Gulu la BFRL linakhazikitsidwa mu 1997, pophatikiza opanga zida ziwiri zazikuluzikulu zowunikira, zomwe zili ndi mbiri yopambana yazaka 60 pakupanga zida za chromatograph komanso chitukuko chapamwamba chazaka 50 pakupanga zida zowoneka bwino, zokhala ndi zida mpaka mazana masauzande operekedwa minda zosiyanasiyana kunyumba ndi kunja.