Value proposition

NZ research institute providing innovative science & technology for the forestry, wood products & biomaterials sector.

Scion is the leading New Zealand Crown Research Institute in the areas of:
• Sustainable forest management and tree improvement.
• Forestry biosecurity, risk management and mitigation.
• Wood processing, wood-related bioenergy, waste streams and other biomaterials.
• Forestry and forestry-based ecosystem services to inform land-use decision making.

Scion collaborates with other research providers and end-users to develop:
• Land-based biosecurity, soil and freshwater management.
• Climate change adaptation and mitigation.
• Indigenous forestry.
• Industrial biotechnology and high-value manufacturing.

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Scion provides research, science and technology in three broad areas: forest science; manufacturing and bioproducts; and sustainable design.