The Sydney R&D ecosystem
Sydney is ranked number 43 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 51 labs within about 120 kilometres: 36 research institutes, 7 government, 4 corporate, 3 university and 1 non-profit. Leading organisations include Australian Research Council, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, UNSW Sydney and Department of Industry, Science and Resources, focused on physiology, psychiatry and mental health, epidemiology and general health professions.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
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All 51 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochlear R&DCochlear | Sydney, Australia | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Hearing implants | 1981 |
| x15venturesCommonwealth Bank | Sydney, Australia | Corporate Financial services | Venture building, Fintech | 2020 |
| Digital Health Cooperative Research CentreDigital Health Cooperative Research Centre | Sydney, Australia | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Health Information Management, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions | |
| Silicon Quantum ComputingSilicon Quantum Computing | Sydney, Australia | Corporate Technology | Quantum computing | 2017 |
| Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South WalesAboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales | Sydney, Australia | Government Social sciences and humanities | Health, Physiology, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | 1971 |
| ANSTO Lucas HeightsANSTO | Sydney, Australia | Government Energy and resources | Nuclear, Isotopes | 1987 |
| CSIRO Data61CSIRO | Sydney, Australia | Government Technology | Data science, AI | 2016 |
| Australian Nuclear Science and Technology OrganisationDepartment of Industry, Science and Resources | Sydney, Australia | Government Chemicals and materials | Atmospheric Science, Materials Chemistry, Radiation | 1987 |
| National Measurement InstituteDepartment of Industry, Science and Resources | Sydney, Australia | Government Public policy and analysis | Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering | 2004 |
| Dementia Collaborative Research CentresNational Health and Medical Research Council | Sydney, Australia | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, General Health Professions, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | 2006 |
| NSW Agency for Clinical InnovationNSW Agency for Clinical Innovation | St Leonards, Australia | Government Healthcare and life sciences | General Health Professions, Emergency Medicine, Health Information Management | 2010 |
| Sydney Microscopy & MicroanalysisThe University of Sydney | Sydney, Australia | University Multidisciplinary research | Biomedical Engineering, Structural Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics | |
| University of SydneyUniversities in Australia | Sydney, Australia | University Multidisciplinary research | Quantum, Medicine | 1850 |
| UNSW SydneyUniversities in Australia | Sydney, Australia | University Multidisciplinary research | Quantum computing, Solar | 1949 |
| Garvan Institute of Medical ResearchGarvan Institute | Sydney, Australia | Non-profit Healthcare and life sciences | Genomics, Medical research | 1963 |
| Asbestos Diseases Research InstituteAsbestos Diseases Research Institute | Concord West, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Oncology | 2006 |
| Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology ResearchAustralian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Virology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology | 1996 |
| Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and EngineeringAustralian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Basic science | Radiation, Computational Mechanics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 2008 |
| ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky AstrophysicsAustralian Research Council | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation | 2011 |
| ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid SystemsAustralian Research Council | North Ryde, Australia | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Economics and Econometrics | 2009 |
| ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials ScienceAustralian Research Council | Wollongong, Australia | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Polymers and Plastics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1975 |
| ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its DisordersAustralian Research Council | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology | 2011 |
| ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic BiologyAustralian Research Council | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Genetics, Molecular Medicine | 1991 |
| Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication TechnologyAustralian Research Council | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Basic science | Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry | |
| Baird InstituteBaird Institute | Newtown, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | 1891 |
| Centenary InstituteCentenary Institute | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Infectious Diseases | 1989 |
| Centre for Population Ageing ResearchCentre for Population Ageing Research | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Public policy and analysis | Accounting, Demography, Economics and Econometrics | 2011 |
| Children's Medical Research InstituteChildren's Medical Research Institute | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Physiology, Genetics | 1958 |
| Collaborative Research GroupCollaborative Research Group | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery | |
| Astronomy and SpaceCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | Marsfield, Australia | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation | |
| Australia Telescope National FacilityCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | |
| Information and Communication Technologies CentreCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications | |
| Anzac Research InstituteGovernment of New South Wales | Concord, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 1995 |
| Illawarra Health and Medical Research InstituteIllawarra Health and Medical Research Institute | Keiraville, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology, Epidemiology | 2008 |
| Institute for Musculoskeletal HealthInstitute for Musculoskeletal Health | Camperdown, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pharmacology, Physiology, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationJuvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Nephrology, Clinical Biochemistry, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | 1970 |
| KaRaMindsKaRaMinds | Macquarie Park, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology, Neurology | |
| National Acoustic LaboratoriesNational Acoustic Laboratories | Macquarie Park, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cognitive Neuroscience, Sensory Systems, Developmental and Educational Psychology | 1947 |
| National Centre for Immunisation Research & SurveillanceNational Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance | Westmeadows, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Health, Microbiology, Epidemiology | 1997 |
| Neuroscience Research AustraliaNeuroscience Research Australia | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Physiology | 1991 |
| Australian Institute of Botanical ScienceRoyal Botanic Garden Sydney | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Molecular Biology | |
| Sax InstituteSax Institute | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | General Health Professions, Health, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | 2003 |
| Schizophrenia Research InstituteSchizophrenia Research Institute | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmacology | 1996 |
| Sydney Institute of Marine ScienceSydney Institute of Marine Science | Mosman, Australia | Research institute Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Nature and Landscape Conservation | 2005 |
| The Australian Prevention Partnership CentreThe Australian Prevention Partnership Centre | Ultimo, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | General Health Professions, Management Science and Operations Research, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | 2013 |
| The George Institute for Global HealthThe George Institute for Global Health | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology, Epidemiology | 1999 |
| Australian Centre for Advanced PhotovoltaicsUNSW Sydney | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry | |
| Centre for Healthy Brain AgeingUNSW Sydney | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology, Genetics | 2012 |
| National Drug and Alcohol Research CentreUNSW Sydney | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology | 1986 |
| Westmead InstituteWestmead Institute | Westmeadows, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Oncology, Genetics, Molecular Biology | 1978 |
| Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchWestmead Institute for Medical Research | Sydney, Australia | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Ophthalmology, Immunology | 1996 |
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 Sydney R&D ecosystem?
It has 51 labs from 40 organisations, ranking number 43 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Sydney?
They include Australian Research Council, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, UNSW Sydney and Department of Industry, Science and Resources.
What does the Sydney ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are physiology, psychiatry and mental health, epidemiology and general health professions.
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