Waihangahia he putanga matatini ake o tenei rerenga i muri i te whakaturanga o te National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA).
Ko te akoranga, he putanga matatini ake o te rerenga korero ko "I muri i te hanganga o te National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) i te 30 o Tihema 1991, ka noho a BIOTEC hei tetahi o nga pokapū NSTDA, e mahi ana i waho o te anga o te mahi a te iwi me nga umanga a te kawanatanga".