Scion is a Crown Research Institute (CRI), which is a government-owned company that carries out scientific research for the benefit of New Zealand. We specialise in research, science and technology development for the forestry, wood and wood-derived materials and other biomaterial sectors

What we need

• Nanoparticle characterisation equipment and essential accessories to measure zetapotential and dynamic light scattering, that meet our technical requirements.
• To be able to conduct annual calibrations ourselves.
• Warranty options beyond one year (please detail with specific costs)
• A supplier who has integrated environmentally sustainable components and considerations in the build and ongoing support.

What we don’t want

• To re-wire equipment to make it compliant and safe for NZ conditions.
• Software that is not Windows 11 compatible.
• Responses from suppliers who do not have the skills, knowledge, or experience to provide the complete solution as detailed in Section 2.

What’s important to us?

• Timely and cost-effective technical and software support when we need it.
• Meeting our size and range requirements