Western Australia
Internationally recognised excellence in health and medical innovation
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Nobel laureates in physiology or medicine
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FDA approved drugs developed from university research
of the top 5 performing Australian biotech stocks in 2024
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dedicated health & medical VC funds, plus additional sector agnostic funds
28 ha over $235
28 Ha $1.8B
biomedical campus, one of the largest in the southern hemisphere
sovereign wealth fund backing the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund
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biomedical organisations and support services
research universities with strong biomedical programs
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medical research institutes and foundations
Western Australia has a strong pedigree in biomedical innovation. With over 250 biomedical organisations and support services now calling Western Australia home, our industry is rapidly growing.
Funding
Biomedical companies based in or working in Western Australia can benefit from a wide range of funding opportunities and incentives. These include
• The Future Health Research and Innovation Fund, backed by Western Australia’s $1.8B sovereign wealth fund, which provides dedicated long term funding to support health and medical research and innovation.
• The Western Australian Venture Capital Initiative, which will provide Western Australian startups with access to more than $150 million in venture capital funding.
• The R&D Tax Incentive, which allows a recoup of 43.5% of eligible research and development costs including clinical trials.
• Grants for workforce development, market entry advice and attendance at key conferences, through the Western Australian Government’s $8.65m Health and Medical Life Sciences Industry Strategy.
Precision health
Western Australia has significant expertise in precision health, including using oligonucleotides (small RNA) to treat rare diseases, using mRNA to treat cancers, manufacturing advanced cell and gene therapies, substantial ‘-omics’ capabilities and robust disease data sets. Our ecosystem includes national and international leaders in precision health, such as the Australian National Phenome Centre, the international centre of expertise in metabolic phenotyping, and the Rare Care Centre, which provides a world-leading innovative, holistic, crosssector care coordination service for children and their families with rare and undiagnosed diseases.
Manufacturing
Western Australia hosts a range of leading-edge specialist manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, advanced therapy medicinal products, RNA products, medical devices and digital health products.
These include Contract Manufacturing and Development Organisation (CDMO) BioCina, providing sterile liquid pharmaceutical contract manufacturing services at its state of the art facility in Bentley, Perth, with expertise spanning early-stage drug development, full-scale manufacturing, and advanced analytical studies.
Remote health
As the largest single health jurisdiction in the world, Western Australia is developing strong expertise in the development of remote and virtual healthcare infrastructure, products and services.
In doing so, Western Australia is able to draw on its world-leading expertise in remote operations gained through its mining, energy, agriculture, space and defence industries. Health in a Virtual Environment (HIVE) at Royal Perth Hospital remotely monitors high-needs patients in hospitals up to 600 kilometres away, and our WA Country Health Service connects tens of thousands of patients with specialists via videoconferencing each year.
Western Australia also has capability to conduct teletrials across its vast health network.
Clinical trials and CROs
Western Australia has several experienced clinical trials providers, with some of the most advanced clinical trials facilities in the Asia-Pacific region.
Key among these are Linear Clinical Research’s 3 facilities, with on average 70 actively recruiting studies for oncology and a wide range of other therapeutic indications.
Western Australia also hosts a number of experienced Contract Research Organisations (CROs).
Data capabilities
Western Australia hosts two world-class supercomputing facilities, with strong expertise in data science and several key longitudinal health data sets, including the Busselton Health Study, one of the world’s longest running epidemiological studies with nearly 30,000 participants.
Infrastructure
Western Australia hosts a wide range of biomedical infrastructure, with the largest individual site being the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, a 28Ha campus co-located with a world-leading university, 4 major medical research institutes, 3 hospitals, clinical trials facilities and a range of startup companies. The Western Australian Government is providing support for further growth of our biomedical infrastructure across a number of sites.
Research universities
Major medical research institutes
Incubators and ecosystem connectors
Joondalup
Joondalup Health Campus
Edith Cowan University
The Kids Research Institute presence
North Metro TAFE state-of-the-art simulation
training hospital Centre for Precision Health ORIGINS project
Perth CBD
Royal Perth Hospital
Royal Perth Hospital Innovation Hub
Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation
Cell and Tissue Therapies WA
Health in a Virtual Environment (HIVE)
128-132 Murray Street Innovation Hub (future)
Life Sciences WA
Perth Landing Pad
WA Country Health Service Command Centre
Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service East
Women's and Infants Research Foundation
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Ear Science Institute Australia
Subiaco Nedlands
Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre
University of Western Australia
The Kids Research Institute
Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Research
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
North Lions Eye Institute Nedlands
Linear Clinical Research
PYC Therapeutics
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Perth Children's Hospital
Rare Care Centre at Perth Children's Hospital
ARC Training Centre for Next-Gen Biomedical Analysis
Western Australian Life
Sciences Innovation Hub
Perth Biodesign Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation
Australian Centre for RNA Therapeutics in Cancer
RNA Innovation Foundry
Proteomics International
WA Proteomics Facility
Metabolomics WA
The Raine Study
WA Health Translation Network
National Imaging Facility
Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis
Springboard Medical Manufacturing Alliance
Aboriginal Health Council of WA Highgate
St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals
Lions Eye Institute Midland
Resonance Health
Technology Park
BioCina LumaCina
Curtin University
Curtin Medical Research Institute
ChemCentre Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre
Epichem
WA Data Science Innovation Hub
WA Regional Clinical Trial Coordinating Centre SynGenis
Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Murdoch University
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research South
Lions Eye Institute Murdoch Orthocell
Personalised Medicine Centre
Australian National Phenome Centre
State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre
AI/Digital/Remote Health
Biomedical infrastructure
Clinical trials
Contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO)
Contract research organisation (CRO)
Ecosystem support
Major hospital
Indigenous health
Innovation hub
Longitudinal data study
Manufacturer
Medical research foundation
Medical research institute
Precision health
Research centre
Specialised training provider
Supercomputing facillity
University
A vast and connected health system
Western Austraiia’s 2.5 million square kilometre health network includes over 80 hospitals and key Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations delivering services for urban and remote communities.
Beagle Bay Community Health Service
Broome
Broome Health Campus
Nirrumbuk Environmental Health and Services
Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council
Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service
Milliya Rumurra Aboriginal Corporation
South Hedland
Ngnowar Aerwah Aboriginal Corporation
Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service
Derby Aboriginal Health Service
Bidyadanga Health Centre
Hedland Health Campus
Nindilingarri Cultural Health Services
Yura Yungi Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation
Wirraka Maya Health Service Aboriginal Corporation
Mawarnkarra Health Service
Pilbara Aboriginal Health Alliance
Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service
Ngaanyatjarra Health Service
Ngangganawili Aboriginal Health Service
Geraldton
Geraldton Health Campus
Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service
Bega Garnbirringu Health Service
Kalgoorlie Health Campus - Health in a Virtual Environment (HIVE)
Spinifex Health Service
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Moorditj Koort Aboriginal Corporation
Bunbury Regional Hospital
South West Aboriginal Medical Service
Busselton Health Study
Albany Health Campus
Find out more about the Western Australian health and medical life sciences industry and opportunities for you and your organisation.
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