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Tūhono mai ki a mātou
Partner with us
Working in partnership with like-minded organisations enables the delivery of long-term, sustainable solutions to safeguard the health and wellbeing of the people we serve.
ESR aspires to deliver transformative impacts that protect and enhance the health and wellbeing of all New Zealanders. We can’t achieve this alone, and our success relies on combining complementary skills and perspectives through long-term partnerships across the research, science and innovation sectors.
Community led
We listen carefully to the needs of our partners and incorporate the expertise of all parties to deliver solutions that meet or exceed expectations. To achieve greater impact for Māori, we develop and deliver Māori-led approaches in research, science and innovation.
World-leading expertise & knowledge
ESR’s expertise spans a range of fields relating to the health and wellbeing of people, and our focus is on tackling the issues at the intersection of health, justice, environment, water and food science.
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Cutting-edge skills and capabilities
ESR invests in cutting-edge capabilities and skills development to drive continuous improvements in our science services and research.
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Internationally- and nationally-accredited laboratories for forensics, radiation analysis and microbiology
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Genomics (including whole-genome sequencing)
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Data Science and artificial intelligence
Areas of expertise
What we do
ESR’s expertise spans a range of fields relating to the health and wellbeing of people, and our focus is on tackling the issues at the intersection of health, justice, environment, water and food science. These issues include infectious diseases preparedness and resilience, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, mitigating climate change health and environmental risks, finding solutions to address water quality issues, and improving outcomes for the health and justice sectors.
Long-term partnerships
ESR is committed to being a trusted partner and has a track record of long-term partnerships, both within New Zealand and internationally. To best meet the needs of our communities, our transdisciplinary science includes partnerships across:
- Local and national government agencies
- Iwi and communities
- Universities
- Research institutes
- Non-governmental organisations and not-for profits
- Crown research institutes
- International government agencies, research organisations and universities.
Our valued partners
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Te Niwha: Preparedness for infectious disease challenges.
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Genomics Aotearoa: genomics and bioinformatics research
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Pūhoro: connection between mātauranga Māori in STEMM
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Well Kiwis: influenza research study
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One Health Aotearoa: leading infectious diseases research
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Lumi Drug Scan: real time drug detection and decision making
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Prezode: the risk of emergence of zoonotic infectious disease
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NZFSSRC: world class food safety science
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NZMN
Explore how we're partnering for impact
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ESR’s Lumi™ Drug Scan wins major international award
10 March 2023
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Research partnership to help prepare for future infectious disease threats officially launched
17 November 2022
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Microbial Risk Assessment of land use on drinking water supplies
13 June 2023
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