Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD)

The ACMD development is a 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 designed to attract and retain biomedical expertise in Victoria.

The ACMD development spans 16,500 square metres, over 11 storeys, and features:

• state-of-the-art PC2-certified laboratories with shared access to platform technologies;
• human kinetics labs;
• engineering workshops;
• 3D printing and bio-fabrication facilities;
• start-up and industry spaces; and
• dedicated education and conference facilities.

It will be the place where innovations are invented, techniques pioneered and breakthroughs made, which are then carried around Australia and the world, by industry partners, and the steady stream of people who come to train in Melbourne.

The ACMD project comprised two main components, the first being the Decant Works to enable demolition of the existing Aikenhead Wing, and the second Main Works delivering a new purpose-built multi-level tower.

LCI provided Mechanical, Electrical, Lighting, Hydraulic, Communications, ICT, Security, Audio Visual, Fire Protection, Lifts, and ESD engineering design services.