Graham has 25 years of business experience, the last 11 with Otago Innovation. He has a PhD in Botany, a Master of Laws [focusing on commercialisation of Maori medical knowledge in manuka] and did postdoctoral work on organic rice production at UC Davis. As Otago Innovation\u2019s expert in natural product commercialisation and indigenous intellectual property, Graham assists researchers who are concerned about finding the right balance between turning ideas into money and working collaboratively with others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Graham also co-owns one of New Zealand\u2019s premium saffron farming operations. Operating for over 11 years, the operation produces high quality premium grade saffron – primarily for their flagship nutraceutical eye health product. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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