Who We Are
The organisation that convenes health & medical research, and accelerates what it becomes.
From lab to clinic to factory floor, we bring the whole system together so Australian discoveries reach people faster.
How We Connect the System
We turn what the system knows into what government hears.
Universities, hospitals, industry, funders and patient groups each hold a piece of the picture, but none of them sit across all of it. We do. We take what members are seeing on the ground, turn it into policy positions, and where the evidence doesn’t exist yet, we build it.
That’s how innovation actually moves in Australia. A discovery needs funding, a workforce, a manufacturer and a policy that lets it reach people. We work on all four at once, because we’re the only organisation that sees all four.
That’s not a claim to authority, it’s the job. Government, media and the sector come to us because we’re the one place already holding the whole picture.
110+
member organisations across the entire system
2000
when we started convening the sector as one independent voice
4
strategic platforms, one goal: research that reaches people faster
Our Track Record
Impact, told with evidence
2026
Produced evidence
The $100m arthritis and musculoskeletal mission
We built the funding-gap evidence; Arthritis Australia carried the case and government funded it. The result: a $100m mission to build Australia’s capability in musculoskeletal treatment.
2023
Produced evidence
The Medical Research Future Fund
We showed the MRFF could support more than its $650 million annual allocation. Investment is now lifting to $1 billion a year by 2030-31.
2020
Convened
Consultation for the National Health and Medical Research Strategy
Brought the sector together ahead of the national strategy. Regional health now sits within it.
2018
Contributed to
MRFF Frontiers
We called for a share of the MRFF to back frontier research. The 2018 Budget created MRFF Frontiers.
2014
Contributed to
The Medical Research Future Fund
The case for a sustainable, long-term research fund. Our submissions were cited during the MRFF’s establishment.
The People Leading the Work
Small team. More than 110 organisations
Led by Nadia Levin, CEO and Managing Director. Between them, the team covers policy, government relations, membership, communications, events and the research projects we run, all aimed at getting Australian research into use.
Part of a Global Collective
Australia’s seat at an international table
Our sister organisations in the US, Canada and Sweden share one belief: a country’s research is only as good as what it turns into. We bring that to the Australian table, and bring Australia’s results back to theirs.
Got research that should reach people faster? Work with the organisation that’s got the whole system.
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