Tag: MRFF

Medical research fund swells to $1bn in grants from 2030

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s medical research fund will be opened up to offer hundreds of millions more in grants for research projects each year, with the government now eyeing $1 billion in...

Top scientists issue stark warning over medical research lag

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Over 70 of Australia’s top scientists have urged the government to unlock billions in stranded medical research funding, warning young researchers and new innovations are being locked out under...

Billions in medical research funding is left on the table

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s $25 billion medical research fund could be dispersing more than twice what it is currently – an extra $750 million annually – and still break even, according to...

Digital health accelerator ANDHealth+ secures $33m boost

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Australia’s flagship digital health accelerator program ANDHealth+ has secured $33 million in fresh funding from the federal government to expand its support for high-growth digital and connected health startups,...

Solving Australia’s commercialisation dilemma

Posted on   |  by Bronwyn Le Grice
One of the most cited comments on Australia’s STEM industries is our strength in science, and our lack of strength in commercialisation. This claim is not without foundation. In...

New committees to steer medical research funds

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The funding strategies of the federal government’s flagship health and medical research funds, which collectively award more than $1.5 billion in grants every year, are set to become more...

Medical research skills gap looms

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The nation’s medical research institutes have called on government to fund an additional 300 investigator grants over three years to support early and mid-stage career scientists to remain in...

Commercialising medical research

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has transferred an initial $1.1 billion to the new Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and plans to start distributing some of that cash to boost funding...