An kafa ƙungiyar BFRL a cikin 1997, ta hanyar haɗa manyan masana'antun kayan aikin bincike guda biyu, waɗanda ke da tarihin ɗaukaka sama da shekaru 60 a cikin masana'antar kayan aikin chromatograph da haɓakar haɓakar shekaru 50 a cikin samar da kayan aikin gani, tare da har zuwa ɗaruruwan dubban kayan aikin da aka bayar don fannoni daban-daban na gida da waje.