Discover Macquarie Park Innovation District

DISCOVER MACQUARIE PARK INNOVATION DISTRICT A LIVING CULTURE OF INNOVATION

A PL ACE TO THRIVE

EXECUTIVE S U M M A RY

Macquarie Park is Australia’s original innovation district – first conceived in the 1960s as a purpose-built precinct where business and industry would cluster around research.

Our DNA is rooted in the decades of world-changing ideas developed here.

And just like the national park that surrounds us, we’re constantly growing.

Today, Macquarie Park is a place where business, talent and new ideas thrive together:

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H ome to a highly educated talent pool of 72,000 employees

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H ome to Johnson & Johnson, Optus, Abbott, Memjet etc.

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A mature innovation ecosystem, with two startup incubators

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$8.3bn investment in Metro, and $5bn+ investment in campus and workplaces of the future

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$ 9.5bn in economic output generated here each year

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In 2022 the NSW Government adopted a new 20-year plan to create 20,000 new jobs and more than 7,000 new homes here.

With widespread urban regeneration leading to more students, more residents and more employees, Macquarie Park is on the move.

Photographer: Jared Bryant

Set up for success

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Industry clusters in Macquarie Park include: · · · ·

Telecommunications Medical & Pharmaceutical Digital Industrial & Technology

Collaboration has turned our research community into an anchor of Sydney’s economic corridor, and helped Macquarie Park become Australia’s most innovative postcode.

Our advantages include: Easy to get to: ·

3 Metro stations, a 20 minute journey to the city from 2024

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M 2 motorway, and more than 30 bus routes

Modern spaces: ·

9 00,000sqm of futureready workplaces, with room to scale and grow

World-class amenities, including Macquarie Centre

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I ndustry showcases and annual summit

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M ember-wide community of practice

Sydney’s greenest CBD: ·

Surrounded by National Park

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P ractical tools and resources

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Macquarie University’s lush, green campus open to everyone

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H ighlighting success via our story-telling channels

A living culture of innovation Connect MPID acts as a unified voice for the future of Macquarie Park, while creating valuable connections across our innovation district community today.

Connect MPID is a unique partnership where leading employers, landowners, Macquarie University, State and Local Government work together: ·

D ata, research and Parkwide benchmarking

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Advocacy and thought leadership

Contact us to discover more info@connectmpid.com.au

“With widespread

urban regeneration leading to more students, more residents and more employees, Macquarie Park is on the move.

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“There are so many interesting

stories to share that have come out of Macquarie Park, people just don’t know. "

NEW UNIVERSITY Federal Government

– Local business leader

resumes farm land to build a new University.

NATIONAL PARK Lane Cove riverlands set aside as a national park.

M ACQ U A R I E PA R K T O D AY :

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1964

TIMELINE 1939

From green belt to knowledge economy, Macquarie Park's history reveals how Australia's original innovation district came about.

Home to farms, market gardens and orchards after European settlement, the establishment of Macquarie University in 1964 was the defining moment in our area’s history.

The ‘Stanford of the South’ was intentionally designed as an academic institution that would be surrounded by business and hi-tech industry, just like in Palo Alto, California.1

early employers included electronic and radio pioneers.

Macquarie Centre opened in 1981, followed by new connections via the M2 motorway and Sydney Metro.

Telecommunications giant Optus arrived in 2007, moving to a purpose-built campus, while an apartment building boom led to more people calling Macquarie Park home.

In 2022 the NSW Government adopted a 20-year strategy to transform Macquarie Park into a globally successful innovation district.

Attracted by large lot sizes and interaction with research, 1.

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Frances Pollon.1990. The Book of Sydney Suburbs. Angus and Robertson Publishers, p.189

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MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY opens with 1,271 students.

EPPING ROAD BUILT

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY INCUBATOR OPENS

CSIRO LINDFIELD COLLABORATION HUB OPENS CHRISTOPHER CASSANITI BRIDGE OPENS connecting 5,000 new residents

WIRELESS INTERNET

with Metro

pioneered by CSIRO

M2 MOTORWAY OPENS

at Marsfield.

improving accessibility

MACQUARIE PARK ANNOUNCED

to the area.

AS A PRIORITY PRECINCT BY

MACQUARIE

NSW GOVERNMENT

UNIVERSITY JOHNSON &

PRIVATE

JOHNSON

HOSPITAL BUILT

DEVELOPMENT STARTS ON M_PARK AND MACQUARIE

move to new purpose-built HQ.

EXCHANGE

MACQUARIE PARK GAZETTED AS A

20-YEAR MACQUARIE

NEW SUBURB NAME

PARK MASTERPLAN ADOPTED BY NSW

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1997 1999

1981

2010

2000 2007 2009

2017

2013

2020

2019

2022

2021

GOVERNMENT

2023

MACQUARIE

NSW $96M RNA

CENTRE REOPENS

MANUFACTURING

after major renovations.

FACILITY CONFIRMED

OPTUS Moves HQ to

CONNECT MACQUARIE

state-of-the-art

PARK INNOVATION

Macquarie Park campus.

DISTRICT LAUNCHED

CHATSWOOD TO

SYDNEY METRO

EPPING RAIL LINE

NORTHWEST OPENS

OPENS MACQUARIE CENTRE OPENS opposite Macquarie University, and grows to become one of the

BECOMES AUSTRALIA’S

largest shopping

LARGEST

centres in Australia.

NON-CBD MARKET

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6.8km2 12km

from Sydney CBD

3 M2

stations on Sydney's first Metro system

Motorway

M ACQ U A R I E PA R K T O D AY #1 IP for

Postcode with the most IP registrations

Home to Australian HQ of

10% 100

(Image Source: Hatch RobertsDay)

of the world's top

$9.5 billion GDP

companies

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72,000 employees

11,071 residents today

World leading university -

TOP 1%

of world's universities

45,000 students

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incubators, supporting

120 start ups

$120m raised

320 jobs created

Sydney's

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M A CQ U A R I E PA R K T O D AY :

WHO'S WHO? 72,000 employees, homed in 904,710sqm of commercial floor space, adjacent to a world-leading University

“There’s a lot of high profile

MEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL - 19%

companies in the area.

People know the brand and think ‘That’s a brand that I associate with innovation, with technology’. That adds huge value to the park. "

Incl. Novartis, Sanofi & Johnson & Johnson

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Macquarie University

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To Epping and the north west

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 7%

EDUCATION & RESEARCH - 7% Incl. Macquarie University, Excelsia College, CSIRO

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Incl. Optus, Foxtel & Macquarie Telecom

INDUSTRIAL & TECHNOLOGY - 25% Incl. BOC Limited, DXC Technology & Datacom

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DIGITAL - 20%

To the city, 20 minutes from 2024

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Incl. Fujitsu, Schneider Electric & Fujifilm

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OTHER - 22%

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Incl. Hyundai, Downer & Aristocrat

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MEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL

DIGITAL

INDUSTRIAL & TECHNOLOGY

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3M BAE Systems BOC Ltd

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AstraZeneca Biogen Cochlear

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Canon Fujitsu Fujifilm Business Innovation

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Johnson & Johnson

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Konica Minolta

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DXC Technology

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Abbott

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Schneider Electric

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Honeywell

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Novartis

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Panasonic

20

Oracle

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Sanofi

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Philips

21

Siemens

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Rohde & Schwarz

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS

25

Ericsson Foxtel Macquarie Telecom

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OTHER

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EDUCATION & RESEARCH 34

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Aristocrat Beiersdorf ANZ Hyundai

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Australian Hearing Hub Excelsia College Macquarie University

Next DC

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Macquarie Centre

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Macquarie University Hospital

Optus

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Proctor & Gamble Australia

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Revlon

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CSIRO Macquarie University Incubator NextSense

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“ Macquarie Park can actually

become a city in its own right. " – A local developer

M ACQ U A R I E PA R K T O D AY :

OUR START-UP SUCCESS STORIES From incubator start-ups to global success stories, Macquarie Park and North Ryde is already home to new companies creating new ideas, new jobs and new economic opportunities.

Till Payments FinTech payment solutions company, founded 2012.

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Scaled up in small commercial space in Macquarie Park.

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Grew 204% in 12 months, now operates in 500+ cities worldwide.

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Raised $110 million in Series C investment in 2021.

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New global HQ occupies flagship Macquarie Park building.

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(Source: Till Payments)

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MedTech firm, specialising in prostate, bladder and pancreas tumours

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Based in Macquarie Park for 8 years.

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Developed a new and unique in vitro diagnostic prostate test for early cancer detection.

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Moving from scale up to early stage company.

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Product ready for launch in Australia and USA.

(Source: Minomic)

Minomic

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Founder-led deeptech developer, started in 2016.

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First tenant of CSIRO Lindfield Collaboration Hub.

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Patented a unique LiDAR spectrum scan, for self-driving vehicles.

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Raised $40m in Series B funding, including investment from Hitachi.

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Now employs more than 150 people, new HQ in North Ryde.

(Source: Nine)

Baraja

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MedTech firm, founded in 2011.

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Co-founded by Macquarie University PhD, based at Macquarie University Incubator.

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Developed wearable neurotechnology and interface.

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Enabled a quadriplegic man to drive F1 racing car entirely with his mind in 2020.

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Research and development community spans 120 countries.

(Source: CMPID)

Emotiv

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Macquarie Park is on the cusp of transformational change, with record investment in infrastructure and regeneration.

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A 20-year plan for our priority precinct was adopted in 2022.

NSW’s first RNA pilot and manufacturing facility was

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announced for the Park in 2023.

In 2024, Metro will extend to the city of Sydney, connecting to the Park in just 20 minutes.

M ACQ U A R I E PA R K TO M O R RO W “When you look at the area’s focus now it’s really at a great point, there’s so much potential for transformation.”

Waterloo Road Linear Park, City of Ryde (Source: City of Ryde)

– A local developer

State of the art new workplaces are about to open, for example at Macquarie Exchange, M_Park, and Macquarie Square.

There is exceptional agreement between different levels of government, leading employers, Macquarie University

and landowners to elevate Macquarie Park and North Ryde into a world-leading innovation district, and a place to thrive.

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Anechoic Chamber, Australian Hearing Hub (Photographer: Chris Stacey)

CO N N E C T M ACQ U A R I E PA R K I N N OVAT I O N D I S T R I C T :

WHO ARE WE? Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District (Connect MPID) is a unified voice for our area’s future – a unique partnership between leading employers, landowners and government agencies. Our

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aim is to increase connection across our community.

We’re working to enhance the experience of people who work, study and live in our area, providing advocacy, guidance and practical

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resources across five pillars.

They’re designed to help us all agree on the vision for our area, accelerate the benefits of growth and amplify our credentials as a worldleading innovation district:

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Macquarie University Metro (Stephen Cooper)

Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District 1 Lyonpark Road, Macquarie Park, NSW, 2113 connectmpid.com.au info@connectmpid.com.au