About the Science Industry Australia - SIA 

The Science Industry conducts R&D, design, production, sales and distribution of laboratory related goods and services used to measure physical, chemical and biological properties.

Science Industry Australia (SIA) was created on 24 August 2000. It is the peak national industry association for organisations which are either a producer, provider or user of science industry goods and/or services.

Science Industry Australia represents the professional science industry, and our members include scientific and life science product and equipment suppliers; scientific, analytical and diagnostic equipment and consumable manufacturers, exporters and importers; chemical and gas companies; software companies, analytical-reference-testing-pathology laboratories and specialised recruiters.

Our mission is: To Increase the Size, Significance & Stature of the Science Industry

We aim to achieve this by: education, communication, representation and information.

In 2006/7 the Science Industry in Australia looks like this:

  • total market size est. $9.92B
  • domestic sales est. $8.79B - around 2% of the world market
  • manufacturing production: $1,033M p.a.
  • exports: $950M p.a. (92%)
  • laboratory related services production: $5,566M p.a.; exports: $167M p.a. (3%)
  • importers/distributors; imports: $3,317M 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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  1. SIA Charter
  2. SIA Membership Services
  3. SIA Membership Categories
  4. Join Science Industry Australia
  5. Science Industry Icon Award

SIA Members include companies specialising in the following:

  • Analytical equipment exporters
  • Analytical equipment manufacturers
  • Diagnostic equipment and reagent exporters
  • Diagnostic equipment and reagent importers
  • Science equipment and consumable suppliers
  • Scientific equipment and consumable exporters
  • Scientific equipment and consumable manufacturers
  • Scientific equipment and consumable suppliers
  • Supply of specialised services to the industry