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Top 24 Contract research organizations based in Australia

RevenueBase identified 151 contract research organizations headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 2,614 professional contacts across them, including 1,428 with verified work emails. Sydney is the largest hub.

This list covers contract research organizations headquartered in Australia, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 24 largest contract research organizations based in Australia

Ranked by team size
Top 24 of 151 contract research organizations based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to contract research organizations: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000575 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Nucleus Network is the only global provider dedicated to early phase clinical trials, with units in Australia, the USA and the UK.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Strong evidenceAdelaide, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500386 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Avance Clinical is a full-service Contract Research Organization (CRO) headquartered in Australia, with extensive operations across New Zealand, Asia, North America, and Europe.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceThebarton, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200157 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Agilex Biolabs | Australia's Leading Regulated Bioanalytical CRO Agilex Biolabs is Australia's most advanced regulated bioanalytical laboratory, serving global biotechnology and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500114 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Sydney-based CRO Southern Star Research can access the financial, operational and regulatory advantages of conducting clinical trials in Australia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Partial evidenceCamberwell, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200109 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Emeritus Research is an independent Clinical Research Centre based in Melbourne & Sydney, Australia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceChatswood, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20079 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 2015, Paratus Clinical was established to meet the increasing need for efficient, cost effective and quality delivery of Clinical Trials within Australia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20076 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sonic Clinical Trials (SCT) is a subsidiary of Australian-owned Sonic Healthcare Limited, one of the world’s largest specialist medical diagnostics companies, employing more than…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceHawthorn East, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20068 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“o Accelagen is a full-service Australian Bio-pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development Organisation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Partial evidenceSurrey Hills, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5047 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ADVANCING QUALITY AND GMP BEST PRACTICES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION Consulting | Training | MasterControl | Contracting SeerPharma is a team of consultants that provide…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,00037 contacts →

Partial evidence

“George Clinical is a leading global clinical research organization founded in Asia-Pacific driven by scientific expertise and operational excellence.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Strong evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5034 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Biointelect is a globally recognised Australian consulting and advisory firm offering a unique blend of full-service Contract Research Organisation (CRO) capabilities and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Strong evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5032 contacts →

Strong evidence

“GreenLight Clinical is a full-service Contract Research Organisation (CRO).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5032 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Redenlab is the industry leading specialised CRO focussed on speech, language and swallowing endpoints.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Strong evidenceArmidale, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5029 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Invetus Proprietary Limited (‘Invetus’) is the largest veterinary contract research organisation (CRO) in Australasia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Partial evidenceNorth Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20025 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Mobius Medical is a boutique, full-service clinical research partner with operations in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand with staff based globally.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceEight Mile Plains, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Pharma To Market is a leading life sciences consulting company with offices in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceBrisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1019 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Beyond Drug Development, we are passionate about science and the truth it brings to our industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5019 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Enabling the Life Science Sector CBE represents Australia’s leading consultants across the biopharmaceutical sector, providing strategic solutions and increased efficiency.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Partial evidenceBedford Park, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5019 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Southern Oncology Clinical Research Unit (SOCRU) is a dedicated phase 1 private clinical research site in Adelaide, South Australia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Strong evidenceDandenong South, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5017 contacts →

Strong evidence

“PharmSky Research is a pharmaceutical contract research and drug development organisation in Melbourne, Australia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceYarraville, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5015 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At SAPRO, we challenge the status quo with a mission to facilitate and provide innovative solutions, propelling clinical trials forward rapidly with uncompromised integrity.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We exist to help make medical research breakthroughs happen by expediting and enabling a better clinical trial process - for everybody.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceLane Cove, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5014 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“WriteSource Medical Pty Ltd is a biostatistics and medical writing consultancy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Partial evidenceBroadmeadow, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5013 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Genesis Research Services Pty Ltd is an innovative Clinical Research Organisation located in Newcastle, NSW.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Contract research organizations based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
54.6%Verified-email coverage
17.3Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
21.9%Largest-city concentration · Sydney
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
83
11-50
51
51-200
12
201-500
3
501-1,000
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Australia, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Australia, over 151 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among contract research organizations, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Australia whose own description of what they do matches “contract research organizations”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names contract research organizations), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among contract research organizations, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Australia are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,428 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Contract research organizations by metro

  • Contract research organizations in Sydney33
  • Contract research organizations in Melbourne26

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names contract research organizations, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many contract research organizations are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 151 contract research organizations headquartered in Australia as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Nucleus Network, headquartered in Melbourne, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most contract research organizations?

Sydney leads with 33 headquartered companies, followed by Melbourne (26) and Brisbane (9).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,428 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 151 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.