BioMelbourne Network
Progressing BioIndustry
Geelong
Geelong is the second largest city in Victoria and is the largest regional centre in the state. Geelong is 72km south west of Melbourne, approximately 1 hour by car.
The Geelong precinct has strengths in health and industrial biotechnology, functional foods, nanotechnology, biomaterials and manufacturing. Geelong’s regional geography creates opportunity for large scale enterprises and industrial scale infrastructure. Geelong has also built a reputation as a centre for ideas and innovation – with Deakin University leading the charge. Deakin University is also home to one of Victoria’s three medical schools.
Geelong hosts the Geelong Technology Precinct (GTP), a unique resource and facility for research aimed at industry co-operation and research application. The GTP has been developed over the last 8 years to provide 11,000 m2 research and commercial facility together with existing biotechnology and other research capabilities on-site.
Organisations based in Geelong include:
Universities
• Deakin University
Hospitals
• Barwon Health – Geelong Hospital
Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs)
• Advanced Automotive Technology CRC (AutoCRC)
• Advanced Manufacturing CRC
• CAST CRC
Other organisations
• BioDeakin
• Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation
• Centre for Intelligent Systems Research
• ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals
• CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratories
• CSIRO Textiles and Fibre Technology
• Coulter Roache
• Fonterra
• The Gordon Institute of TAFE
• International Fibre Centre
• Institute for Technology and Research Innovation
• Mobile Architecture and Building Environment Laboratory
• MG Dairy
• Primary Industries Victoria Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute
• PathCare
• Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (VCAMM)
