Key Initiatives Victorian Biotechnology Strategy 2004-2007 Aim to be in top 5 biotech cities by 2010 Over $500m committed to biotechnology initiatives Australian Synchrotron Kangaroo Genome Sequencing Project Australian Stem Cell Centre Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing Centre for Pre-Clinical Drug Candidate Optimisation Nucleus Network National Neurosciences Facility Nanotechnology Victoria Bio21 Institute Graham Clarke Institute (formerly Bionic Ear Institute) RMIT Drug Discovery Technologies (RDDT) VESKI Bringing Australian expatriate scientists back to Australia
Drug Development Capabilities Centre for Drug Candidate Optimisation STC - GxP Scale-Up MFG R & D Pre Clinical Phase I Phase II Phase III Biopharmaceutical Formulation and Finishing Sciences Centre AMREP
Facts & Figures Over 100 core biotech companies in Melbourne 43 stock market listed companies : Market cap >$16billion 6,100 people employed by Vic biotech companies, 30% emerging biotech companies, 70% established pharma $280m raised in last 12 months by Victorian Biotechs In excess of 500 clinical trials conducted across Melbourne institutions annually More than 20 specialist Medical Research institutes Home of discoveries such as Colony Stimulating Factors – (GM-CSF), Neuraminidase inhibitors – (Relenza)
Contacts Nucleus Network www.nucleusnetwork.com.au Andrew Giddy (a.giddy@nucleusnetwork.com.au) Lisa Nelson (l.nelson@centreforclinicalstudies.com.au) Maria Chiam (m.chiam@nucleusnetwork.com.au) Maria is located in San Francisco PH: 415- 544 0958 Invest Victoria www.invest.vic.gov.au David Brown (sanfrancisco@invest.vic.gov.au) BioMelbourne Network www.biomelbourne.org Tim Murphy (tmurphy@biomelbourne.org) Biotechnology Victoria www.biotechnology.vic.gov.au Amanda Caples (amanda.caples@iird.vic.gov.au)