National Health & Innovation Precincts Summit
1 December 2025 | Discovery Day
2-3 December 2025 | Conference | Melbourne Connect, MelbourneRegister Interest Book NOW Request the 2024 Post Event Report LIFE SCIENCES DELEGATION TO SINGAPORE
ABOUT THE EVENT
Uniting Leaders in Healthcare, Innovation and Precinct Development
This event brings together key precinct and innovation district stakeholders to share insights, best practices, and innovative ideas that drive future growth and collaboration.
Together, We’ll Explore:
How to unlock potential through collaboration:
How can partnerships between government, healthcare organisations, universities, research institutes and the private sector accelerate precinct development?
The future of health & innovation precincts:
What trends and advancements will shape the future of these vital ecosystems?
Defining Their roles in Australia's landscape:
What are the different types of health and innovation precincts, and how will each contribute to Australia’s progress?
Event Details:
1 December 2025 – Discovery Day
Join us for an exclusive look at the future of healthcare innovation and precinct development. The Discovery Day features pre-conference site tours highlighting cutting-edge developments within Melbourne’s many precincts. More details to be announced.
2-3 December 2025 – Main Conference
Over the next two days, we will step into engaging discussions, network with thought leaders, and participate in roundtable sessions and be sure to secure your spot at the highly anticipated sell-out networking dinner.
Join leaders from across the country to share insights and strategies for building and scaling successful health and innovation precincts.
Top 20 Topics at the National Health & Innovation Precincts Summit 2025
- Cross-precinct collaboration – leveraging complementary strengths, coordinating infrastructure investments, and creating interconnected ecosystems
- Strategies for ecosystem activation and attracting investment
- Coordinating state and federal approaches – aligning government initiatives for precinct development
- Placemaking with purpose – creating precincts where people want to work, live, and thrive
- Value networks vs. land parcels – building integrated asset precincts for tomorrow
- Attracting, cultivating and leveraging top talent – strategies for building talent pipelines and addressing skills gaps in innovation sectors
- Manufacturing – derisking and onshoring: Creating innovation ecosystems through government-industry alignment and shared infrastructure
- Measuring success and impact with precincts
- Research translation and commercialization outcomes
- Building strength in spin-outs and scale-ups – supporting the next generation of innovative companies
- Government funding and support programs – available resources for precinct development and innovation
- Regenerative medicine & cell and gene therapy opportunities – building a national ecosystem in advanced therapies
- Digital health and medtech emerging opportunities – exploring innovation in healthcare technology
- Convergence of quantum computing, AI, and healthcare: the next frontier – intersection of quantum computing with healthcare applications
- Industry-research collaboration – How can precincts better facilitate partnerships between academia and industry?
- International partnerships – building global connections for Australian precincts
- The role and impact of partnerships and philanthropy – leveraging non-traditional funding and support
- Transit-oriented precinct development – integrating transportation into precinct planning
- Physical infrastructure for innovation – designing spaces that foster collaboration
- Smart shoring for growth – integrating manufacturing capabilities within innovation precincts and building networks of manufacturing hubs
Thank you to all those that attended and supported the 2024 National Health & Innovation Precincts Summit. Catch up on all the action here:
2025 Sponsors & Partners
Executive Insights Sponsor
Precinct Partner
Precinct Partner
Precinct Partner
Welcome Reception Host & Sponsor
Audience Breakdown
THE LARGEST GATHERING OF PRECINCT LEADERS IN AUSTRALIA
Testimonials
“Another fantastic National Health & Innovation Precinct Summit for 2024. Beautifully hosted by the Gold Coast Health & Knowledge Precinct, and well-attended by those across Australia & NZ. It’s the “must do” precinct event of the year, I don’t know what I’d do without it.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed the 2024 Summit. As a growing regional Precinct, the opportunity to network with leaders and innovators in the precincts ecosystem is vital for supporting our growth and development. It’s inspiring to hear about the achievements of other precincts and to collect valuable insights and ideas that we can bring back home to share with our partners. I have gained several new colleagues with plans to collaborate in 2025 which is exciting! Thank you for a wonderful event and I am looking forward to attending again next year.”
“Congratulations to the Informa Team for once again convening an excellent Summit. Having attended each year since its inception, it’s great to see how the program has continued to grow and evolve and the role the Summit is playing in raising visibility of precinct development to both public and private sectors, showcasing the importance of good governance and a commitment to long-term strategy and investment, to ensure precincts can realise their full potential.”
“I have attended all the National Health and Innovation Precinct Summit events. The quality of program, the value of the networking and the collaborative approach that the Informa team have, ensures that I come back year after year, knowing that I will get an even better conference next year, keeping me as a leader in Innovation Precincts.”
“It was a tremendous privilege to host the 2024 National Health and Innovation Precinct Summit on the Gold Coast. I was so thrilled so many delegates travelled to the Gold Coast to see our Precinct and learn from a tremendous line-up of highly experienced speakers from across Australia and overseas. Attending this conference is a highlight for me each year and Informa Connect must be acknowledged for their professionalism in how they deliver this event. I already have new business opportunities being progressed from discussions solely generated by the conference and the conference gave me the opportunity to connect with existing and new colleagues which I really enjoyed”
“This year was the 3rd National Health & Innovation Precincts Summit. It was excellent. The speakers and panels were particularly thought provoking for those of us constructing innovation and health districts as they offered chances to learn from others’ mistakes as well as their successes. It was a lovely atmosphere so people felt able to share. I would highly recommend it. Informa Connect are very good at what they do. I came away with a lot of new ideas and a stronger network of good people that might, at some point, help them come to fruition.”
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Insights + Videos
Check out our written and video interviews from our 2024 event!
The surprising ingredient needed for a globally competitive innovation hub
Much of the value underpinning innovation hubs is the physical proximity they give to each piece of the ecosystem in which budding entrepreneurs are trying to get ahead.
Read the full article here
Key ingredients for a world-leading precinct – insights from the former CEO of Cambridge University Hospital
“Australia’s health and innovation precincts have what it takes to be world-leading. Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane are excellent centres for medical research, and the clusters they have already are well-resourced in terms of infrastructure, and talent,” Dr. Gareth Goodier.
Read the full article here
CONNECTME + STREAMLY
ConnectMe • Networking enhanced
All of our events utilise a bespoke dynamic smartphone app, ConnectMe – which guarantees attendees a premium event experience. Logins are sent prior to the conference commencement allowing you to check who’s attending, schedule in meetings and catch ups, participate in live Q+A and interactive polls, and much more. ConnectMe ensures you never miss a beat prior, during and post event.
Streamly • On-Demand video vault
Streamly is a new video platform from Informa Connect – hosting hours of session recordings from our events and more. Select the Streamly add-on at the checkout to receive an annual subscription to exclusive On-Demand session recordings from all of our related healthcare events*. Login information will be sent post-event. For more information visit our Streamly page.
* Note: In a minority of cases, speakers may request their sessions to be excluded from Streamly access.
Sustainability
Our Commitment to Sustainability
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We recognise that it’s not just about the way we produce our events and products but recognising that we have a role to play in providing a space to work in partnership together with our markets to inspire the sustainable development of the industries we serve.
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Venue
Melbourne Connect
700 Swanston St,
Carlton VIC 3053
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION RATE
We have secured special accommodation rates* for conference attendees at nearby venues for the nights of the 1-2 December 2025 inclusive.
* Room availability and rates are subject to availability and valid until 14 days prior to the event, unless sold out prior.
Book early to avoid disappointment.
ibis Melbourne – Hotel & Apartments
15-21 Therry Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Approximately 1.5km from conference venue
5% discount on advertised rates
Inclusive of breakfast, 30-day cancellation policy
To book this rate, click here.
Select Special rates and enter MICEGRP as preferential code.
Rydges Melbourne
15-21 Therry Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Approximately 2km from conference venue
Special rate from $250 per room, per night, standard room
30-day cancellation policy
To book this rate, follow below steps.
- Visit www.rydges.com
- Select Rydges Melbourne , enter your required dates and number of guests staying and click ‘GO’
- Click ‘I have a code’
- In the ‘Promo Code’ field enter your booking code: NHIPS2025
- Click ‘UPDATE’
- Your special rates will appear on the rates screen
Novotel Melbourne on Collins
270 Collins St
Melbourne VIC 3000
Approximately 2km from conference venue
15% discount* off the best available room rate at the time of booking.
To book this rate, click here.
Book accommodation with HotelMaps
To access the best available rate, book here.
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