Bioeconomy Science Institute

Bioeconomy Science Institute is a large New Zealand Crown Research Institute formed in 2025 by integrating four national research organisations. More than 2,300 staff, including over 1,500 scientists and researchers, work from 20-plus locations across Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally, giving corporate R&D teams access to distributed facilities, collections, databases, and applied scientific capability. The institute works with business, Māori enterprises, government, universities, and communities through collaborative R&D, professional services, and commercial partnerships. Funding includes New Zealand Government investment, MBIE programmes such as the Endeavour Fund, and Royal Society Te Apārangi’s Marsden Fund. Commercialisation capability and a government-backed Biodiscovery Platform help move discoveries toward licensing, investment, and new ventures.