Australasian Laboratory Managers Association (ALMA)
The Australasian Laboratory Managers Association (ALMA) is a division of SIA, Inc. and is the peak industrial body representing the interests of laboratory, technical, scientific and facility managers in Australia and New Zealand.
ALMA seeks to develop and grow the competencies of professional laboratory staff whilst at the same time lobbying governments at all levels for increased recognition and help for the sector.
We aim to achieve this by education, communication, representation and information.
In 2007/8 the total Science Industry in Australasia looks like:
- total market size est. $11.4B
- domestic sales est. $10.1B - around 2% of the world market
- manufacturing production: $1,150M p.a.
- exports: $1,058M p.a. (92%)
- laboratory related services production: $6,495M p.a.
- exports: $260M p.a. (4%)
- importers/distributors - imports: $3,980M p.a.
- growth in all sectors >10% p.a.
- R&D intensive industry
- average R&D spend is 8% of sales
- 10X manufacturing’s av. R&D spend
- equiv. to similar companies in UK & Canada
- workforce is approx. 42,250 - 50% tertiary qualified, 4X manufacturing industry’s average
- largest industrial employer of SET graduates
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