Biosis

What Biosis does

Biosis is an Australian environmental consulting firm founded in 1983 and headquartered in Port Melbourne, with offices across Victoria and NSW. The company delivers ecological assessment, Aboriginal cultural heritage, historical heritage, GIS spatial analysis, and environmental approvals services to government agencies, resource companies, renewable energy developers, infrastructure firms, construction companies, and tourism operators. Its core technology combines specialized field survey methodologies (zoological, botanical, archaeological) with GIS spatial analysis and a proprietary Wind Farm Collision Risk Model published in the Wildlife Society Bulletin. Biosis operates a sales-led, project-based professional services model, acquiring work through tenders, RFPs, and referrals, with fees structured around scope, team composition, and complexity across multi-year engagements. The firm is ISO 9001-certified and has completed more than 20,000 projects since inception.

Since June 2024, Biosis has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of UK-based APEM Group, which subsequently added other Australian environmental consultancies (Attexo) to the platform. Under APEM ownership, Biosis has continued to operate under its established brand while pursuing expansion: it opened a Geelong office in July 2024 and in May 2026 launched an AI-Powered Bat Collision Risk Monitoring product in partnership with Wildlife Imaging Systems, using stereo-thermal video, ultrasonic acoustic monitoring, and machine learning object identification to produce 3D visualizations of bat flight paths at wind farm sites. The firm's differentiation rests on a 43-year project archive, multi-disciplinary talent, and proprietary tooling for avian and bat collision risk assessment serving the Australian renewable energy and infrastructure markets.

Name

Biosis

Legal name

BIOSIS PTY LTD

Website

https://www.biosis.com.au/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Biosis is an Australian environmental consultancy, founded in 1983, providing ecology, Aboriginal and historical heritage, GIS, and environmental approvals services to government, renewable energy, infrastructure, and resource sector clients across Victoria and NSW, now operating as part of APEM Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Ecological/Habitat & Land-Use Change Modeling (Biodiversity, Conservation Planning) (EUAHAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Assessment / Valuation (EUAHAHAI), EIA/ESIA Documentation & Technical Studies (Air/Water/Noise/Traffic) (EUAHAAAC), Nature, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Conservation (BPADALAE), State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Ecological assessments
• Cultural heritage consulting
• Biodiversity surveys
• Environmental approvals

Headquarters

HQ city

Port Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees charged for ecological assessments, heritage evaluations, environmental approvals processing, and related advisory services. Revenue is project-based with fees structured around scope of work, complexity, and professional staff time.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Biosis is an Australian environmental consulting firm providing ecology and biodiversity assessments (including flora, fauna, threatened species and wind farm collision risk services), Aboriginal and historical cultural heritage assessments (CHMPs, AHIPs, archaeological excavations and heritage interpretation plans), GIS spatial analysis and environmental approvals advice. The firm assists government agencies, resource companies, energy developers, construction firms and tourism operators manage projects within NSW and Victorian environmental and heritage legislation. It also develops and applies proprietary tools, including the Wind Farm Collision Risk Model and an AI-enabled thermal video bat monitoring system.

Product overview

Biosis is an environmental consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of ecology, heritage, and environmental approvals services. The core offering includes five main service areas: Ecology and Biodiversity Services, Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Services, Historical Heritage Services, GIS Spatial Services, and Environmental Approvals. Within these, specialized sub-products include the proprietary Biosis Collision Risk Model for Windfarms, Bat and Bird Utilisation Surveys for wind farms, Biodiversity Development Assessment Reports (BDARs), Biodiversity Stewardship Site Assessment Reports (BSSARs), Cultural Heritage Management Plans (CHMPs), and Heritage Interpretation Plans (HIPs). The firm also recently launched an AI-powered bat collision risk monitoring service utilizing thermal video and ultrasonic acoustic monitoring combined with machine learning algorithms. Services are delivered across NSW and Victoria from multiple offices, with the company operating as part of APEM Group since 2024.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ecology and Biodiversity Services Multi-disciplinary ecological assessment for large-scale development projects, including targeted threatened species surveys, fauna and flora assessments, biodiversity development assessment reports (BDARs), wildlife management plans and biologging habitat use assessments. Services are delivered to government agencies, developers and the resources and energy sectors.
• Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Services Aboriginal cultural heritage assessment and management including due diligence assessments, archaeological excavations, artefact analysis and conservation, Cultural Heritage Management Plans (CHMPs) under Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Regulations and Aboriginal Heritage Impact Permits (AHIPs). Serves NSW and Victorian projects requiring Aboriginal heritage approvals.
• Historical Heritage Services Historical archaeological and built heritage consulting including Statements of Heritage Impact, Heritage Conservation Management Plans, historical archaeological assessments, excavations and artefact analysis, and Heritage Interpretation Plans. Provided to developers, councils, tourism operators and historical societies.
• GIS Spatial Services GIS mapping and spatial analysis including threatened species habitat modelling, ArcGIS StoryMaps and combined property constraints reports integrating ecology and heritage. Supports internal assessment teams and external clients requiring spatial outputs for NSW and Victorian projects.
• Environmental Approvals Practical and innovative environmental approvals advice and solutions for clients navigating environmental legislation requirements in NSW and Victoria. Supports Environment Effects Statements, permit and consent pathways and approvals documentation across infrastructure, energy, residential and tourism projects.
• Biosis Collision Risk Model for Windfarms Proprietary avian collision risk model developed by Biosis and published in the Wildlife Society Bulletin, used to assess bird collision risk at wind farm sites and underpin ecological assessments for renewable energy projects.
• AI-Powered Bat Collision Risk Monitoring for Wind Farms Bat utilisation and collision risk monitoring for wind farms using Wildlife Imaging Systems stereo-thermal cameras combined with machine learning object identification and ultrasonic bat call recording, producing 3D visualisation of bat flight paths and height distributions between 0-120m. Serves renewable energy developers and wind farm proponents.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 20,000 projects successfully delivered to clients since 1983
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Wildlife Imaging SystemscoreTechnology or Integration · 18 May 2026Partnership for thermal camera technology and machine learning algorithms to monitor bat behavior at wind farms. Biosis employs Wildlife Imaging Systems' stereo-thermal camera technology paired with sophisticated bat call recording technology to visualize bat flight behavior and height, offering 3D tracking capabilities using object identification algorithms to classify bats and other nocturnal species.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GHD: Australia-headquartered global engineering, environmental and advisory firm with deep heritage and ecology teams. Competes on integrated infrastructure and renewables approvals, often as prime consultant.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with environmental planning, ecology and heritage practices serving major Australian transport, energy and development clients. Competes for large multi-disciplinary mandates.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consultancy with a substantial Australian ecology, heritage and approvals practice. Competes with Biosis on larger integrated development and renewable energy mandates.
• Jacobs: International professional services firm with a significant Australian environment, heritage and approvals practice. Competes for state-significant and renewable energy environmental assessment work.
• RPS Group: International consulting firm with strong Australian environmental services capability covering ecology, heritage, planning and environmental impact assessment. Competes for state and federal infrastructure approvals work.

Direct peers

• OzArk Environment & Heritage: Australian heritage and environmental consultancy working on Aboriginal cultural heritage, archaeology and historical heritage projects. Direct overlap with Biosis's heritage service line and government client base.
• Ecological Australia: Specialist ecological consultancy delivering flora, fauna and targeted threatened species surveys for infrastructure and development projects. Direct overlap with Biosis's targeted species survey and BDAR offerings.
• Niche Environment and Heritage: Australian ecology, heritage and approvals consultancy with comparable multi-disciplinary teams and government / developer client base across NSW, Victoria and Queensland. Most direct head-to-head competitor in biodiversity and Aboriginal cultural heritage assessments.
• Umwelt: Australian environmental and heritage consultancy providing ecology, cultural heritage, approvals and GIS services to government and infrastructure clients. Direct competitor for BDARs, EES work and renewable energy environmental assessments.
• Ecology and Heritage Partners: Boutique Australian firm delivering ecology, heritage, GIS and environmental planning services. Directly comparable service mix and small-to-mid sized consultancy positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/biosis
• Xx.com/BiosisAU
• Facebookfacebook.com/Biosis

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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