Cohort Innovation Space - Gold Coast Health & Knowledge Precinct

Where innovators work their way

Cohort Innovation Space is the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct’s dedicated launchpad for health, science and technology ventures. Designed for startups, scaleups, researchers and entrepreneurs, Cohort offers a dynamic environment where big ideas take root and grow.

Located in the heart of the Precinct, Cohort delivers the infrastructure, programs and connections needed to turn early-stage concepts into commercial success. Whether you’re an emerging founder, building your R&D footprint or seeking your next collaboration, this is where you work your way.

Key Features & Facilities

Coworking desks and private offices
3 certified PC1 & PC2 research laboratories
120-person event space for launches and meetups
Private meeting rooms and a fully equipped podcast studio
Commercial-grade coffee machine and kitchen amenities
End-of-trip facilities, including showers and secure bike storage
Spread across 3 buildings with 2,500m² of purpose-designed space

Your place to start and scale

Cohort is embedded within the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct—home to Griffith University, two major hospitals and a growing network of startups and industry partners. This makes it a natural springboard for founders, SMEs and researchers looking to collaborate, access talent, and test ideas in real-world environments.

It’s also a magnet for innovation-focused investors, with pathways into clinical trials, university partnerships and translational programs that accelerate progress from prototype to product.

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Programs & Activation

Cohort delivers some of Australia’s most impactful innovation programs and events:

LuminaX Accelerator – A national healthtech accelerator program that provides founders with capital connections, clinical access and mentoring to rapidly scale.
InvestFest – A curated, invite-only investor and founder event drawing 25+ national VCs to meet high-growth startups.
NextGen – A pre-accelerator designed to upskill aspiring founders and intrapreneurs from across the region.
Ongoing activation – Weekly founder breakfasts, pitch nights, industry roundtables and innovation workshops that make Cohort a lively, plugged-in community.

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Success Stories

Come and experience the ecosystem they’ve dropped themselves into, it’s incredibly powerful because of the people that are coming, the people you have access to, and the athletes you have access to. It’s not just an environment of opportunity, it’s incredibly positive. If you came and experienced that ecosystem, you’d find those two major pillars: access, and a really positive environment.

Clare Minahan – Associate Professor, Griffith University

When I think about the number of elite athletes we have at Griffith University, right here on our doorstep, and the way we can connect sports tech companies directly to them, it’s incredible. Add to that the semi-professional athletes at the Southport Sharks and the fact that sport is in the Gold Coast’s DNA. We’re so lucky to have an innovation precinct purpose-built to support sports tech, it’s a game changer.

Craig Rowsell – Director, Gold Coast Health & Knowledge Precinct

The 2018 Commonwealth Games put us on the world stage for sport and innovation, and one thing about the Gold Coast is, once we’re on the world stage, we don’t get off it. That momentum sparked lasting legacies like the Health and Knowledge Precinct, along with other high-performance centres across the city. It all feeds off each other, and that’s how the best in sports tech find their way to the Gold Coast.

Tom Tate – Gold Coast Mayor

As a student passionate about advanced medical research and its potential to transform lives, the Precinct offers an ideal environment for connecting with like-minded and leading individuals. The people here are proactive, always ready to offer support and inspiration, making it a fantastic place for someone like me who is just starting. 

Dennis Nguyen – Student

Griffith University

Coming back from the US, where we work very closely with the world-renowned Texas Heart Institute, to see the expansion of the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct made it really attractive for us to bring our technology back here to work with a world-leading laboratory at Griffith.

DANIEL TIMMS, Founder and CTO

BiVACOR

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Cohort
Innovation Space

Where innovators work their way

Key Features & Facilities

Your place to start and scale

Programs & Activation