The Bioeconomy Science Institute is a partner of choice to deliver scientific expertise and practical solutions that drive sustainable growth and resilience. Whether you’re seeking product validation, collaborative innovation or testing services, we’ll help turn research into real-world impact.

Our collaborations bring together world-leading researchers, advanced infrastructure and commercial know-how to solve complex challenges across agriculture, food, forestry, environment, and materials science. We work closely with each partner, nationally and globally, to understand their goals and deliver testing, consultancy, and research solutions that generate measurable results.

Our partnerships go beyond the science. We provide end-to-end project support, from experimental design through to data analysis, commercialisation and communication.

  • Partnering with Māori

    We recognise that meaning partnerships with Māori are essential to achieving our shared vision of resilient, world-leading production systems within a healthy environment.
    Partnering with Māori for impact and shared benefit
  • R&D solutions

    Partnering with government and industry to provide strategic advice and research programmes that generate impact.
    Research & development solutions
  • Collaborative commercialisation

    Translating research into commercial success.
    Collaborative commercialisation
  • International development

    Working with international funding agencies to deliver international development projects.
    International development
  • Our services

    Offering a variety of laboratory, environmental, and other professional services.
    offer a variety of laboratory, environmental, and other professional services.
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    Biodiscovery platform

    The Biodiscovery Platform is an investment by the New Zealand Government to accelerate the development of new products from Aotearoa New Zealand's unique biological resources.
    Biodiscovery Platform

Partner with us

To explore working with us, please contact our partnerships team.

Include a brief description of your business or project enquiry, and we’ll connect you with the right experts across our research and service testing teams.

The links below will take you to further information on the AgResearch, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, Plant & Food Research, and Scion Group websites.

  • AgResearch Group

    We work with partners in industry, science and te ao Māori to deliver solutions for pastoral agriculture.
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  • Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Group

    Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research has enduring partnerships with iwi and Māori groups, Government, policy makers, councils and industry partners to strengthen the bioeconomy.
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  • Plant & Food Research Group

    We work with our customers and partners to understand what they need from our science and how best to deliver the answers.
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  • Scion Group

    Scion is building an innovation ecosystem that’s open for business and investment.
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