Corporate Profile

AusBiotech is Australia's biotechnology industry organisation, which represents over 3,000 members, covering the human health, agricultural, medical device, bioinformatics, environmental and industrial sectors in biotechnology.

AusBiotech is dedicated to the development, growth and prosperity of the Australian biotechnology industry, by providing initiatives to drive sustainability and growth, outreach and access to markets, and representation and support for members nationally and around the world.

AusBiotech has representation in each Australian state providing a national network to support members and promote the commercialisation of Australian bioscience in the national and international marketplaces. The structure is a not-for-profit limited guarantee company managed by a Board elected by members in line with its constitution.  Click here to view the constitution. 

Our membership base includes biotechnology companies, ranging from start-ups to mature multinationals, research institutes and universities, specialist service professionals, corporate, institutional, individual and student members from Australia and overseas.

In assessing the current needs and issues faced by Australia's core biotechnology companies, AusBiotech's Strategic Business Plan addresses the requirements to build a favourable environment to enable companies to grow, help them globalise and position Australia as a significant biotechnology industry for increasing international investment and interest.

The Strategic plan builds on the areas of:

Sustainability and Growth;
Outreach and Access; and
Representation and Support.

Mission

“AusBiotech’s mission is to cultivate a supportive environment to enable companies to grow and advance their commercial interests and assist them to become global, thereby positioning Australia’s biotechnology industry as a significant market for attracting international interest and investment.”

AusBiotech will achieve its mission by advancing the interest of members through developing and contributing to policy development and implementation, advocacy, networking, advice, education, support services and international out-reach.

Vision

“AusBiotech’s vision is to be the recognised, respected and acknowledged as the peak industry body representing the Australian Biotechnology Industry by successfully fostering the growth and globalisation of companies and the Australian Biotechnology Industry”.

AusBiotech’s vision will be achieved by representing members across all sectors of biotechnology whilst being financially sustainable, independent of government funding, and employing staff specialising in key areas of policy development and implementation, advocacy, regulatory affairs, finance, marketing & communications, business development, commercialisation and event management.

Sustainability and Growth of Core Biotech’s

AusBiotech facilitates sustainability and growth of the industry through its critical mass and united all-of-industry approach.  AusBiotech also provides dedicated support for special interest groups within the industry. AusBiotech communication vehicles provide members with up to date information and trends, and offers market profile and positioning in Australia and overseas. Members receive savings on a range of membership benefits including free access to Biotechnology News and Australasian Biotechnology and discounted advertising rates in both. Members receive discounted registration at many AusBiotech events, including the annual national conference.         

Outreach and Access

Through AusBiotech, members have access and outreach to industry and government networks which builds strong business relationships.  Ausbiotech chairs the Committee for Marketing of Australian Biotechnology (CMAB) which involves all federal agencies and state governments. AusBiotech is assisting in the outreach to international markets by providing business development and partnering opportunities as well as increasing the awareness and positioning of Australian Biotechnology in the international marketplace. In addition, AusBiotech members are invited to an extensive state and national events program and have the opportunity to take part in regular international biotechnology missions and be represented at international trade fairs and conferences. AusBiotech is building relationships with a significant number of industry organisations both within Australia and overseas to obtain reciprocal benefits and access to new markets.  AusBiotech is the secretariat to the Asia Pacific BioNet -a virtual network designed to increase interaction and connectivity between biotechnology companies in the Asia Pacific region.

Representation and Support

AusBiotech represents and supports individual biotech companies, special interest groups and the Australian Biotechnology Industry as a whole. AusBiotech represents its members by providing expertise as industry advocates and committee members on all biotech steering committees; as well as providing industry submissions to policy review panels at  both government and corporate levels.