Symbio Laboratories grew from humble beginnings in 1997 and has become one of the leading laboratories servicing analytical testing needs of the food, agricultural and environmental sectors across Australia, performing over 35,000 tests each week on ~11,000 samples, across six laboratory locations and to over 7,000 customers annually.
The Symbio Story
1997
Symbio’s Story Begins
Symbio Alliance laboratory located at East Brisbane purchased from receivers.
2004
Relocated to purpose-built 1600m² laboratory at Brisbane Technology Park.
2004
2006
Acquired Food & Agriculture Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd, Brisbane and integrated into Symbio.
2009
Takeover of client in-house lab in Rockhampton adds Symbio presence in Central QLD.
2009
2010
Expanded operations in Brisbane with a second purpose built laboratory (3600m²) at Brisbane Technology Park.
2012
Interstate Expansion
Acquired Opus MQT in Melbourne and commences operations from Brooklyn laboratory.
2012
2014
Symbio takes Sydney
Acquisition of George Weston Technologies, the laboratory operations of George Weston Foods, at Enfield, NSW.
2014
Further Regional Expansion
Laboratory operations begin in the Wagga Wagga & Rockhampton laboratory has moved to Berserker to accept external samples.
2014
2016
Symbio Alliance changes name to Symbio Laboratories
Relocation from Enfield to newly equipped 2900m² Lane Cove West, NSW laboratory.
2016
Second Victorian Site
Symbio Laboratories acquires Food Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd, gains Abbotsford location.
2016
2017
Symbio Laboratories adds Perth & Townsville to laboratory locations
with acquisition of Enviro-Check Pty Ltd
2017
Symbio grows market share with acquisition
of Advanced Analytical Australia Pty Ltd.
2017
2017
Symbio Turns 20
& currently conducts over 1.5 million tests per annum, on over 350,000 samples as Australia’s largest privately owned & operated laboratory service provider.
2018
Consolidation of Melbourne operations into a newly equipped laboratory (700m²) in Brooklyn.
2018
2018
Close of the Rockhampton site after 9 years’ operation.
2019
Big Melbourne Plans
With the acquisition of land in Ravenhall, VIC for a proposed 8500m² purpose built laboratory in the near future.
2019
2019
Perth expansion
with development of a new 600m² facility in Canning Vale, WA underway.