EML Consultants taps New Zealand expertise to drive local innovation

IN a historic tie-up bridging hemispheric innovation, New Zealand Product Accelerator (NZPA), a respected Senior Materials Expert Dr. Karnika De Silva will partner with Sri Lanka-based consultancy firm EML Consultants Ltd.

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This strategic partnership is striving to deliver cutting-edge, sustainable, and inclusive technologies in solving regional infrastructure and environmental challenges, with specific focus on Sri Lankan manufacturing and rubber products sectors.

Dr. De Silva, with her grassroot knowledge of polymer science, rubber technology, and sustainable materials engineering, is a pivotal individual at NZPA, a government-supported national platform housed at the University of Auckland.

"Our role is to bridge the gap between the capabilities of research and the needs of industry. We do not dump deep science on the companies but rather provide them with targeted, timely, and low-risk R&D for rapid commercialisation," she explains. NZPA engages over 100 researchers across seven universities and two Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) in building an innovation hub.