New Bioeconomy Science Institute to be formed

Friday 16 May 2025

 
Dr Shane Reti, Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, announced this week that New Zealand’s new public research organisations will be formed from 1 July 2025. From this date, Scion will operate as a division of the New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science (Bioeconomy Science Institute).

The new organisation will advance innovation in agriculture, aquaculture, forestry, biotechnology and manufacturing, protect ecosystems from biosecurity threats and climate risks and develop new bio-based technologies and products.

Scion will join AgResearch, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research and Plant and Food in the Bioeconomy Science Institute.

Dr Reti announced the appointment of the Board of Directors for the new Bioeconomy Science Institute:
  • Chair Barry Harris (currently Chair of NIWA)
  • Deputy Chair Kim Wallace (currently Chair of AgResearch)
  • Candace Kinser (currently a director of Plant & Food Research)
  • Andrew Morrison (currently a director of AgResearch)
  • Gray Baldwin (currently a director of Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research)
The other two new public research organisations have also been named. The New Zealand Institute for Earth Science (bringing together NIWA and GNS) and the New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science (currently the Institute of Environmental Science and Research – ESR) will also be formed on 1 July.

You can read the Minister’s announcement here.

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Source & image credit: Scion


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