{"id":165233,"date":"2025-09-24T06:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/165233\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T06:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:40:10","slug":"aiid-marks-significant-planning-milestone-in-facility-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/165233\/","title":{"rendered":"AIID marks significant planning milestone in facility development"},"content":{"rendered":"

Media release<\/p>\n

The Australian Institute for Infectious Disease (AIID)<\/a> is one step closer to realisation with key planning approvals achieved and a main works tender to construct the facility underway.<\/p>\n

AIID leaders, including University of Melbourne Deputy Vice-Chancellor Global Culture & Engagement Professor Michael Wesley, Doherty Institute Director Professor Sharon Lewin AO and Burnet Institute Board Chair Mary Padbury, joined Victoria\u2019s Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs Danny Pearson today to inspect demolition progress on the building site and view the latest designs for the new AIID facility.<\/p>\n

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From the left: Doherty Institute Council Chair Martyn Myer, Burnet Institute Board Chair Mary Padbury, Doherty Institute Director Professor Sharon Lewin, Victoria\u2019s Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs Danny Pearson and University of Melbourne Deputy Vice-Chancellor Global Culture & Engagement Professor Michael Wesley.<\/p>\n

Demolition will be completed by the end of the year, paving the way for construction to commence on the state-of-the-art research facility in Melbourne\u2019s Biomedical Precinct, bringing together Foundation Partners the University of Melbourne, Doherty Institute and Burnet Institute.<\/p>\n

The AIID will foster deeper collaboration between the three Foundation Partners, driving faster, more effective pandemic and infectious disease detection, prevention and response to protect Australia and the region.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 15-storey facility will house up to 1000 scientists, researchers and staff and will feature one of the largest high containment PC3 (physical containment level 3) laboratory facilities in the southern hemisphere; a human infection challenge unit operated by Doherty Clinical Trials; robotic biobanking to efficiently and safely store biomedical samples; specialist and flexible PC2 laboratories allowing the development of new vaccine technologies such as mRNA; and dedicated space for industry partners to translate research discoveries into medical products and services for the community.<\/p>\n

The AIID facility will also include the Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics<\/a> which will develop new technologies to treat future pathogens of pandemic potential.<\/p>\n

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Cross section design render image of the Australian Institute for Infectious Disease<\/p>\n

The Victorian Government is the Major Supporting Partner of the AIID, contributing up to $400 million to the facility\u2019s development.<\/p>\n

The AIID facility is scheduled for completion in 2029 with commissioning and operations to follow.<\/p>\n

Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs Danny Pearson said the facility boosts cutting-edge research and Victoria\u2019s capacity to respond to future health challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new facility will cement Victoria\u2019s standing as a world leader in medical discoveries and scientific breakthroughs. As significant progress continues, we\u2019re a step closer to faster pandemic responses for Australia and the region, thanks to our nation-leading investment,\u201d Minister Pearson said.<\/p>\n

University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor Professor Emma Johnston AO said the AIID was a key priority for the University, adding to its many collaborations across the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew infectious diseases continue to emerge, driven by factors like habitat destruction, increased human movement across the globe, and the evolution of drug-resistant microbes. We are pleased to achieve this important milestone in the delivery of the AIID which will enable the University of Melbourne, Doherty Institute and Burnet Institute to collectively deepen our research excellence, collaboration and impact in the fight against infectious disease and pandemics,\u201d Professor Johnston said.<\/p>\n

Professor Lewin welcomed the opportunities AIID will bring to Melbourne and the biomedical sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe AIID will be a significant addition to Melbourne\u2019s world-leading Biomedical Precinct, further strengthening the concentration of infectious disease expertise and creating a hub for industry to engage with leading researchers and translate discoveries into practical applications,\u201d Professor Lewin said.<\/p>\n

Burnet Institute Director and CEO Professor Brendan Crabb AC said the AIID would enhance Australia\u2019s infectious disease sovereign capabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe AIID will bring together a critical mass of expertise to enhance Australia\u2019s capability in infectious disease and public health research to drive greater speed, innovation and equity in our response to emerging infectious diseases global health challenges and pandemics,\u201d Professor Crabb said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Media release The Australian Institute for Infectious Disease (AIID) is one step closer to realisation with key planning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165234,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[64,63,92031,137,16378,105366,5391],"class_list":["post-165233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-default","tag-health","tag-here","tag-keywords","tag-your"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}