Pre-conference site tours - Registrations closed
Boggo Road Innovation Precinct - SITE TOUR FULL
Tuesday 31 October | 9:00am - 3:30pm
Meeting point: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre – TBC
Departure time: Arrive by 8:45am, coach will depart at 9:00am
Destinations:
Ecosciences Precinct
CSIRO’s BioFoundry
Translational Research Institute (TRI)
Vaxxas
Microba
ThermoFisher Scientific Patheon Pharma Services
University of Queensland School of Pharmacy, Institute of Molecular Bioscience
Queensland Brain Institute
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
Delegates are invited to tour the heart of southeast Queensland’s existing knowledge corridor, an ecosystem of scientists, clinicians, academics, entrepreneurs, and industry – the Boggo Road Innovation Precinct.
With investment from government, industry, and academia the Boggo Road Innovation Precinct is set to become a place of many more success stories, where we will celebrate and commercialise the work of people changing the world.
Precinct partners will also host a networking event as an opportunity for delegates to meet with Boggo Road’s leading research, government, and industry partners.
Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
Secure your ticket when you register for AusBiotech 2023 (below).
For more information about the tour, please contact Sarah Roberts at qldscience@des.qld.gov.au or call 07 3170 5639.
Sunshine Coast Health Precinct - SITE TOUR FULL
Tuesday 31 October | 8:30am - 3:30pm | Limited to 15 places
Meeting point: University of Sunshine Coast - Southbank Campus – 52 Merivale St, South Brisbane
Departure time: Arrive by 8:30am.
Destinations:
University of the Sunshine Coast Clinical Trials Centre - Southbank
Sunshine Coast University Hospital
Sunshine Coast Health Institute
Servatus Biopharmaceuticals research and manufacturing facilities
Australian Biotherapeutics
Centre for Bioinnovation and the Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast
Join a tour of the Sunshine Coast Health Precinct in Birtinya and hear from clinical trial, neuroscience, diagnostics, biotechnology and medical science researchers and specialists from the Sunshine Coast’s university and the tertiary hospital, followed by a site visit to leading biotechnology companies Servatus Biopharmaceuticals and Australian Biotherapeutics at Coolum Beach.
The Sunshine Coast tour will be limited to 15 registrations. Your tour will commence at 8.30 am (with a presentation by the University of the Sunshine Coast Clinical Trials Centre at its Southbank campus) and return from the Sunshine Coast at 3.30 pm.
Required:
Closed-toe shoes suitable for laboratory environments are required for this site tour. Other PPE will be provided on the day.
Participants who are feeling ill or have a cold should not attend this event. Please advise a site tour contact if you can no longer attend.
Secure your ticket when you register for AusBiotech 2023 (below).
For more information about the tour, please contact Sue McNulty at Sue.mcnulty@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au or call 0436 927 694 and David Licence at David.licence@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au or call 0432 055 934.
Herston and Springfield Innovation Precinct
Tuesday 31 October | 9:00am - 3:30pm | Places are limited.
Meeting point: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Departure time: Arrive by 8:45am, coach will depart at 9:00am
Destinations:
Herston Health Precinct
Springfield Health City
Mater Hospital
Education City
BioPark
Springfield Tower
Planned Aegros Fractionation Plant
Southern RNA facility
This tour visits two health and knowledge precincts at Herston and Springfield.
Herston - Herston Health Precinct is a global leader in health, innovation, education, research, training, and clinical care, in close proximity to the Brisbane CBD.
Established in 2015, foundation partners of the Herston Health Precinct are Metro North Hospital and Health Services, Queensland Institute of Medical Research – Berghofer, University of Queensland, and Queensland University of Technology.
In 2017, Metro North Health entered into a ten-year development agreement with Australian Unity for the Herston Quarter Redevelopment Project. The initial deliverable under this agreement was the design and construction of the new hospital building, Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Services (STARS). Australian Unity has also delivered an adaptive redevelopment of key heritage buildings including the Lady Lamington Building and two towers, and the Edith Cavell building. Australian Unity has now established its Queensland office within the Edith Cavell building. Current projects underway include a new carpark and a childcare center, with others in the planning process.
Other groups located on the Herston Health Precinct include:
Pathology Queensland
CSIRO Australian eHealth Research Centre
Stryker R&D Lab
Attendees will be presented with an overview of Herston Health Precinct and tours of research institutes, biotechnology, manufacturing, and other facilities. Finishing with a light lunch and networking opportunity, hosted by Australian Unity in conjunction with Metro North, prior to the onward travel to Springfield.
Springfield - Participants will take a guided bus tour around Springfield and it’s master planned City including Health City encompassing Mater Hospital, Education City and BioPark. Then the group will walk through Springfield Tower to see the emerging areas catered specifically for Bio-Manufacturing, including an overview of the planned Aegros 1 million litre Fractionation Plant before touring the Southern RNA facility within the GE building, stopping for light refreshments before heading back to Brisbane.
Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Minimum registrations required for tour to proceed.
Secure your tour ticket when you register for AusBiotech 2023 (below).
For more information about the tour, please contact (Herston) Kate Copeland at MNH-Strategyandcapitalprojects@health.qld.gov.au or call 07 3647 9557 and (Springfield) Dustin Welch at d.welch@springfieldcity.com or call 07 3819 9999.
Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct
Tuesday 31 October | 9:00am - 3:30pm
Meeting point: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre – TBC
Departure time: Arrive by 8:45am, coach will depart at 9:00am
Destinations:
Griffith University
Gold Coast University Hospital
Gold Coast Private Hospital
Lumina Commercial Cluster
Cohort Innovation Space
A full-day program will include a guided walking tour of the GCHKP where attendees will see Griffith University, ranked in the top two per cent of universities worldwide; Gold Coast University Hospital, a major teaching hospital and Top 250 World’s Best Smart Hospitals; the innovative Gold Coast Private Hospital; the Lumina Commercial Cluster development sites dedicated to fostering life sciences, health, and technology-related businesses; and the precinct’s co-working and innovation space, Cohort Innovation Space.
Attendees will be presented with an overview of Gold Coast’s biotechnology sector, followed by an industry event with attendees including local Gold Coast biotech companies and leading biomedical research institutes and clinical trial providers. Finishing with lunch and networking opportunity.
Secure your tour ticket when you register for AusBiotech 2023 (below).
For more information about the tour, please contact Craig Rowsell at c.rowsell@gchkp.com.au or call 07 5552 9673.
Post-conference site tour
TropiQ - Townsville
Saturday 4 November | 8:30am - 3:00pm
Meeting point: Palmer St at Dibbs St, South Townsville Bus Stop
Departure time: 8:15am Palmer St at Dibbs St, South Townsville Bus Stop
8:30am Townsville Airport
Please note: All delegates will need to arrange and pay for their own transport and accommodation to and from Townsville.
Destinations:
James Cook University (JCU)
JCU Indigenous Education and Research Centre
Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM)
Marine Aquaculture and Research Facility (MARF)
Townsville University Hospital (TUH)
Immerse yourself in all things tropical intelligence and health, with the TropiQ Precinct Site Tour.
On this full day tour, you will hear from TropiQ’s Executive Director on exciting precinct developments and learn from leading experts across agribiotech, biomedical tech and marine science research fields.
Visit state-of-the-art facilities at James Cook University, ranked #1 in the world for marine sciences; Townsville University Hospital, Northern Australia’s leading tertiary referral and teaching hospital specialising in tropical disease, Indigenous health, rural and remote health; Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, North Queensland’s multi-disciplinary health and tropical medicine research institute; and the Marine Aquaculture and Research Facility which provides aquatic experimental systems to researchers and industry partners.
Located in Australia’s largest tropical city, surrounded by some of the world’s most spectacular natural assets and biodiversity, this global destination lives and breathes with real-world research and application.
Required:
Comfortable closed-in shoes suitable for laboratory and medical environments. Hat and sun protection as some walking outdoors will be involved.
All delegates will need to arrange and pay for their own transport and accommodation to and from Townsville.
Secure your tour ticket when you register for AusBiotech 2023 (below).
Accommodation
Rydges Townsville is holding accommodation and offering exclusive rates for AusBiotech 2023 delegates.
To access your special rates:
1. Visit www.rydges.com
2. Select Rydges Southbank Townsville, enter required dates*, number of guests and click ‘GO’
3. Click ‘I have a code’
4. In the ‘Corporate ID’ field enter your booking code: AUSBIOTECH2023
5. Click ‘UPDATE’
6. Your special rates will appear on the rates screen
*These rates are available for stays between 03/11/2023 and 06/11/2023 (inclusive).
For more information about the tour, please contact Amie Raymond at Amie.raymond@tropiq.com.au or call 0488 771 908.