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Adelaide and South Australia offer a world-class health and medical ecosystem – the heart of which is Adelaide BioMed City.

Adelaide BioMed City is one of the world’s most connected and technologically advanced life sciences precincts, bringing together universities, government, hospitals and more than 2,000 researchers.

Adelaide leads the nation in artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare. South Australia’s unique data assets include a single electronic

medical record across a universal healthcare system for 1.8 million people, with unique identification for each patient.

These assets and capabilities open the door to investment opportunities which will improve patient care through local and international partnerships driving research and development into new products or services.

South Australia's health and medical ecosystem

Investment and trade opportunities

Research and innovation partnerships
Investment from companies that will extend the local supply chain’s digital transformation, including digital health, clinical trials medtech, biotech, pharma, manufacturing
Clinical trials.

Target markets

US
UK
Europe
Japan, Korea and Taiwan
China - trade focus
Middle East
Europe.

South Australian Government supported initiatives

The Medical Device Partnering Program, an initiative of Flinders University Medical Device Research Institute, is jointly funded by the South Australian Government to foster collaboration between researchers, industry and end-users to create medical technologies addressing clinical needs.

The MTPConnect Adelaide Intermediary Program is focused on growing South Australia’s health and medical industry sector by fostering collaboration, strategically building capacity and attracting new talent and opportunity across the research, innovation and translation value chain.

South Australian industry supported ecosystem

The South Australian Government works closely with the following organisations to facilitate trade and investment outcomes for the state:

Adelaide Biomed City, including the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, is one of the leading medical research precincts in the Southern Hemisphere
University of South Australia’s Centre for Cancer Biology is a medical research institute carrying out world-class, innovative research into the fundamental causes of cancer
Flinders University’s Health and Medical Research Institute is a multi-disciplinary, highly dynamic and skilled community of researchers
University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute strives to find new ways of preventing, treating, and curing childhood disease
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Connection Science works with DSD, as part of a consortium, dedicated to revolutionising technology-mediated human networks.

Partnering with business and industry across key focus areas for economic growth in South Australia.

Supporting business and industry through strategic programs, projects and initiatives.

Delivering sustainable economic growth and a resilient economy through the development of creative, innovative and productive businesses and industries in South Australia.

Explore the latest news, events and insights from South Australia's industry, academia and business community.

Focus areas

Partnering with business and industry across key focus areas for economic growth in South Australia.

Programs and initiatives

Supporting business and industry through strategic programs, projects and initiatives.

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