Simon Yarrow
Sprout Mentor
At Callaghan Innovation Simon led a team responsible for the organisation's engagement into NZ's largest sector of AgriFood including developing and leading multi-million dollar programmes like the Agritech Activator to grow the Agritech sector. Prior to this, Simon grew biotech and nutrition businesses globally in the private sector including a venture capital funded startup in microbial stabilisation; gene discovery, testing and licensing; complex lipid extraction and formulation; and the development and export of life-stage nutritional formulas.