Research organizations in Australia

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 613 research organizations in Australia.

Research organizations carry out scientific and applied research outside the university system, from national laboratories to independent institutes.

The largest concentrations are in Sydney (100), Melbourne (85) and Canberra (37).

Australia scores 68.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 19 of 117 economies.

See Australia on the IEPA ↗

613 research organizations

• Diabetes Australia
  Research organization · Canberra · diabetesaustralia.com.au
• Dr Edward Koch Foundation
  Research organization · Cairns · kochfoundation.org.au
• Dracaena Draco Research Farm Melbourne
  Research organization · Melbourne · dracaenadraco.com
• Ear Science Institute Australia
  Research organization · Subiaco · earscience.org.au
• Earthwatch Australia
  Research organization · Carlton · earthwatch.org.au
• Ecological Society of Australia
  Research organization · Canberra · ecolsoc.org.au
• Endeavour Foundation
  Research organization · Brisbane · endeavour.com.au
• Endocrine Society of Australia
  Research organization · Sydney · endocrinesociety.org.au
• Energy Consumers Australia
  Research organization · Sydney · energyconsumersaustralia.com.au
• EngageMedia
  Research organization · Melbourne · engagemedia.org
• Engineers Australia
  Research organization · Perth · engineersaustralia.org.au
• Environmental Earth Sciences
  Research organization · Sydney · environmentalearthsciences.com.au
• Environs Kimberley
  Research organization · Broome · environskimberley.org.au
• Epilepsy Foundation
  Research organization · Surrey Hills · epinet.org.au
• Epilepsy Society of Australia
  Research organization · Glenelg · epilepsy-society.org.au
• Equity Trustees
  Research organization · Melbourne · eqt.com.au
• Extreme Wellness Institute
  Research organization · Melbourne · extremewellness.co
• Family Health Council Of Central Pennsylvania
  Research organization · Closed · Camp Hill · fhccp.org
• Family Planning NSW
  Research organization · Newington · fpnsw.org.au
• Fay Fuller Foundation
  Research organization · Adelaide · fayfullerfoundation.com.au
• Fellowship Fund Inc
  Research organization · Milton · fellowshipsfund.com.au
• Field Applied Research Australia
  Research organization · Geelong · faraustralia.com.au
• FightMND
  Research organization · Melbourne · fightmnd.org.au
• Financial Markets Foundation for Children
  Research organization · Sydney · foundationforchildren.com.au
• Financial Services Institute of Australasia
  Research organization · Sydney · finsia.com
• Fiona Wood Foundation
  Research organization · Murdoch · fionawoodfoundation.org.au
• Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
  Research organization · Canberra · frdc.com.au
• Flinders Foundation
  Research organization · Bedford Park · flindersfoundation.org.au
• Flinders Medical Centre Foundation
  Research organization · Bedford Park · fmcfoundation.com.au
• Foundation and Footings Society
  Research organization · Melbourne · footingsgroup.org
• Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education
  Research organization · Canberra · fare.org.au
• Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics
  Research organization · Brisbane · cureangelman.org.au
• Foundation for Australia-Japan Studies
  Research organization · Brighton · australiajapaninnovation.org
• Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife
  Research organization · Sydney · fnpw.org.au
• Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
  Research organization · Bendigo · frrr.org.au
• Fred Hollows Foundation
  Research organization · Sydney · hollows.org
• Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health
  Research organization · Adelaide · adelaide.edu.au
• Fresh Science
  Research organization · Melbourne · freshscience.org.au
• FSHD Global Research Foundation
  Research organization · Sydney · fshdglobal.org
• Future Evidence Foundation
  Research organization · Melbourne · futureevidence.org
• Futurefish Foundation
  Research organization · Patterson Lakes · futurefish.com.au
• Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation
  Research organization · Greenslopes · gallipoliresearch.com.au
• Gardiner Foundation
  Research organization · Melbourne · gardinerfoundation.com.au
• Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation
  Research organization · Melbourne · gprwmf.org.au
• Garvan Institute of Medical Research
  Research organization · Darlinghurst · garvan.org.au
• Gastroenterological Society of Australia
  Research organization · Mulgrave · gesa.org.au
• General Sir John Monash Foundation
  Research organization · Docklands · johnmonash.com
• Geological Society of Australia
  Research organization · Hornsby · gsa.org.au
• George Alexander Foundation
  Research organization · Melbourne · georgealexander.org.au
• GI Cancer Institute
  Research organization · Camperdown · gicancer.org.au
• Gorgon Barrow Island Net Conservation Benefits Fund
  Research organization · Perth · gorgon-ncb.org.au
• Goyder Institute for Water Research
  Research organization · Adelaide · goyderinstitute.org
• Grace Mutual
  Research organization · Sydney · gracemutual.org.au
• Grand Lodge of Western Australia
  Research organization · Perth · freemasonswa.org.au
• Great Barrier Reef Foundation
  Research organization · Brisbane · barrierreef.org
• Group of Eight
  Research organization · Canberra · go8.edu.au
• Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand
  Research organization · Sydney · hsanz.org.au
• Haemophilia Foundation Australia
  Research organization · Malvern East · haemophilia.org.au
• Harold Mitchell Foundation
  Research organization · Melbourne · haroldmitchellfoundation.com.au
• Harvard Club of Australia
  Research organization · Sydney · harvardclub.org.au
• HCOV Global
  Research organization · Townsville · hcovglobal.com
• Healing Foundation
  Research organization · Canberra · healingfoundation.org.au
• Health Services Research Association of Australia & New Zealand
  Research organization · Sydney · hsraanz.org
• Healthy Bones Australia
  Research organization · Sydney · healthybonesaustralia.org.au
• Healthy Waterways
  Research organization · Brisbane · healthywaterways.org
• Hear and Say
  Research organization · Brisbane · hearandsay.com.au
• Heart Kids
  Research organization · Crows Nest · heartkids.org.au
• Helen Macpherson Smith Trust
  Research organization · Melbourne · hmstrust.org.au
• Hermon Slade Foundation
  Research organization · Port Macquarie · hermonslade.org.au
• Hollywood Orthopaedic Group
  Research organization · Nedlands · hogwa.com.au
• Horticulture Innovation Australia
  Research organization · Sydney · horticulture.com.au
• Hospital Research Foundation
  Research organization · Adelaide · hospitalresearch.com.au
• Housing Engineering Design and Research Association
  Research organization · Berwick · hedra.org.au
• Hudson Institute of Medical Research
  Research organization · Clayton · hudson.org.au
• Hunter Cancer Research Alliance
  Research organization · Newcastle · hcra.com.au
• Hunter Water
  Research organization · Newcastle · hunterwater.com.au
• Ian Potter Foundation
  Research organization · Melbourne · ianpotter.org.au
• Illawarra Cancer Carers
  Research organization · Wollongong · illawarracancercarers.org.au
• Illawarra Women's Health Centre
  Research organization · Shellharbour · womenshealthcentre.com.au
• IMB Bank
  Research organization · Wollongong · imb.com.au
• Indigenous Wellbeing Centre
  Research organization · Bundaberg · iwc.org.au
• Ingham Institute
  Research organization · Sydney · inghaminstitute.org.au
• Innovative Manufacturing CRC
  Research organization · Dormant · Carlton · imcrc.org
• Institute for Breathing and Sleep
  Research organization · Melbourne · ibas.org.au
• Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
  Research organization · Windsor · iuih.org.au
• Institute of Australian Geographers
  Research organization · Canberra · iag.org.au
• Institute of Industrial Engineering
  Research organization · Canberra · iie.com.au
• Insurance and Care NSW
  Research organization · Sydney · icare.nsw.gov.au
• Intensive Care Foundation
  Research organization · Carlton · intensivecarefoundation.org.au
• International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
  Research organization · Crawley · icrar.org
• International Institute for Sustainability Australia
  Research organization · Dickson · iis-au.org
• International Specialised Skills Institute
  Research organization · Carlton · issinstitute.org.au
• International Women's Development Agency
  Research organization · Melbourne · iwda.org.au
• Intersect
  Research organization · Sydney · intersect.org.au
• Invergowrie Foundation
  Research organization · Malvern East · invergowrie.org.au
• Isabella and Marcus Foundation
  Research organization · Dandenong South · isabellaandmarcusfoundation.org
• Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Centre
  Research organization · Perth · ishar.org.au
• Jacaranda Community Centre
  Research organization · Belmont · jacarandacommunitycentre.org.au
• Jack Brockhoff Foundation
  Research organization · Camberwell · jackbrockhoff.org.au
• James N. Kirby Foundation
  Research organization · Sydney · kirbyfoundation.com.au
• Japan Foundation Sydney
  Research organization · Chippendale · jpf.org.au
• Jean Hailes
  Research organization · Clayton · jeanhailes.org.au
• Jeffrey Modell Foundation
  Research organization · Melbourne · jmf-melbourne.org.au
• Jobs Australia
  Research organization · Carlton · ja.com.au
• John Cain Foundation
  Research organization · St Kilda · johncainfoundation.com.au
• John T. Reid Charitable Trusts
  Research organization · Canterbury · johntreidtrusts.com.au
• Joseph William Gottstein Memorial Trust
  Research organization · Brisbane · gottsteintrust.org
• Keogh Institute for Medical Research
  Research organization · Nedlands · kimr.org
• Kidney Health Australia
  Research organization · Melbourne · kidney.org.au
• Kids Cancer Alliance
  Research organization · Sydney · kca.org.au
• Kids' Cancer Project
  Research organization · Alexandria · thekidscancerproject.org.au
• Kildonan UnitingCare
  Research organization · Collingwood Park · kildonan.org.au
• Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services
  Research organization · Broome · kams.org.au
• Kurranulla Aboriginal Corporation
  Research organization · Jannali · kurranulla.org.au
• Lake Macquarie City Council
  Research organization · Speers Point · lakemac.com.au
• Landcare Australia
  Research organization · Chatswood · landcareaustralia.org.au
• Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland
  Research organization · Brisbane · leukaemiaqld.org.au
• Lions Eye Institute
  Research organization · Perth · lei.org.au
• Lions Medical Research Foundation
  Research organization · Brisbane · lionsmedicalresearchfoundation.org.au
• Liquid Interactive
  Research organization · Fortitude Valley · liquidinteractive.com.au

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Cities

• Research organizations in Sydney 100
• Research organizations in Melbourne 85
• Research organizations in Canberra 37
• Research organizations in Adelaide 31
• Research organizations in Brisbane 22
• Research organizations in Carlton 16
• Research organizations in Perth 12
• Research organizations in Nedlands 8
• Research organizations in Clayton 7
• Research organizations in Camperdown 6
• Research organizations in East Melbourne 6
• Research organizations in Hobart 6
• Research organizations in North Sydney 6
• Research organizations in Parkville 6
• Research organizations in Darwin 5
• Research organizations in Fremantle 5
• Research organizations in Newcastle 5
• Research organizations in Camberwell 4
• Research organizations in Chatswood 4
• Research organizations in Geelong 4
• Research organizations in Milton 4
• Research organizations in North Melbourne 4
• Research organizations in Port Lincoln 4
• Research organizations in St Leonards 4
• Research organizations in Subiaco 4
• Research organizations in Townsville 4
• Research organizations in Armidale 3
• Research organizations in Bedford Park 3
• Research organizations in Cairns 3
• Research organizations in Crows Nest 3
• Research organizations in Darlinghurst 3
• Research organizations in Fitzroy 3
• Research organizations in Heidelberg 3
• Research organizations in Mosman 3
• Research organizations in Sandy Bay 3
• Research organizations in Wollongong 3