The Melbourne R&D ecosystem
Melbourne is ranked number 59 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 42 labs within about 120 kilometres: 28 research institutes, 5 government, 4 corporate, 3 university, 1 military and 1 non-profit. Leading organisations include Australian Research Council, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Government of Victoria and The University of Melbourne, focused on physiology, genetics, epidemiology and psychiatry and mental health.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
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All 42 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSL Bio21 ResearchCSL | Melbourne, Australia | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Biologics, Vaccines | 1916 |
| Defence Materials Technology Centre (Australia)Defence Materials Technology Centre (Australia) | Hawthorn South, Australia | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Automotive Engineering | 2008 |
| IBM Research AustraliaIBM | Melbourne, Australia | Corporate Technology | AI, Health tech | |
| Telstra LabsTelstra | Melbourne, Australia | Corporate Telecommunications | Networks, IoT | |
| Australian Road Research BoardAustralian Road Research Board | Melbourne, Australia | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Civil and Structural Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Transportation | 1960 |
| CSIRO ClaytonCSIRO | Melbourne, Australia | Government Chemicals and materials | Manufacturing, Materials | |
| Australian Institute of Family StudiesDepartment of Social Services | Melbourne, Australia | Government Social sciences and humanities | Demography, Gender Studies, Clinical Psychology | 1980 |
| Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental ResearchGovernment of Victoria | Melbourne, Australia | Government Environment and climate | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Aquatic Science | 1970 |
| Victorian Institute of TeachingVictorian Institute of Teaching | Melbourne, Australia | Government Multidisciplinary research | Education, Computer Networks and Communications, Applied Mathematics | 2001 |
| DSTG Fishermans BendAustralian Department of Defence | Melbourne, Australia | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Aerospace, Materials | |
| Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk AnalysisThe University of Melbourne | Parkville, Australia | University Environment and climate | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ecological Modeling | 2006 |
| Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthThe University of Melbourne | Melbourne, Australia | University Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology, Epidemiology | 1971 |
| University of MelbourneUniversities in Australia | Melbourne, Australia | University Multidisciplinary research | Medicine, Quantum | 1853 |
| Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI)WEHI | Melbourne, Australia | Non-profit Healthcare and life sciences | Medical research | 1915 |
| AgriBioAgriBio | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Plant Science | 2009 |
| National Trauma Research InstituteAlfred Health | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Emergency Medicine, Epidemiology, Neurology | 2003 |
| ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave DiscoveryARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 2017 |
| Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal ScienceAustralian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science | Saint Albans, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physiology, Molecular Biology | 2016 |
| Australian National Fabrication FacilityAustralian National Fabrication Facility | Clayton, Australia | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Biomedical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 2007 |
| Australian SynchrotronAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Radiation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry | 2007 |
| ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray ScienceAustralian Research Council | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Basic science | Radiation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 2005 |
| ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle PhysicsAustralian Research Council | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics | 2020 |
| ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain FunctionAustralian Research Council | Clayton, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | |
| ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical FrontiersAustralian Research Council | Parkville, Australia | Research institute Basic science | Statistics and Probability, Artificial Intelligence, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 2014 |
| ARC Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the TerascaleAustralian Research Council | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | 2011 |
| ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular ImagingAustralian Research Council | Clayton, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Radiation, Immunology, Materials Chemistry | |
| Bionics InstituteBionics Institute | East Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Sensory Systems | 1984 |
| Collaboration for Australian Weather and Climate ResearchBureau of Meteorology | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography | |
| Australian Centre for Disease PreparednessCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | Geelong, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science | 1985 |
| CSIRO Health and BiosecurityCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | Clayton South, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology, Nature and Landscape Conservation | |
| Cooperative Research Centre for Mental HealthCooperative Research Centre for Mental Health | Carlton, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology, Genetics | 2011 |
| Cooperative Research Centre for PolymersCooperative Research Centre for Polymers | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials | 1992 |
| CRC for Spatial informationCRC for Spatial information | Carlton, Australia | Research institute Environment and climate | Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Geography, Planning and Development | |
| Australian Regenerative Medicine InstituteGovernment of Victoria | Clayton, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Neuroscience | 2009 |
| Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery ResearchInstitute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, General Health Professions, Occupational Therapy | 2009 |
| Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centreMonash Alfred Psychiatry Research centre | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Neurology, Pharmacology | 2002 |
| Victorian Clinical Genetics ServicesMurdoch Children's Research Institute | Flemington, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Clinical Biochemistry, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | 1988 |
| O'Brien InstituteO'Brien Institute | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Surgery, Physiology, Genetics | 1970 |
| Predictive Mineral Discovery Cooperative Research CentrePredictive Mineral Discovery Cooperative Research Centre | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Economics and Econometrics, Geology | 2001 |
| Stem Cells AustraliaStem Cells Australia | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Molecular Biology, Physiology | 2011 |
| Peter Doherty InstituteThe Royal Melbourne Hospital | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology | |
| Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference LaboratoryVictorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory | Melbourne, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Hepatology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases |
Countries
Organisations
Other leading ecosystems
- Paris and Saclay
- Beijing and Tianjin
- Washington DC and Maryland
- Greater Tokyo and Tsukuba
- Moscow
- Grenoble
- London and the Golden Triangle
- Greater Bay Area (Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong)
- Shanghai and Suzhou
- Provence (ITER and Cadarache)
- Silicon Valley and the Bay Area
- Singapore
- Zurich, Basel and Aargau
- Randstad (Amsterdam, Delft, Leiden)
- Stuttgart and Karlsruhe
Questions and answers
How big is the Melbourne R&D ecosystem?
It has 42 labs from 34 organisations, ranking number 59 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Melbourne?
They include Australian Research Council, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Government of Victoria and The University of Melbourne.
What does the Melbourne ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are physiology, genetics, epidemiology and psychiatry and mental health.
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