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ThincLab is the place where unconventional thinkers can give their ideas an unfair advantage.
It’s home to the creative thinkers, the rule-breakers, the challengers. The ones who see the world differently, and for whom ideas are everything and the future is unlimited.
Unparalleled connections
Benefit from unique access to the University's brightest academic minds and business mentors to enhance your ideas.
Unmatched environment
Base yourself in our purpose-built collaboration spaces in here in Australia, at the heart of the European or Asian markets.
Are you a University of Adelaide student?
University of Adelaide students are able to access ThincLab facilities and programs in Adelaide or Waite by application.
If you are a student, and have a business or an idea, please contact the ThincLab team.
Global network
Meet our members
Meet our support network of students, alumni, start-ups, growth businesses and research teams.
Success stories
Lift Cancer Care
Cancer casts a long, dark shadow over countless Australian families; its impact vast and multi-layered. That it threatens lives is confronting enough. But the fact its treatment can be so debilitating, both physically and mentally, that some patients wish they’d never started it, adds a cruelty beyond measure.
Read more about Lift Cancer CareUnsurpassed opportunity
Develop and refine your entrepreneurial skills by undertaking the new venture accelerator programs, enrol in an accredited study program or extend your professional development with a free online course.
Unrivalled technology
Access a prototyping lab and design studio housing the latest release 3D printers and fabrication technology, and operated by highly-skilled lab technicians to support the rapid development of your product or concept.
International Incubator Program
The program aims to maximise the potential for global commercial success of Australian startups and businesses by developing their internationalisation readiness in Australia and then embedding a selection of those in supported international ecosystems within the University’s ThincLabs in France and Singapore.