The national peak body for health and medical research innovation, Research Australia, welcomes the appointment of Rosemary Huxtable AO PSM to lead the development of the National Health and Medical Research Strategy.
Research Australia has led the call for the development of such a strategy emphasising the need to facilitate coordinated, sustainable investment in research; strengthen the connection between research and healthcare; and support emerging innovative health industries.
Developing the National Health and Medical Research Strategy provides an opportunity to bring a whole of pipeline and whole of governments approach to health and medical research. However, Research Australia reiterates the call that the strategy must include innovation and industry. Just as the Strategic Examination of R&D, currently underway, must include health and medical research.
To be truly national, the Strategy must have input from all States and Territory Governments, all portfolios and jurisdictions.
On behalf of our members across the whole of the health and medical research innovation pipeline, Research Australia looks forward to working with Ms Huxtable who has considerable experience in policy, bringing strong insight into the complexities of research and innovation policy and investment.
