The Institute's commitment to intellectual property protection, technology transfer and business incubation are key drivers of this innovation.
The Bio21 Institute now attracts outstanding scientists and technicians looking to utilise the purpose-built laboratories and state-of-the-art core platform technology facilities which are accessible to these diverse scientific and industry communities investigating various research themes. Included in this community are the start-up companies supported through business incubation and entrepreneurship skills development, as well as students and early-career researchers.
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Multidisciplinary collaboration and innovation at Bio21
Bio21 has become the lynchpin of diverse research partnerships and industry activity at every scale and the home of a successful biomedical business incubator. Find out how it happened.
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Locations and contacts
The Bio21 Institute is part of the University's western precinct. Included are the David Penington Building, the Institute's Business Incubator and Industry Centre, the Nancy Millis Building, and the Ruth Bishop Building.
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Our people
Meet the academics, researchers and professional staff at the Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute.
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Study at Bio21
The Bio21 Institute houses research groups headed by academics from various faculties, disciplines and schools within the University of Melbourne. PhD, Masters and BSc Honours students undertaking projects at the Bio21 Institute are administered and supervised by their 'home' academic schools and departments within participating faculties.
Innovative from the outside-in
Designed by architects DesignInc and built by Baulderstone Hornibrook, the Bio21 Institute’s David Penington Building was the overall winner of the prestigious Property Council of Australia's Rider Hunt Award in its opening year of 2005. The award recognises the Institute as a showcase of excellence in property development, incorporating quality design, functionality and environmental sustainability. Providing a balance between function and form, the Institute creates a unique work environment mixing research, offices, technology and laboratories under one roof.
Additional features recognised by the judging panel include the building's high level of adaptability and the continuing contribution to the Victorian economy.
In its first year of operation, the Bio21 Institute's David Penington Building also received an additional three awards, including the Property Council of Australia's Category Award for Public Buildings, the Royal Australian Institute of Architect's Margaret Mahony Award for Interior Architecture, and the Science Industry Australia's Laboratory of the Year Award.
Employment
Please search and apply for all positions at the Bio21 Institute through the University of Melbourne's current opportunities at the Melbourne website, which also lists other job vacancies at the University.
The Careers at Melbourne website also provides a wealth of other relevant information about finding work and employment at the University.