Let’s Build the Future Together
Whether you're a business looking to scale, a researcher with a breakthrough idea, or a student seeking hands-on experience - there's a place for you at Monash Innovation Labs.
Place
Spaces Designed for Discovery
MiLabs offers purpose-designed spaces embedded within Monash University, enabling companies to work in close proximity to research facilities, students, and industry collaborators.
Every space is designed not just to house teams, but to support collaboration, experimentation, and growth within a connected innovation ecosystem.
Your Space on Campus
MiLabs provides dedicated, secure spaces for companies to base their teams on campus, giving you control over your environment, while placing you in close proximity to Monash’s research, talent, and innovation ecosystem.
Wet Labs
Dedicated, certified chemistry and biology labs leased to resident companies, designed for materials development, diagnostics, and early-stage product testing, with proximity to Monash research facilities and expertise.
Office Spaces
Dedicated office and team spaces within the Monash innovation ecosystem, placing founders, engineers, and researchers close to students, facilities, and applied R&D activity across campus.
Pilot Works
Large-format industrial space for companies moving from prototype to production. 500sqm of open floor and high-bay clearance, inside the Monash ecosystem.
Smart Labs
Applied R&D environments embedded within the MiLabs precinct
Smart Manufacturing Lab
Robotics · Automation · Digital Twins · Intelligent Production Systems
Smart Processing Lab
Chemical & biological processes · Pilot-scale experimentation · Process modelling
Smart Infrastructure Lab
IoT systems · AI-driven monitoring · Smart building technology
Inside Monash Innovation Labs
MiLabs is designed to encourage interaction, between companies, students, researchers, and industry partners, through shared spaces and everyday proximity.
Why Companies Choose to Be Based at MiLabs
Leaders and founders share how proximity to research, talent and facilities accelerates their work.
There's so many benefits that we've uncovered from being in Monash Innovation Labs. The ability to have chemistry labs beside an engineering capability where we could manufacture and prototype certain types of creations in the company, all in one place, right next to office spaces.”
Sahan Ranamukhaarachchi
CEO, Proton Intelligence
We chose these Monash Innovation Labs because it's obviously a fantastic experience being part of Monash, they have a great reputation. We've got access to fantastic talent, great expertise all under one roof and a really nice environment where everyone is there to grow as a company and continue to expand and create new developments.”
Nathan Givoni
CEO, Gelteq
Partnering with Monash Innovation Labs brings the benefits of being surrounded by innovative startups, like minded founders, researchers, bright student minds of course access to advanced equipment and the amazing facilities.”
Tina Funder
CEO and founder of Alt.Leather
Partnering with Monash Innovation Labs has a broader value proposition beyond just the space. It’s also about being part of a community, it’s about being able to tap into everything else that the university has to offer and it's about really accelerating the development of your startup.”
Charlie Day
CEO, Jupiter Ionics
Being at the Monash Innovation Labs gives us access to some of the world's best academics and some of the world’s best engineering students, and this has been critical to our success. The facilities here are second to none. We have access to everything we need- plus we’ve got the full support of the university.”
Charlie McGill
CEO, Electralith
Enzide chose to locate here at Monash Innovation Labs because it is one of Australia's best Universities. Also being located within this hub gives us access to great students and expertise from academics to help us accelerate our technology through collaboration.”We’ve also got access to service from the team which means we don’t have to spend time on small details so we can focus on the science.”
Dr Pete Cass
Chief Scientist, Enzide Technologies
More Than Space
Being based at MiLabs places your organisation inside Monash’s innovation ecosystem, connecting space with talent, applied R&D, and research pathways.