASRA conference. Thanks to all attendees and we hope you take something back from the presentations and discussions to implement straightaway

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Dr Sujay Prabakar discussing research progress on our SSIF platform to delegates at the LASRA conference @MBIEsci

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Dr Sue Cooper @LASRA_NZ discussing the valuable markets for the 5th quarter from NZ deer. Skin value has stubbornly remained static while meat and velvet have progressed in value significantly

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Nicola Schreurs @MasseyUni introducing work currently underway at Massey on new value propositions from Dairy Beef. LASRA is collaborating with Nicola's team to evaluate the pelts from these animals.

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Kaylene taking us through innovation in ultrasonic knife technology. H&S benefits, better separation between hide, skin and carcase. Avoids damaging the pelt! Very interesting!

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Kaylene Larking (Meat Industry Association) presenting at the LASRA conference on meat innovation in the red meat sector in NZ