AUS Pharma & Biotech Research and Development - PPC Market Share Analysis May 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 22.1116341627
77.8883658373
22%

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 8
92
8%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 2%
Transactional 0%
Navigational 0%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 4%

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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
monash.edu 46.2
rmit.edu.au 12.61
unimelb.edu.au 11.39
uts.edu.au 7.84
uq.edu.au 6.35
hudson.org.au 3.43
hri.org.au 3.28
tri.edu.au 2.65
burnet.edu.au 2.01
sigmaaldrich.com 1.17
others 3.07
  • monash.edu - 46.2%
  • rmit.edu.au - 12.61%
  • unimelb.edu.au - 11.39%
  • uts.edu.au - 7.84%
  • uq.edu.au - 6.35%
  • hudson.org.au - 3.43%
  • hri.org.au - 3.28%
  • tri.edu.au - 2.65%
  • burnet.edu.au - 2.01%
  • sigmaaldrich.com - 1.17%
  • others - 3.07%

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Monash.edu dominates with 46.2% click share, followed by rmit.edu.au at 12.61%. Unimelb.edu.au holds 11.39%, while others collectively capture 3.07%.

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 monash.edu rmit.edu.au uq.edu.au unimelb.edu.au hri.org.au tri.edu.au hudson.org.au nucleusnetwork.com uts.edu.au burnet.edu.au
2026/05/01 0% 0% 0% 0% 30.41% 0% 19.25% 12.41% 0% 27.82%
2026/05/02 0% 0% 0% 0% 5.35% 0% 7.79% 4.29% 71.94% 7.23%
2026/05/03 0% 46.15% 0% 29.51% 6.18% 0% 5.62% 3.83% 0% 5.67%
2026/05/04 0% 74.67% 0% 0% 5.98% 0% 4.13% 7.82% 0% 4.45%
2026/05/05 17.17% 28.85% 26.5% 19.44% 3.05% 0% 0.85% 1.43% 0% 0.83%
2026/05/06 23.95% 0% 50.59% 15.48% 3.55% 0% 1.22% 2.05% 0% 1.18%
2026/05/07 46.23% 0% 0% 0% 3.01% 0% 1.35% 1.97% 43.55% 1.7%
2026/05/08 34.31% 42.49% 0% 0% 5.83% 2.63% 4.06% 2.93% 0% 4.48%
2026/05/09 56.94% 5.51% 0% 23.15% 1.52% 1.14% 0.43% 0.64% 9.6% 0.81%
2026/05/10 62.13% 29.01% 0% 4.34% 1.42% 0.64% 0.36% 0.63% 0% 0.96%
2026/05/11 61.67% 14.51% 0% 11.6% 3.23% 2.1% 0.53% 3.57% 0% 1.45%
2026/05/12 49.59% 13.79% 5.62% 19.3% 1.37% 1.46% 1.05% 0.22% 5.55% 0.69%
2026/05/13 46.43% 17.3% 0% 18.63% 1.42% 2.19% 1.57% 1.52% 8.33% 1.03%
2026/05/14 59.31% 25.53% 0% 9.4% 0.81% 1.39% 1.07% 0.87% 0% 0.72%
2026/05/15 66.28% 8.7% 0% 15.65% 1.19% 2.52% 1.81% 1.28% 0% 0.67%
2026/05/16 67.44% 6.95% 0% 6.95% 1.32% 1.12% 2.06% 1.02% 11.2% 0.4%
2026/05/17 79.52% 0% 0% 0% 2.48% 1.3% 2.34% 1.02% 11.2% 0.6%
2026/05/18 37.43% 17.86% 21.85% 12.03% 0.71% 0.97% 1.96% 0.98% 0% 0.39%
2026/05/19 43% 42.48% 0% 0% 1.7% 2.72% 4.13% 1.83% 0% 1.38%
2026/05/20 34.74% 43.02% 0% 0% 3.5% 3.38% 4.2% 2.96% 0% 3.73%
2026/05/21 56.95% 17.6% 0% 16.85% 2% 1.38% 2.46% 0% 0% 1.22%
2026/05/22 57.82% 16.44% 0% 17.7% 2.1% 0.53% 1.49% 0% 0% 1.43%
2026/05/23 51.91% 5.12% 0% 18.43% 0.55% 0.14% 0.68% 0% 21.29% 0.8%
2026/05/24 75.39% 0% 6.96% 6.83% 0.46% 0.49% 0.31% 0% 6.88% 0.84%
2026/05/25 66.35% 0% 19.41% 9.47% 0.28% 0.68% 0.79% 0% 0% 0.48%
2026/05/26 71.07% 9.56% 0% 0% 0% 0.55% 0.99% 0% 15.4% 0.39%
2026/05/27 51.06% 14.6% 5.95% 13.13% 0% 0.42% 0.76% 0% 11.75% 0.29%
2026/05/28 58.5% 0% 0% 17.71% 0% 0.21% 0.38% 0% 21.95% 0.08%
2026/05/29 36.34% 19.19% 18.63% 18.28% 0% 1.32% 1.28% 0.74% 0% 0.26%
2026/05/30 30.06% 37.22% 0% 25.24% 1.3% 0.43% 0.42% 0.24% 0% 0.08%
2026/05/31 41.01% 34.86% 12.44% 6.07% 1.57% 0.44% 0.43% 0.25% 0% 0%
  • monash.edu
  • rmit.edu.au
  • uq.edu.au
  • unimelb.edu.au
  • hri.org.au
  • tri.edu.au
  • hudson.org.au
  • nucleusnetwork.com
  • uts.edu.au
  • burnet.edu.au

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Monash.edu’s PPC spend surged in May, peaking at 79.52 on the 17th. RMIT.edu.au fluctuated, starting strong but dipping mid-month. UTS.edu.au and UQ.edu.au showed sporadic activity. By month’s end, Monash.edu led, with others trailing.

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

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May began with 6 advertisers, peaking at 12 mid-month. The month concluded with 10 advertisers, reflecting dynamic competition.

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
sigmaaldrich.com 2.37%
uq.edu.au 1.67%
uts.edu.au 1.48%
unimelb.edu.au 0.9%
naturecareers.com 0.88%
rmit.edu.au -0.46%
burnet.edu.au -1%
nucleusnetwork.com -1.1%
hri.org.au -1.23%
monash.edu -5.25%

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Sigmaaldrich.com surged with a 2.37% click share increase, while monash.edu faced a significant drop of 5.25%.

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 monash.edu rmit.edu.au uq.edu.au unimelb.edu.au tri.edu.au hri.org.au hudson.org.au uts.edu.au sigmaaldrich.com burnet.edu.au
2026/05/01 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 34.01% 29.55% 0% 0% 18.22%
2026/05/02 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 9.28% 12.78% 59.38% 0% 9.28%
2026/05/03 0% 32.74% 0% 26.79% 0% 9.95% 11.07% 0% 0% 11.07%
2026/05/04 0% 61.92% 0% 0% 0% 9.41% 7.48% 0% 0% 8.97%
2026/05/05 13.79% 22.57% 22.57% 22.57% 0% 8.58% 2% 0% 0% 2.66%
2026/05/06 18.5% 0% 45.4% 15.13% 0% 8.57% 2.68% 0% 0% 3.57%
2026/05/07 32% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5.94% 2.83% 48% 0% 5.67%
2026/05/08 24.68% 24.68% 0% 0% 2.91% 13.97% 12.08% 0% 0% 13.11%
2026/05/09 44.75% 5.67% 0% 28.36% 1.34% 3.55% 1% 11.35% 0% 2.68%
2026/05/10 56.13% 25.91% 0% 6.48% 1.64% 3.4% 1.15% 0% 0% 3.44%
2026/05/11 23.84% 7.4% 0% 7.4% 2.31% 3.44% 0.87% 0% 49.16% 2.18%
2026/05/12 38.34% 14.08% 7.04% 21.12% 3.57% 2.32% 2.2% 7.04% 0% 2.08%
2026/05/13 37.86% 10.99% 0% 21.98% 5.57% 1.49% 3.44% 10.99% 0% 3.24%
2026/05/14 52.67% 20.61% 0% 13.74% 3.89% 0.93% 2.55% 0% 0% 2.84%
2026/05/15 53.72% 9.12% 0% 18.25% 6.94% 1.24% 4.62% 0% 0% 1.62%
2026/05/16 52.94% 7.33% 0% 7.33% 4.28% 2.42% 6.57% 14.66% 0% 0.87%
2026/05/17 50.92% 0% 0% 0% 3.77% 3.08% 6.96% 11.75% 0% 20.62%
2026/05/18 24.95% 11.82% 17.73% 11.82% 2.65% 2.3% 5.85% 0% 19.63% 0.7%
2026/05/19 32.12% 32.12% 0% 0% 8.14% 6.25% 12.49% 0% 0% 2.84%
2026/05/20 23.76% 23.76% 0% 0% 10.64% 10.64% 15.26% 0% 0% 7.01%
2026/05/21 42% 10.5% 0% 21% 4.7% 6.74% 10.21% 0% 0% 2.48%
2026/05/22 45.39% 10.21% 0% 20.43% 2.77% 7.94% 6.56% 0% 0% 3.01%
2026/05/23 39.52% 5.15% 0% 20.62% 0.7% 2% 3.01% 25.77% 0% 1.83%
2026/05/24 61.2% 0% 9.18% 9.18% 3.73% 1.79% 1.08% 9.18% 0% 2.17%
2026/05/25 57.6% 0% 13.64% 13.64% 5.54% 1.85% 2.42% 0% 0% 1.61%
2026/05/26 58.08% 10.25% 0% 0% 4.16% 0% 3.02% 20.5% 0% 1.21%
2026/05/27 38.79% 14.86% 7.43% 14.86% 3.02% 0% 2.19% 14.86% 0% 0.88%
2026/05/28 45.21% 0% 0% 21.05% 1.9% 0% 1.36% 28.06% 0% 0.41%
2026/05/29 22.43% 22.43% 18.36% 18.36% 7.46% 0% 3.57% 0% 0% 1.08%
2026/05/30 23.93% 23.93% 0% 31.9% 3.24% 1.55% 1.55% 0% 0% 0.47%
2026/05/31 37.96% 30.58% 9.49% 9.49% 3.86% 2.41% 1.85% 0% 0% 0%
  • monash.edu
  • rmit.edu.au
  • uq.edu.au
  • unimelb.edu.au
  • tri.edu.au
  • hri.org.au
  • hudson.org.au
  • uts.edu.au
  • sigmaaldrich.com
  • burnet.edu.au

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Monash.edu’s impression share surged mid-month, peaking at 61.2% on May 24. RMIT.edu.au fluctuated, ending at 30.58%. UTS.edu.au saw a high of 59.38% early on. Sigmaaldrich.com and UQ.edu.au had modest shares. Unimelb.edu.au and TRI.edu.au remained steady, while HRI.org.au and Hudson.org.au showed minor variations. Burnet.edu.au’s share was minimal.

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
    Pharmaceutical Science https://www.monash.edu › pharm-sci › postgraduate

    Study Pharm Sci at Monash — Preparing students with advanced knowledge and skills needed for a pharmaceutical career. Study at a Top Global University for Pharmacy and Pharmacology. Apply For Monash Today. Industry Leaders.

  2. 2
    Study Science At RMIT - Biotechnology & Biological Sc https://www.rmit.edu.au

    Explore The Latest In Biotechnology & Biological Sciences At RMIT. Develop Skills & Knowledge To Advance Your Career In Biotechnology & Biological...

  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 https://study.uq.edu.au › master › biotechnology

    The University Of Queensland — Wherever Your Future Lies, Get There Faster With UQ's Master Of Biotechnology. Reach Your Full...

  5. 5
    Medical Biotechnology Masters https://www.uts.edu.au

    Study with UTS Science — Harness the power of biological science and engineering to transform human health. Pursue your postgraduate studies with a course at UTS Science. Integrated Learning. Enrol online.

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In the competitive landscape of pharmaceutical and biotech education, Monash University stands out with its focus on advanced pharmaceutical science, while RMIT and UQ emphasize biotechnology’s evolving role. The University of Melbourne and UTS highlight real-world experience and transformative health solutions, respectively.

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