About us
Working across scientific disciplines to find equitable solutions for today’s global health and wellbeing challenges.
We are a world‑class, multidisciplinary biomedical research institute working to improve health and wellbeing for communities around the globe. By uniting leading researchers from across La Trobe University, we seek innovative, equitable solutions to today’s most significant health challenges.
Fostering collaboration for innovation
Our research is powered by state‑of‑the‑art facilities designed to encourage collaboration and innovation. Scientists from diverse disciplines work in shared research environments, accelerating discovery and enabling outcomes that extend beyond traditional academic boundaries.
New technologies for critical health challenges
Our research seeks new solutions for priority health challenges in:
To support these outcomes, the institute researches and develops next‑generation capabilities in:
All translating technological innovation into improved health outcomes.
We are actively researching and developing emerging technologies in biosensors, synthetic biology, digital biology, and space biology. These technologies are being translated into new solutions for critical health priorities, including cancer, cardiovascular health, and infection and immunity.
Research with impact, guided by community
Through close collaboration across disciplines and meaningful engagement with the public, we ensure research is responsive, responsible, and impactful. Community perspectives help shape research design, strengthening outcomes and relevance for real‑world health needs.
Across the world, many research and healthcare practices have led to unequal health outcomes, from how research is designed to who can access care and benefit from it. At LIMS, we are committed to closing these gaps by building systems and partnerships that ensure all our research is guided by a strong health equity focus.
We work to develop effective therapies, devices, vaccines, and delivery approaches that are co‑designed with the people who will use them. By partnering with communities, we ensure our research responds to real needs and leads to practical, meaningful impact.
Our research aims to help reshape healthcare so it is personalised, equitable, and affordable. Through collaboration across disciplines and sectors, we develop advanced health innovations that are designed to be accessible to everyone, regardless of location, background, socio‑economic status or disability status.
By breaking down barriers to healthcare, we play a vital role in advancing La Trobe University’s mission to be a university for the public good.
Turning research into real‑world products is a core focus at LIMS. We work closely with industry partners to tackle pressing health challenges and co‑develop industry‑led Research and Development programs. These collaborations draw on our researchers’ expertise and distinctive capabilities, including biosensor imaging technologies, extracellular vesicle (EV) research platforms, and strengths in cardiometabolic and disease biology.
We have a strong track record of translating discovery into impact through successful spinout companies such as Hexima, AdAlta, and AlleSense. Our on‑campus ecosystem further strengthens this pathway, with biotech SMEs and major R&D laboratories including BioNTech, Aeterna Health, VivaZome, Imunexus, and Epigenes embedded at La Trobe.
We work closely with La Trobe University’s Business Development and Commercialisation team who strengthen research collaborations with industry partners industry partnerships through IP management, contract research, and access to joint commercialisation funding.
Find out about our embedded biotechnology companies:
- AdAlta Ltd – Next generation cell and protein therapeutics
- AlleSense – Innovative Imaging Solutions
- Imunexus – Improving & Enhancing Drug Efficacy
- VivaZome Therapeutics – Exosome-based therapies to treat serious disease