AUS Pharma & Biotech Research and Development - PPC Market Share Analysis October 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the AUS Research and Development category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Research and Development – AUS

Google AI Overview visibility for Pharma & Biotech Research and Development AUS

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 23.1456907389
76.8543092611
23%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 10
90
10%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 5%
Transactional 0%
Navigational 0%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 5%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 AUS Pharma & Biotech Research and Development brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
unimelb.edu.au 29.46
uts.edu.au 23.41
monash.edu 18.67
rmit.edu.au 10.26
thermofisher.com 6.91
nucleusnetwork.com 5.28
uq.edu.au 2.43
tri.edu.au 1.45
hudson.org.au 1.08
burnet.edu.au 0.66
others 0.39
  • unimelb.edu.au - 29.46%
  • uts.edu.au - 23.41%
  • monash.edu - 18.67%
  • rmit.edu.au - 10.26%
  • thermofisher.com - 6.91%
  • nucleusnetwork.com - 5.28%
  • uq.edu.au - 2.43%
  • tri.edu.au - 1.45%
  • hudson.org.au - 1.08%
  • burnet.edu.au - 0.66%
  • others - 0.39%

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In the PPC landscape, unimelb.edu.au leads with 29.46% click share, followed by uts.edu.au at 23.41%. Monash.edu captures 18.67%, while others collectively hold 0.39%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 AUS Pharma & Biotech Research and Development brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date unimelb.edu.au monash.edu uts.edu.au thermofisher.com nucleusnetwork.com tri.edu.au uq.edu.au rmit.edu.au burnet.edu.au hudson.org.au
2026/10/01 72.87% 23.74% 0% 2.18% 0.77% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.44%
2026/10/02 42.75% 29.1% 24.37% 2.68% 1.09% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/10/03 53.82% 21.7% 13.02% 0.19% 0.1% 0.08% 11.1% 0% 0% 0%
2026/10/04 98.46% 0% 0% 1.31% 0.13% 0.1% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/10/05 63.5% 15.64% 13.1% 6.06% 0.67% 0.12% 0% 0% 0.29% 0%
2026/10/06 67.45% 26.77% 0% 4.37% 0.83% 0.07% 0% 0% 0.16% 0%
2026/10/07 55.98% 27.32% 10.02% 4.57% 1.52% 0.07% 0% 0% 0.17% 0%
2026/10/08 32.88% 0% 55.2% 7.8% 3.11% 0.1% 0% 0% 0.24% 0.18%
2026/10/09 53.13% 9.63% 19% 6.81% 2.64% 0.08% 0% 8.02% 0.18% 0.14%
2026/10/10 44.81% 0% 39.13% 9.55% 4.92% 0.35% 0% 0% 0.32% 0.25%
2026/10/11 53.67% 13.22% 16.64% 9.55% 4.31% 0.92% 0% 0% 0.97% 0.19%
2026/10/12 34.63% 17.06% 37.26% 5.05% 3.59% 1.32% 0% 0% 0.63% 0.12%
2026/10/13 74.36% 0% 13.31% 3.8% 4.86% 1.82% 0% 0% 1.06% 0.79%
2026/10/14 69.57% 0% 20.61% 3.07% 3.3% 1.62% 0% 0% 1.31% 0.52%
2026/10/15 50.39% 9.13% 15.67% 2.51% 1.88% 1.42% 9.8% 7.6% 1.15% 0.46%
2026/10/16 77.5% 0% 15.37% 0.59% 2.32% 1.9% 0% 0% 1.54% 0.79%
2026/10/17 68.88% 18.39% 0% 1.13% 6.26% 2.86% 0% 0% 1.3% 1.18%
2026/10/18 76.18% 9.76% 8.17% 0.57% 2.88% 1.4% 0% 0% 0.69% 0.34%
2026/10/19 72.65% 9.31% 0% 0.74% 1% 0.57% 0% 15.07% 0.66% 0%
2026/10/20 44.32% 11.84% 10.4% 0.37% 1.48% 0% 0% 31.18% 0.42% 0%
2026/10/21 15.34% 0% 30.48% 0.42% 1.98% 0% 16.43% 35.35% 0% 0%
2026/10/22 30.46% 13.97% 37.98% 0.59% 0.69% 0% 16.31% 0% 0% 0%
2026/10/23 34.25% 0% 63.58% 1.12% 1.06% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/10/24 21.55% 30.19% 22.35% 0.51% 0.28% 0.11% 5.4% 19.61% 0% 0%
2026/10/25 25.44% 49.37% 0% 1.21% 0.5% 0.17% 0% 23.32% 0% 0%
2026/10/26 24.31% 32.51% 20.79% 2.35% 1.44% 0.17% 0% 18.43% 0% 0%
2026/10/27 28.75% 29.87% 28.76% 1.96% 1.34% 0.14% 0% 9.2% 0% 0%
2026/10/28 43.03% 38.17% 0% 4.23% 2.94% 0.26% 11.37% 0% 0% 0%
2026/10/29 51.35% 19.74% 22.42% 3.68% 2.58% 0.24% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/10/30 33.65% 21.62% 30.1% 3.96% 2.75% 0.44% 0% 7.48% 0% 0%
2026/10/31 37.28% 28.66% 24% 5.72% 4% 0.35% 0% 0% 0% 0%
  • unimelb.edu.au
  • monash.edu
  • uts.edu.au
  • thermofisher.com
  • nucleusnetwork.com
  • tri.edu.au
  • uq.edu.au
  • rmit.edu.au
  • burnet.edu.au
  • hudson.org.au

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In October 2026, unimelb.edu.au led PPC spend, peaking on October 4th at 98.46. Monash.edu surged late month, while uts.edu.au spiked mid-month. Thermofisher.com maintained low, steady spend.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for AUS Pharma & Biotech Research and Development

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2026/10/01 5
2026/10/02 5
2026/10/03 7
2026/10/04 4
2026/10/05 8
2026/10/06 7
2026/10/07 8
2026/10/08 8
2026/10/09 10
2026/10/10 8
2026/10/11 9
2026/10/12 9
2026/10/13 7
2026/10/14 7
2026/10/15 10
2026/10/16 7
2026/10/17 7
2026/10/18 8
2026/10/19 7
2026/10/20 7
2026/10/21 6
2026/10/22 6
2026/10/23 4
2026/10/24 8
2026/10/25 6
2026/10/26 7
2026/10/27 7
2026/10/28 6
2026/10/29 6
2026/10/30 7
2026/10/31 6

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October began with 5 advertisers, peaking at 10 mid-month. Fluctuations persisted, ending with 6. The month showcased dynamic advertiser engagement.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for AUS Pharma & Biotech Research and Development

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
monash.edu 16.36%
rmit.edu.au 14.44%
uq.edu.au 2.15%
uts.edu.au 0.71%
tri.edu.au -2.19%
hudson.org.au -2.19%
nucleusnetwork.com -4.19%
thermofisher.com -6.05%
unimelb.edu.au -16.69%

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Monash.edu surged with a 16.36% click share increase, while unimelb.edu.au plummeted by 16.69%. Rmit.edu.au also rose by 14.44%, contrasting thermofisher.com’s 6.05% decline.

Campaign Efficiency

AUS Pharma & Biotech Research and Development Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date uts.edu.au thermofisher.com unimelb.edu.au monash.edu nucleusnetwork.com tri.edu.au uq.edu.au rmit.edu.au hudson.org.au burnet.edu.au
2026/10/01 0% 2.11% 75.99% 19% 2.18% 0% 0% 0% 0.73% 0%
2026/10/02 29.15% 4.66% 41.98% 20.99% 3.21% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/10/03 16.09% 1.93% 46.34% 23.17% 0.44% 0.44% 11.58% 0% 0% 0%
2026/10/04 0% 12.32% 85.84% 0% 1.29% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/10/05 17.56% 23.66% 37.93% 12.64% 3.91% 0.48% 0% 0% 0% 1.71%
2026/10/06 0% 17.47% 50.99% 25.49% 3.16% 0.32% 0% 0% 0% 1.15%
2026/10/07 8.26% 17.73% 41.32% 24.79% 5.08% 0.32% 0% 0% 0% 1.12%
2026/10/08 45.93% 23.5% 19.23% 0% 7.71% 0.37% 0% 0% 0.37% 1.3%
2026/10/09 19.28% 21.52% 32.29% 8.07% 7.4% 0.31% 0% 8.07% 0.31% 1.4%
2026/10/10 25.19% 31.22% 25.19% 0% 12.68% 0.96% 0% 0% 0.48% 2.19%
2026/10/11 14.04% 27.86% 30.32% 10.11% 9.09% 2.53% 0% 0% 2.63% 1.75%
2026/10/12 33.58% 14.4% 21.08% 14.06% 8.37% 3.51% 0% 0% 2.61% 1.22%
2026/10/13 10.64% 12.33% 53.18% 0% 13.37% 5.32% 0% 0% 3.95% 1.22%
2026/10/14 22.58% 10.6% 47.26% 0% 10.57% 4.73% 0% 0% 2.46% 1.81%
2026/10/15 19.66% 7.86% 32.92% 8.23% 7.03% 4.12% 8.23% 8.23% 2.14% 1.57%
2026/10/16 16.49% 4.54% 59.38% 0% 7.84% 5.94% 0% 0% 3.55% 2.27%
2026/10/17 0% 7.28% 46.25% 15.42% 16.38% 7.71% 0% 0% 4.6% 2.36%
2026/10/18 13.03% 4.63% 56.3% 9.38% 8.8% 4.33% 0% 0% 2.09% 1.43%
2026/10/19 0% 6.51% 61.15% 10.19% 4.67% 1.77% 0% 14.15% 0% 1.56%
2026/10/20 11.83% 3.04% 35.5% 11.83% 4.03% 0% 0% 32.87% 0% 0.9%
2026/10/21 26.98% 3.47% 13.49% 0% 5.11% 0% 13.49% 37.47% 0% 0%
2026/10/22 42.96% 4.4% 25.35% 12.68% 1.94% 0% 12.68% 0% 0% 0%
2026/10/23 62.67% 5.5% 28.56% 0% 3.27% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/10/24 26.09% 3% 15.92% 28.52% 0.75% 0.3% 3.98% 21.45% 0% 0%
2026/10/25 0% 6.74% 19.27% 46.03% 1.78% 0.49% 0% 25.69% 0% 0%
2026/10/26 23.72% 8.91% 17.08% 29.41% 3.38% 0.43% 0% 17.08% 0% 0%
2026/10/27 30.53% 8.75% 19.8% 26.68% 3.95% 0.38% 0% 9.9% 0% 0%
2026/10/28 0% 19.25% 27.31% 34.39% 9.26% 0.7% 9.1% 0% 0% 0%
2026/10/29 18.14% 17.54% 36.27% 18.14% 9.23% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/10/30 36.42% 13.27% 19.67% 15.66% 7.42% 1% 0% 6.56% 0% 0%
2026/10/31 27.61% 21.01% 19.88% 19.88% 10.87% 0.76% 0% 0% 0% 0%
  • uts.edu.au
  • thermofisher.com
  • unimelb.edu.au
  • monash.edu
  • nucleusnetwork.com
  • tri.edu.au
  • uq.edu.au
  • rmit.edu.au
  • hudson.org.au
  • burnet.edu.au

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In October 2026, unimelb.edu.au led with fluctuating dominance, peaking early and mid-month. Uts.edu.au saw a significant spike on the 23rd. Thermofisher.com had a steady rise, while monash.edu surged late. The month concluded with unimelb.edu.au maintaining a strong presence.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Pharma & Biotech Research and Development

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Pharma & Biotech Research and Development - Last month
  1. 1
    Master Of Biotechnology https://www.monash.edu › biotechnology › masters

    Monash University Australia — Learn from world leaders at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute. You'll have the...

  2. 2
    RMIT Master of Biotechnology https://www.rmit.edu.au

    Biotechnology Postgrad — Study The Master of Biotechnology at RMIT. Explore & Apply Now! Be Equipped with High Demand Skills Within The...

  3. 3
    Master of Biotechnology - The University of Melbourne https://study.unimelb.edu.au › grad_science › specialist

    Biotechnology is a key 21st-century industry with strong, growing demand for specialists. Gain real-work experience, work with industry partners to solve biotech-related problems.

  4. 4
    UQ Master Of Biotechnology | The University Of Queensland https://study.uq.edu.au › master › biotechnology

    Wherever Your Future Lies, Get There Faster With UQ's Master Of Biotechnology. Reduced Fees & Online Study Available Across Many Of Our Postgraduate Programs. World Top 50 University.

  5. 5
    UTS Pharmaceutical Science: Pharmaceutical Science at UTS https://www.uts.edu.au › undergraduate › pharmaceutical

    Study the Bachelor of Advanced Science (Pharmaceutical Sciences) at UTS. Apply now. Explore drug design, medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutics in hands-on lab learning. A flexible approach. Think Outside The Box. Real-world skills. Integrated Learning. World-class facilities. Enrol online.

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In the competitive landscape of biotechnology education, Monash University, RMIT, and the University of Melbourne emphasize leadership, high-demand skills, and industry collaboration. Meanwhile, the University of Queensland highlights flexibility and global ranking, while UTS focuses on innovative pharmaceutical science education.

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