South Australian Life Science Initiatives

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South Australian Life Science Initiatives

• Establishment of Bio Innovation SA
• 35 million VC fund dedicated to early-stage life
  science companies
• Thebarton Bioscience Precinct development
• Whole-of-Government IP Policy enabling
  government-employed inventors to take equity
• Adelaide Integrated Bioscience Laboratories (AIB
  Labs) network of core service providers

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South Australian Capabilities

• gt 70 companies, 1000 employees, generating 175
  million revenue
• Key institutes
• 3 universities 5 research hospitals
• Institute for Medical Veterinary Science (IMVS)
• Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)
• Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics
  (ACPFG)
• Ian Wark Research Institute (IWRI) at UniSA
• Key strengths in wine research, plant genomics,
  bioremediation, biomaterials, reproductive
  health, medical devices

Data from 2004 survey of South Australias
bioscience sector as conducted by Ernst Young /
Bio Innovation SA
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South Australian Statistics

• Several trial sites
• Royal Adelaide Hospital
• Flinders Medical Centre
• Queen Elizabeth Hospital
• Womens Childrens Hospital
• Repatriation General Hospital
• Repromed
• Focus areas include cancer, viral diseases,
  reproductive conditions paediatric health,
  cardiovascular respiratory diseases, arthritis
• Currently 44 clinical trials underway in Adelaide

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Drug Development South Australia

• Partnership between South Australias
  pre-clinical clinical trial providers to
  provide access to services promote capabilities
• CMAX
• vivoPharm Pty Ltd
• Trident Clinical Research Pty Ltd
• Centre for Pharmaceutical Research
• www.drugdevelopmentsa.org.au