SBA Design Development Milestone

Our growing Sydney Biomedical Accelerator (SBA) community has celebrated the submission of the State Significant Development Application for the SBA complex. 

Speaking to members of the many project working groups who have offered their time and expertise to architect Denton Corker Marshall, HDR, and the SBA project team, the University’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research Infrastructure, Professor Simon Ringer, acknowledged the way colleagues and project partners were leaning in to collaborate on the design of the complex.

“We have a lot to acknowledge about the intensity of the effort and the commitment to the vision, so thank you from us,” he said.

(Left to right) Professor Robyn Ward, Dr Teresa Anderson and Professor Simon Ringer acknowledge the work of University, District, Centenary Institute, and project staff at SBA milestone celebration.

Dr Teresa Anderson, Chief Executive of Sydney Local Health District, reflected on the incredible opportunity to be part of a team building a $650 million research complex and the way it would strengthen the work happening right across the Sydney Innovation Precinct.

“When you look through the plans, they are extraordinary, and they are extraordinary because of the effort you have all put in,” she said.

Professor Robyn Ward, Executive Dean and Pro Vice Chancellor Medicine and Health, acknowledged the philanthropic contribution to the complex and the opportunities for new ways of engaging industry.

“Our supporters have confidence that we’re going to do something good for humanity, and make a difference in healthcare,” she said. 

The SBA is a joint initiative between Sydney Local Health District and the University of Sydney.

When complete in 2027, three interconnected buildings will bring together clinicians, academics, scientists, students and industry partners to accelerate the translation of basic biomedical discovery into clinical practice. Over $650 million has been committed to the project to date from the NSW Government, Sydney Local Health District, the University of Sydney, and philanthropic donors. The funding supports the construction of two new eight-storey research facilities on the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and University of Sydney campuses. 

Over the past 12 months specialist staff from Sydney Local Health District, RPA Hospital, the University of Sydney, and the Centenary Institute have supported planning for two new eight-storey research facilities.

As we enter the next phase of detailed design development, subject matter experts, clinicians, researchers, scientists and academics from the three organisations will inform 6 Project User Groups, 13 Working Groups, and 8 Technical Review Groups.

By December, it is envisaged that 70 percent design development will be achieved, enabling construction works to begin from early 2024.

Image: Preliminary works are underway on the site with the demolition of the Bosch buildings.

Innovation Hub Open

In May 2023, we opened the SBA Innovation Hub on Level 7 of Gloucester House, RPA Hospital. This was the first activation of the SBA with the hub creating opportunities for collaboration whilst the planning and building works are underway. The Innovation Hub is a collaboration space used by clinicians, academics, students, scientists and potential industry partners to develop, progress or accelerate novel ideas.

(Left to right) The Hon John Ajaka, Adjunct Associate Professor Vicki Taylor, Dr Teresa Anderson, Belinda Hutchinson, Professor Emma Johnston,
Professor Mark Scott, Professor Robyn Ward.

The Centenary Institute is the first research collaborator of the SBA.

'This is so exciting. To me, the ultimate goal of everything we do... it’s all about the patient. They will be the ultimate beneficiaries of the SBA. And I’m so proud to be part of it.'

Professor Christopher Semsarian

World-renowned cardiologist and Head of the Agnes Ginges Centre of Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute

Sydney Innovation Week 2023

Each year Sydney Local Health District hosts Sydney Innovation Week – a festival of ideas and showcase of the innovative work of our staff and partners. This year, the University of Sydney joined as a major event partner.

The Sydney Innovation Precinct featured throughout the week with fascinating presentations, panels, and conversations.

Catch up on the importance of place-based innovation, with David Thodey from Tech Central or our panel conversation about the Innovation Journey.

Big interest for Sydney Innovation Precinct

There was a spotlight on the University of Sydney and RPA Hospital, as two of the anchor institutions for Tech Central, with one hundred people joining an autumn walk through the Sydney Innovation Precinct. The tour, supported by the Committee for Sydney, included stops at Sydney Nano, Susan Wakil Health Building, the proposed site for the SBA, and the SBA Innovation Hub at Gloucester House.

The SBA Project Team is working with Cicada Innovations to deliver a new foundations masterclass series for innovation and commercialisation, which will consist of 10 classes held at Camperdown between late September 2023 and June 2024. Get in touch with Penny Schmidt, Deputy Director, Sydney Research and SIPfHER for more information. 

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