Scion (organisation)

Scion
Agency overview
Formed1947
Preceding agency
  • New Zealand Forest Research Institute
Headquarters49 Sala Street, Rotorua, New Zealand
Employees330
Agency executives
Websitewww.scionresearch.com

Scion, officially registered as New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited, is a New Zealand Crown Research Institute with its primary areas of research, science and technology development being in the areas of forestry, wood products, wood-derived materials and other biomaterials sectors. The New Zealand Government intends to merge the institute into the New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science on 1 July 2025.