Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery

Melbourne, Australia
St Vincent's Hospital
Project 2017 – current

The Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD) is a 17,000m2 translational biomedical research and training hub, uniquely embedded within the St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne Campus, uniting eight institutions and affiliate research and industry partners.

Denton Corker Marshall provided full architectural services from preparation of the Business Case to construction, including leading the complex stakeholder engagement process, together with L2D.

ACMD is a landmark building designed to attract and retain biomedical expertise in Victoria. It also acts as a gateway on the prominent Victoria and Nicholson Street frontage to central Melbourne, and the St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne Campus.

It features:

  • state-of-the-art laboratories with shared access to platform technologies;
  • workshop and biofabrication facilities;
  • start-up and industry spaces; and
  • education and conference facilities.

Construction and completion early 2025.

In association with L2D.