INSPIRE I Issue 35
This issue of INSPIRE is dedicated to exploring the remarkable innovations and breakthroughs taking place in health and medical research, charting their journeys through the pipeline, from bench, to business, to bedside.
Australia’s health and medical research sector is in a period of exceptional progress, developing new technologies, treatments, initiatives, and healthcare delivery systems that improve health and wellbeing both nationally and globally. In the face of challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and geopolitical uncertainty, it’s clearer than ever that we need a strong, resilient health and medical research future — made right here in Australia.
This year brings real opportunities, as the national health and medical research strategy and the strategic examination of research and development reforms gather pace under the recently re-elected federal government. In this edition, we hear from Rosemary Huxtable AO PSM, Chair of the National Strategy, outlining how it aims to optimise research translation and support the sector. Elizabeth Koff AM delivers the Last Word, presenting the “Triple B” as a roadmap to a better system — one that embraces business as a key catalyst to shorten the distance between the lab and the clinic. We also welcome new member VCCC Alliance to Research Australia
We’re grateful to all our members for their contributions to this edition: Children’s Medical Research Institute, Deakin University, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, Luminesce Alliance, Marlow Hampshire, Red Cross Lifeblood, Telstra Health, The Kids Research Institute Australia, The University of Western Australia, University of Queensland, University of Technology Sydney, Vaxxas and Women’s Health Road.
INSPIRE continues to serve as a platform to celebrate the dedication, ingenuity, and perseverance of Australia’s health and medical research community. We hope this edition inspires you to reflect on how far we’ve come, and how much more we can achieve when research, industry, and government come together as strong partners to shape the future.
Enjoy reading this edition of INSPIRE.