We’re building a connected health ecosystem that puts people first. Across the full spectrum of care, from early childhood to healthy ageing, we bring together clinicians, researchers, educators and innovators to solve complex health challenges and improve lives.
Care + Discovery =
Healthier Futures
Innovation & Research Strengths
Our precinct focuses on delivering health solutions that are grounded in care, driven by evidence, and designed for impact. We’re advancing multidisciplinary research and innovation across:
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Allied health and trauma rehabilitation
- Child development and early intervention
- Women’s health and performance
- Chronic disease prevention and healthy ageing
- Disability inclusion and healthcare innovation
This work is powered by leading teams across the precinct, including:
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Griffith Centre for Mental Health – improving mental health through research-informed policy, prevention and intervention
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The Hopkins Centre and Disability & Inclusive Futures Beacon – pioneering rehabilitation and co-designed innovation for people with disability
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Gold Coast Health’s Allied Health and Emergency Research Collaboratives – translating frontline health insights into better outcomes
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Autism CRC, The Tracking Cube, and Telethon Kids Institute – shaping national practice in neurodevelopment and childhood health
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Sanctuary Early Learning – showcasing inclusive early childhood care embedded within an innovation ecosystem
Global Industry & Research Connections
Innovation thrives through collaboration
We collaborate with global and national leaders who share our commitment to impact and innovation, including:
Beyond Blue
Through the Griffith Centre for Mental Health
The Kids Research Institute Australia (formerly Telethon Kids Institute)
Collaborating on early childhood development
Sanctuary Early Learning Centre
Inclusive early childhood care
Purpose-Built Infrastructure
Our ecosystem is anchored by Gold Coast University Hospital (ranked 6th in Australia), Gold Coast Private Hospital, and Griffith University’s state-of-the-art clinical and research spaces, all co-located within the precinct to fast-track innovation and improve care.
You’ll find purpose-designed facilities including:
- Clinical Trial Units at Griffith University and Gold Coast Health
- Specialist rehabilitation and wellness spaces
- Early childhood and inclusive care models at Sanctuary Early Learning
- Simulation labs and clinical training suites for health students
- Dedicated innovation and startup hubs
These facilities are co-located and interconnected to create a seamless pipeline from education to care to commercialisation.
Talent & Workforce Pipeline
Future-ready talent is right here and ready to collaborate.
We are growing the next generation of health leaders. With Griffith University’s globally ranked health programs and 20,000 students based on campus, we offer a direct pipeline of clinical, research, and entrepreneurial talent.
Griffith’s future-focused degrees and work-integrated learning prepare students for real-world impact across mental health, allied health, and aged care. Meanwhile, our precinct provides hands-on clinical placements and pathways into industry and startups.
Local programs like LuminaX, NextGen, and our Clinical Entrepreneurship program support career development and leadership in digital health, medtech and service delivery.
Gold Coast Advantage
Our city offers more than sun and surf. The Gold Coast is one of Australia’s fastest-growing health and knowledge economies, with a $4B+ health sector, 320,000 jobs, and over 76,000 businesses.
Here, lifestyle and opportunity converge. Our population is growing, our economy is diversifying, and our government is investing. With competitive taxes, high-speed digital infrastructure and an entrepreneurial spirit, we offer the ideal setting to launch and scale health solutions.
And with two major hospitals, a world-class university, and a tech-enabled startup community all in one place, the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct is where innovation meets impact.
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Success Stories
The collaborative environment at the Health and Knowledge Precinct, with its mix of innovators, hospitals and industry, is ideal for translating biomedical discoveries into real-world applications. The new Health and Technology Research Innovation Centre (HATRIC) will enhance this synergy even further.
Paul Clarke – Executive Director of the Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics (IBG), Griffith University
The Gold Coast Health & Knowledge Precinct exemplifies world-class innovation and collaboration, bringing together education, industry, and community to drive meaningful outcomes. With its state-of-the-art facilities and vibrant ecosystem, the Precinct positions the Gold Coast as a global destination for knowledge, discovery, and opportunity.
Estella Rodighiero – CEO, Regional Development Australia Gold Coast Inc
The Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct is unlike anywhere else in Australia—bringing together university students, researchers, early-stage founders, mentors, and investors within a vibrant ecosystem backed by state-of-the-art health, education, sport, laboratory, and commercial office facilities. As one of the country’s fastest-growing regions that’s built for entrepreneurs, it’s the ideal place to build, test, and scale impactful innovation at the intersection of health and technology.
Ben Howe – Director, CoSpaces (operators of Cohort Innovation Space)
From world-first health technologies to cutting-edge advancements in biotech and AI, GCHKP is cementing the Gold Coast’s status as a global player in the innovation economy. As a proud partner, investment in this precinct exemplifies the power of collaboration between research, industry and government. With world-renowned organisations like Southern RNA and BiVacor calling GCHKP home, the Gold Coast is fast becoming a leader in preventative healthcare. The sector is transforming lives and is one of our region’s most significant contributors to employment and economic growth.
Hon. Will Hodgman – Chair, Invest Gold Coast
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.
