Scion launched its plans to build an innovation hub in the centre of its Rotorua campus with the reveal of design concepts at a function last night.
A $2.5 million grant from the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's regional infrastructure fund helped get the multi-million dollar project underway.
Scion chief executive officer Julian Elder said the innovation hub would become the focal point of Scion's campus and was part of a broader campus redevelopment that would foster innovation in the forestry, manufacturing, energy and sustainable land-use sectors.
"We, and our predecessors, have a proud history of innovation on this site but to take us into the future, our ageing site needs upgrading. This investment will give us flexible and fit-for-purpose facilities that reflect the world-class science we do here.
"We are creating a unique and dynamic environment that will promote innovation, commercialisation and collaboration by bringing Scion staff and industry closer together.