• Forensics

  Read about our forensic expertise and how we help keep communities safe.

• Water & environment services

  Learn about our water quality and environmental science work.

• Public health

  Find out about our work in preventing and reducing disease.

• Food & product services

  Read about ESR’s expertise in food, pharmaceuticals and other product testing.

• International

  Read about how our science expertise is utilised around the world.

• Social science

  Learn how our social scientists are helping to solve complex problems.

ESR is a Crown Research Institute that provides science services and research capability across a number of science disciplines. Find out more about our expertise.

• Testing
  • All test request forms
  • COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) diagnostic testing
  • Campylobacter typing
  • DNA profiling
  • Drug and alcohol testing
  • Environmental and food virology
  • Food testing
  • Forensic scene investigations
  • Health testing
  • Legionella sampling and testing
  • Natural health product testing
  • Pharmaceutical testing
  • Product screening
  • Radiation monitoring
  • Water quality testing
  • Workplace drug testing
  • Methamphetamine contamination - testing of products and screening technologies
• Consultancy
  • ESR SmartSite
  • Biowaste solutions
  • Bloodstain pattern analysis training
  • Climate change and environmental health
  • Flu surveillance and research
  • Food investigations
  • Forensic R&D
  • Forensic training and consultancy
  • Genomics and next generation sequencing
  • Groundwater science in New Zealand
  • Epidemiological skills development programme
  • Pacific consultancy
  • Pharmaceutical, natural health product and cosmetic regulatory services
  • Public health surveillance
  • Radiation training and consultancy
  • Social systems
  • Water quality and sanitation
  • Faecal Source Tracking
• Products and tools
  • Meth Calculator
  • NZRM Culture Collection
  • STRmix™

• Published research

  Find references to the published work of ESR scientists across our science disciplines.

• Research case studies

  Read about how our research is helping to solve problems that our clients face

• COVID-19 Response

• Research Projects and Initiatives

  Some of our current research projects

Supported by a dedicated Research Office, our research scientists are leaders in their field and utilise their applied science knowledge to their research programmes. Read about some of our research.

• Our senior leaders

  Find out about the senior leaders of our organisation.

• Our science team

  Read about the scientists and other fantastic people that make up ESR!

• Our board of directors

  An introduction to the people that make up ESR's Board of Directors.

Our people are the backbone of our organisation. Read about our leaders, scientists and our Board.