Discovery Day

DISCOVERY DAY

Monday 1 December 2025 | Pre-Conference Site Tours

Melbourne’s Precincts in Action

Kick off your National Health & Innovation Precincts Summit experience with an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at Melbourne’s leading health and innovation ecosystems.

For 2025, we’re proud to partner with University of Melbourne and Melbourne Connect, Monash University and RMIT University to bring you an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at Melbourne’s leading health and innovation ecosystems.

During the walking site tours, delegates will visit some of Melbourne’s most exciting facilities and connect with key leaders.

The tour concludes with a visit to the Jumar Bioincubator, a state-of-the-art facility that will also serve as the venue for the Welcome Reception, proudly hosted by Cicada Innovations.

2024 Discovery Day Highlights

Interested in partnering opportunites?

Contact Lily Doherty
Sponsorship Manager
Lily.doherty.au@informa.com

Part 1: Monash Technology Precinct

We are delighted to have our first precinct tour hosted by Monash University, where we will visit multiple teams and locations to catch a glimpse of the precinct in action!

Chancellery Building, Monash University

High level welcome and introduction of the Monash Technology Precinct

Monash Innovation Labs

Tour of this collaborative hub for students, industry and research. The hub is run by Monash University and hosts the mRNA workforce training centre. Since opening its doors in 2023, residents have secured over $10million in funding, won a BOSS AFR Most Innovative Company award and developed a number of industry disrupting technologies.

Victorian Heart Hospital / Victorian Heart Institute

Welcome to Australia’s first dedicated heart hospital and a center of excellence for cardiovascular care, research, and education – delivered in
partnership with the Victorian Government, Monash Health and Monash University.

Australian Synchrotron

Beamline tour. The Australian Synchrotron is one of the Southern Hemisphere’s most advanced research facilities, generating powerful light a million times brighter than the sun to unlock the secrets of matter—driving unique breakthroughs in medicine, engineering and environment.

Prof Michael James, Director Australian Synchrotron/ANSTO
The Hon. Steve Dimopoulos, Minister for Environment of Victoria, Victoria Government will be joining the tour.

Part 2: RMIT Advanced Manufacturing Precinct & ACMD

We are excited to be planning some stop offs within RMIT, this includes The Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery,

RMIT’s Discovery to Device Facility and the Advanced Manufacturing Facility.

Part 3: Melbourne Biomedical Precinct

To finish our the Discovery Day we will be hosted by Univerity of Melbourne to visit Melbourne Connect, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, the VCCC, and to finally a visit to CSL and the Jumar Bioincubator.

Welcome Reception | 5:30pm, Jumar Bioincubator

Monday, December 1st | 5:30pm-6:30pm

Join us for drinks and networking at our Welcome Reception hosted by Cicada Innovations, operators of Jumar Bioincubator—the impressive final stop on our Melbourne Biomedical Precinct tour. As Australia’s first biotech incubator in a world-class setting, Jumar showcases Cicada’s expertise in innovation. Connect with precinct champions and fellow delegates before the main conference begins.

💡 Stay tuned for further details on the locations we’ll visit, the leaders you’ll hear from, and the innovations being unlocked across these dynamic spaces.

Spaces are limited, so don’t miss your chance to be part of this unique, pre-conference experience that connects you directly with the future of precinct development in Australia’s most progressive innovation city.

Access to the site tours is included in your delegate pass, please indicate in your registration process if you are attending to save your spot!

2024 Precinct Partner Testimonial – Gold Coast Health & Knowledge Precinct

“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”.

A bus will take delegates out to the Monash Technology Precinct for this site tour. The site tour will include:

Chancellery Building, Monash University

You can expect a high-level welcome and introduction to the Monash Technology Precinct

Monash Innovation Labs

A tour of the collaborative hub for students, industry and research. The hub hosts the mRNA workforce training centre.

Suburban Rail Loop station site visit
Victorian Heart Hospital / Victorian Heart Institute

You’ll be welcome to Australia’s first dedicated heart hospital and centre of excellence for cardiovascular care, research and education, delivered in partnership with the Victorian Government, Monash Health and Monash University.

Australian Synchrotron

A beamline tour of one of the Southern Hemisphere’s most advanced research facilities, generating powerful light a million times brighter than the sun to unlock the secrets of matter—driving unique breakthroughs in medicine, engineering and environment.