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Top 24 Drug development and research companies based in Australia

Name: Drug development and research companies based in Australia
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 107 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 107 drug development and research companies headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 1,145 professional contacts across them, including 542 with verified work emails. Melbourne is the largest hub.

This list covers drug development and research companies 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 24 largest drug development and research companies based in Australia

Ranked by team size

Top 24 of 107 drug development and research companies 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 drug development and research companies: 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Novartis, Australia & NEW Zealand	Indirect evidence	Macquarie Park, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	262 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Novartis is improving the lives of more than 2.5 million patients across Australia and New Zealand through our medicines.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	IDT Australia Limited	Indirect evidence	Boronia, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1975, IDT Australia is a publicly listed Australian pharmaceutical manufacturing company, based in Boronia Victoria.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Accelagen PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Hawthorn East, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	68 contacts →
	Partial evidence “o Accelagen is a full-service Australian Bio-pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development Organisation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	VVMF	Partial evidence	Westmead, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	49 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Viral Vector Manufacturing Facility (VVMF)- Unlocking the Future of Medicine VVMF is an Australian Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) dedicated to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Qbiotics Group Limited	Indirect evidence	Bowen Hills, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	34 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “QBiotics is solving major health issues for humans and companion animals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Beyond Drug Development	Strong evidence	Brisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	19 contacts →
	Strong 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
7	Pharmsky Research	Strong evidence	Dandenong South, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Strong evidence “PharmSky Research is a pharmaceutical contract research and drug development organisation in Melbourne, Australia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	AB Initio Pharma	Indirect evidence	AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ab Initio Pharma, a formulation and manufacturing company, established as a spinoff by the University of Sydney in partnership with Sydney Local Health Distinct and the peak…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Emyria ASX EMD	Strong evidence	Leederville, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Emyria Limited is a clinical services and drug development company focused on improving patient outcomes in neuroscience and mental health via a unique business model: Emyria…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Neuroscientific Biopharmaceuticals LTD	Strong evidence	Cottesloe, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:NSB) is an Australian drug development company developing novel peptide-based pharmaceutical products that target a number of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Interpharma PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Manly, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Strong evidence “InterPharma Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of EVER Pharma is a fully integrated specialty pharmaceuticals company focused on the research, development, manufacture, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Implicit Bioscience	Indirect evidence	Woolloongabba, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Implicit Bioscience is an unlisted public company based in Brisbane and Seattle.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Alithia Life Sciences	Partial evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Alithia Life Sciences is an Australian owned clinical research consultancy launched to support and assist pharmaceutical, biotechnology, device companies and institutional…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Myopharm Limited	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Myopharm Limited is a full-suite diabetes focussed clinical-stage Australian-based biopharmaceutical company, developing targeted therapies for Type 1 & Type 2 diabetes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Myriad Pharmaceuticals Australia	Strong evidence	Cremorne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Myriad Pharmaceuticals is an Australian-based pharmaceutical company specialising in the research, development and manufacture of nicotine-based solutions and products that aid in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Formulytica	Strong evidence	Mulgrave, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Formulytica is a specialty contract research, development and manufacturing organisation (CRDMO) with extensive expertise in formulation, analytical method development, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Reliis	Indirect evidence	Nedlands, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Reliis has a clear vision of creating innovative solutions by leveraging safe and effective medicines to address unmet clinical needs, with significant commercial value.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	MLS BIO Molecular Life Science Biotech	Indirect evidence	Heidelberg, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At MLS Bio, we are developing first-in-class small-molecule therapeutics targeting tetraspanins, a novel and underexplored class of cell-surface proteins that play a critical…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Patrys Limited	Indirect evidence	Nedlands, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Based in Perth, Australia, Patrys, a publicly-listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: PAB), is a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing a dual-platform…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Fenix Innovation Group	Partial evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We partner with biotech and pharmaceutical companies pioneering new therapies, drugs, and medical devices, delivering agile, end-to-end support from R&D through to market…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Canthera Discovery Canthera Discovery LTD	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Canthera Discovery is dedicated to Finding Cures for Cancer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Pharmachal Health Group	Strong evidence	Scoresby, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Pharmachal Health Group is focused on research, development and manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Applied Cannabis Research	Strong evidence	North Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Applied Cannabis Research is dedicated to assisting medicinal cannabis companies with the development of their products with a single, unified vision: the faster the clinical…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	TBG Diagnostics LTD	Indirect evidence	Brisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “TBG Diagnostics Limited, formerly Progen Pharmaceuticals Limited, is a biotechnology company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: drug development and research companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names drug development and research companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of drug development and research companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name drug development and research companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Drug development and research companies based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

47.3%Verified-email coverage

10.7Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

18.7%Largest-city concentration · Melbourne

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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201-500

501-1,000

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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 107 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 drug development and research companies, 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 “drug development and research companies”. 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 drug development and research companies), 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 drug development and research companies, 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, 542 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: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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 drug development and research companies, 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 drug development and research companies are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 107 drug development and research companies 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?

Novartis, Australia & NEW Zealand, headquartered in Macquarie Park, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most drug development and research companies?

Melbourne leads with 20 headquartered companies, followed by Sydney (11) and Brisbane (8).

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 542 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 107 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.