Background

Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct (GCHKP) – Asia Pacific’s newest innovation hub, GCHKP is a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem internationally recognised for transforming lives through healthcare innovation, new knowledge and next-generation technologies.

Anchored by Griffith University (ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide), Gold Coast University Hospital (ranked 6^th best hospital in Australia) and Gold Coast Private Hospital, the GCHKP co-locates top global talent, companies and start-ups for collaboration and commercial success. Backed by $5 billion invested in infrastructure, our vibrant 200-hectare precinct is home to 16,000 workers, including 1,000 researchers, 20,000 students, 2,500 residents and 50 SMEs and tech companies.

Almost $250 million in new commercial development is underway, with more than $250 million in the pipeline in the Queensland Government’s 9.5-hectare Lumina commercial cluster, the only opportunity to secure premium development-ready land, leases and strata space at the heart of our thriving innovation-based community. https://gchkp.com.au/

 

Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) – includes the Office of the Chief Entrepreneur, Office of the Chief Scientist and Advance Queensland, the State’s innovation driver offering a range of grants and programs. The department, through its Innovation division, has adopted a 10-year Queensland Innovation Precincts and Places Strategy.  https://www.desi.qld.gov.au/innovation

 

Economic Development Queensland – part of the Department of State Development, EDQ is the Queensland Government’s land use planning and property development agency. EDQ embraces partnerships across government, industry and the community to lead and deliver infrastructure and property projects for Queensland’s economic benefit. EDQ is landowner and master developer of the Lumina commercial cluster within the GCHKP. https://www.luminagoldcoast.com.au/

UBS Group – global financial services firm. UBS Australia provide investment banking, asset management and wealth management services. UBS are investment managers of the Smith Collective, the residential and retail legacy asset redeveloped from the 2018 Commonwealth Games athlete’s village. Smith Collective is Australia’s first build-to-rent-community and is home to approximately 2,500 people. https://www.smithcollective.com.au/

 

NeuTex Image-Guided Surgery Training and Robotics Centre – Led by renowned interventional neuroradiologists Dr Hal Rice and Dr Laetitia de Villiers, NeuTex, in partnership with global healthcare giant Philips, delivers state-of-the-art training to visiting overseas specialists in the latest treatments for stroke and brain aneurysms using personalised 3D anatomical models, and looks to a future where AI and robotics will enable remote neuro, cardiac, spinal and other interventional procedures, virtually anywhere in the world. The centre also focuses on pioneering R&D with leading medical device and software companies.  https://www.neutexgroup.com.au/

 

Northwest Healthcare Properties – Northwest Healthcare Properties Australia and New Zealand is the largest healthcare real estate owner, manager and developer in the region. Northwest Australia currently owns and manages ~A$5.9 billion of healthcare assets in ANZ. Northwest is developing the $154m RDX state-of-the art health, research and innovation building on a prime Lumina site in the GCHKP. The premium 9-storey facility will offer almost 12,000sqm NLA and will be the first 6 Star Green Rated commercial building on the Gold Coast. https://www.nwhproperties.com.au/

 

Next DC
NEXTDC is recognised for its global industry leadership in data centre engineering and design, customer experience and energy efficiency. An ASX listed top 100 company, NEXTDC is the leading independent data centre operator in the Australian market with a nationwide network of Tier III and Tier IV facilities and a network of 750 partners.  https://www.nextdc.com/about-us

 

Griffith University
Consistently ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide and a Top 50 institution under 50 years old, Griffith’s future-focused degrees are designed with industry in mind and social impact at heart. The university spans five campuses, including the Gold Coast campus located within the GCHKP. Griffith is a comprehensive research and teaching university, with a significant focus on health and biomedical fields on the Gold Coast, including the Griffith Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics.  https://www.griffith.edu.au/

 

Advanced Design and Prototyping Technologies (ADaPT) Institute
Griffith University’s ADaPT facility provides state-of-the-art design, 3D functional modelling, prototyping and testing, additive manufacturing and new materials capabilities to support Industry 4.0 opportunities across health and medical and industry sectors including marine, automative, defence and aerospace., Leveraging multi-disciplinary expertise across the university, ADaPT partners with industry to push the boundaries in advance custom design, and is equipped with extensive 3D printing technologies including multiple metal, polymer and bio printing capabilities. https://www.griffith.edu.au/advanced-design-prototyping-technologies-institute

 

BioSpine
A high-tech integrated system delivering intensive exercise therapy. Controlled through a digital twin of the person, BioSpine pairs a motorised ergometer bike with a brain computer interface to interpret their intention to cycle, functional electrical stimulation to activate their muscles, and virtual reality to provide continuous sensory feedback to stimulate functional motor and sensory neuro-recovery. BioSpine has received >$7m in research funding and is currently undertaking a second-round clinical study whilst moving into commercial translation. https://youtu.be/iKCmjWj48F8?si=xLuGhp5ISuv9OjKx

 

Griffith University Clinical Trial Unit
Griffith University’s Clinical Trial Unit, located with the GCHKP and adjacent to the Gold Coast University Hospital, provides state-of-the-art facilities and professional coordination services to phase I-IV clinical trials. As a Core University Research Facility, the unit supports research staff and collaborators in investigator-initiated trials across a diverse range of therapeutic areas as well as providing commercial trial services to the biotech, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and complementary medicine industry and clinical research organizations. https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-health/clinical-trial-unit

 

Sanofi – Translational Science Hub (TSH)
Griffith University research is strengthened through a partnership with global pharmaceutical company Sanofi, together with the Queensland Government and University of Queensland, in a $280million Translational Science Hub (TSH). The TSH connects world-class researchers in Queensland with Sanofi scientists in France and the US, creating a first-of-its-kind, global scientific community focused on mRNA technology and translational science. https://www.sanofi.com/en/australia/translational-science-hub

 

City of Gold Coast
Australia’s second largest local authority, the City of Gold Coast Council leads a fast-growing city of almost 700,000 residents (set to grow to 1 million population by 2046) and guides a rapidly diversifying economy of opportunity of $42billion. Gross Regional Product (GRP) growth of almost 6% was almost 60% higher than the national rate of growth in 2022. Invest Gold Coast supports a range of targeted investment into high-growth sectors including health and medical, focused on the GCHKP. https://www.investgoldcoast.au/

 

Cohort Innovation Space – is the GCHKP’s home of start-ups. Established in 2019 in temporary buildings used for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Cohort is a business community and shared workplace dedicated to helping existing and aspiring founders innovate through a range of support programs and network of mentors, experts and partners. Cohort’s annual LuminaX (LX Health) accelerator is one of Australia’s leading programs for health, wellness and medtech founders, now in its fourth year. https://cohortspace.com.au/

 

Hearoes – provides a gamified auditory training platform to support, develop and enhance hearing health around the world. Developed by hearing-impaired founder Elliot Miller, an experienced creative director and games designer, the platform was launched in 2021 with Elliot taking out the inaugural LuminaX Accelerator. Hearoes is based in the Cohort Innovation Space. https://www.hearoes.com/