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ProfessorRichard Furneaux

Distinguished Scientist

Ferrier Research Institute

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  • Distinguished Scientist
    Ferrier Research Institute
  • 021888694 (Work)
  • +6421888694 (Mobile)
  • A Block AG16, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington, 5010, New Zealand

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Carbohydrate chemistry, drug discovery and development, synthetic organic chemistry, natural products chemistry, seaweed products

RANGAHAU | RESEARCH

  • PROJECT GRANT
    Development of Solomon Islands medicinal plants for therapeutic discovery
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Understanding the impact of exotic Caulerpa on commercial and recreational fisheries species
    New Zealand Institute for Earth Sciences Ltd1 Feb 2026 - 30 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Furneaux R
    New Zealand Institute for Earth Sciences Ltd
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Arsenic remediation in seaweed products and environment using marine symbiotic bacteria enzymes
    Auckland University of Technology1 Oct 2025 - 30 Sep 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Furneaux R
    Auckland University of Technology
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Enabling high-value routes to market for future foods based on algae
    Cawthron Institute1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Furneaux R
    Cawthron Institute
  • PROJECT GRANT
    New carbohydrates from two New Zealand red seaweed
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington1 Sep 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Furneaux R
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
  • EXTERNAL GRANT
    Novel Cellulose Fibres Regenerated from New Zealand Plant Resources for Textile Use
    Lincoln Agritech (New Zealand)1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2026
    People funded by this grant:
  • EXTERNAL GRANT
    Waerau Waikawa iti Rongoa Paturopi:New Generation Peptide Antibiotics (Head Project - E3813 & E3814]
    University of Auckland1 Oct 2020 - 30 Mar 2026
    People funded by this grant:
  • EXTERNAL GRANT
    New Frontiers in Antiviral Development
    University of Otago1 Oct 2019 - 31 Mar 2025
    People funded by this grant:
  • EXTERNAL GRANT
    Accelerated Drug Development for New Zealand (NSC8a)
    Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment1 Oct 2018 - 31 Jan 2024
    People funded by this grant:
  • EXTERNAL GRANT
    Fungal Factories: Synthetic Biology for the Manufacturing of High Value Products
    Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment1 Oct 2018 - 30 Sep 2023
    People funded by this grant:
  • EXTERNAL GRANT
    Novel 3D Sugars Preventing Breast Cancer Metastasis (SI)
    MINISTRY OF BUSINESS INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT1 Oct 2018 - 31 May 2022
  • EXTERNAL GRANT
    Regenerative Therapies
    Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment1 Oct 2017 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
  • EXTERNAL GRANT
    HVMS: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technologies-NZPharm
    MINISTRY OF BUSINESS INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT1 Jan 2014 - 6 Apr 2018
  • EXTERNAL GRANT
    Renewable High Performance Coatings-MBIE
    MINISTRY OF BUSINESS INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT1 Jan 2014 - 3 Dec 2014
  • EXTERNAL GRANT
    Design and Synthesis of Novel and Selective P13Kinase Inhibitors-UOA MWC
    THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND1 Oct 2013 - 3 Oct 2014
  • EXTERNAL GRANT
    RESYNTHESIS OF COMPOUNDS FOR SCREENING
    National Cancer Institute30 Sep 1994 - 31 Dec 1999
    People funded by this grant:
    • FURNEAUX RR,
    • FURNEAUX R
  • EXTERNAL GRANT
    MASTER AGREEMENT FOR CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS
    National Cancer Institute15 Apr 1993 - 31 Dec 1993
    People funded by this grant:
    • FURNEAUX R
  • EXTERNAL GRANT
    MASTER AGREEMENT FOR CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS
    National Cancer Institute2 Jul 1990 - 17 Sep 1990
    People funded by this grant:
    • FURNEAUX RH