• 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.