The Bioeconomy Science Institute brings together New Zealand’s four leading bioeconomy research institutes, AgResearch, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, Plant & Food Research and Scion, into a single organisation.
We are more than 2,300 people, including more than 1,500 scientists and researchers, located across Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world.
Together, our world-class science can advance innovation in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, aquaculture, biotechnology and manufacturing; protect and enhance ecosystems from biosecurity threats and climate risks; and develop new bio-based technologies and products.
We’ve adopted the Future-Fit Business Benchmark to identify and account for any shortfalls in our sustainability performance (the 23 ‘Break-Even Goals’), and to describe the value we create directly through our own activities and indirectly through helping others become more sustainable (the 24 ‘Positive Pursuits’).
The Bioeconomy Science Institute is a Crown Research Institute, owned by the New Zealand Government and governed by an independent Board of Directors. We have deep relationships with business, industry bodies, Māori iwi and hapū, universities, independent research organisations, government and communities.