The Westmead Institute for Medical Research is a large medical research institute located at Westmead in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia.

The institute is closely affiliated with Sydney Medical School and Westmead Hospital and comprises approximately 450 medical research and support staff.

Our Role l Project

Relocation Consultant

WIMR is a $110 million 17,500m2 facility for collaborative research and multi-disciplinary teaching, bringing together previously dispersed research bodies that operated largely independently. Implementation involved a number of challenges including a change in governance prior to construction, WIMR incorporating as a not-for-profit entity, and integrating previously diverse research groups into a cohesive whole under a “one Institute” banner. My Move was appointed to work with user groups, researchers and support staff to develop a relocation strategy to relocate research areas for medical disorders affecting both adults and children, infectious and immune diseases, cancer and leukaemia, liver and metabolic diseases, eye and brain related disorders and heart and respiratory disorders. Complex relocation delivery of minus 80-degree freezers, live human tissue research and specialised equipment across approx. 50 laboratories (PC2 and PC3)

Services

• Relocation strategy development
• Relocation communication planning
• Change management support
• Relocation planning and procurement
• Relocation oversight and delivery
• Post relocation management and help desk