Health Week at World Expo

South Australia’s end-to-end clinical trials capabilities have been showcased in Japan as South Australian clinical trial companies travelled to Tokyo and then to Osaka for World Expo 2025 as part of Health and Wellbeing Week.

Morgan Evans from Agilex Biolabs, Yvonne Lungershausen from Avance Clinical and Jane Kelly from CMAX Clinical Research introduced the state’s clinical trial landscape at an event in Tokyo before participating in a panel discussion.

The three South Australian companies then headed to Osaka to participate in the Australian Government Department of Health’s flagship event ’The Ideal Destination for Clinical Trials’. The session showcased Australia’s world-leading clinical trials infrastructure, streamlined regulatory approval system and investment incentives, providing practical how-to steps to facilitate further investment. Japanese biotech investors joined the panel discussion, sharing their positive experiences and tips.

South Australia’s collaborative ecosystem connects deep clinical research, manufacturing and an end-to-end clinical trial supply chain with world-class infrastructure and digital capabilities for drug development, advanced manufacturing and health innovation.

Agilex Biolabs was founded from CPR Pharma Services and performs regulated bioanalysis of small and large molecules, accelerating preclinical and clinical trials around the world to its global client base.

Avance Clinical actively supports clinical trials in the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan. They provide services across various trial phases and are well regarded for their operational flexibility.

CMAX Clinical Research conducts early-phase clinical trials and has been recognised for its international collaborations, including partnerships, in Japan.

Also present at World Expo was South Australian Professor, Dr Abe Chandra, a vascular and general surgeon with experience in bench-lab and clinical research in Australia presented at the Australia Pavilion at World Expo as part of the Australian Government’s Speaker Series on ‘The Future of Healthcare’.

The South Australian Government, through a $1 million commitment, has partnered with the Australian Government to join Team Australia at the Australia Pavilion during the six-month long exhibition.

World Expo is the largest of its kind with more than 150 nations and regions participating and 28 million visitors anticipated to visit the event in Osaka from April to October. During that time, more than 15,000 visitors are expected to visit the Australia Pavilion every day.

Learn more about South Australia's participation at World Expo 2025.