- Cook Government committed to enhancing research capacity and innovation across the State
- $25 million investment to support services and infrastructure essential to undertaking research
- 20 local research organisations to benefit across the sector
Western Australia's leading research facilities will receive a $25 million funding injection from the Cook Government to strengthen the State's status as a global leader in research and innovation.
For the second year in a row, the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund has distributed a combined $25 million to 20 medical research institutes, universities and public hospitals under the Research Infrastructure Support (RIS) program.
This program provides an important foundation to support the growth of the sector and enhance WA's reputation as a leader in health and medical research and innovation.
Funding will expand access and availability of existing dedicated research facilities, services and equipment and cover operating costs, consumables, and the cost of shared research support staff.
WA's leading research entities set to benefit include:
- Ear Science Institute Australia;
- Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research;
- Institute for Respiratory Health;
- Lions Eye Institute;
- Perron Institute;
- The Kids Research Institute Australia;
- Women and Infants Research Foundation;
- Child and Adolescent Health Service;
- East Metropolitan Health Service;
- Joondalup Health Campus;
- Linear Clinical Research;
- North Metropolitan Health Service;
- PathWest;
- South Metropolitan Health Service;
- WA Country Health Service;
- Curtin University;
- Edith Cowan University;
- Murdoch University;
- University of Notre Dame; and
- The University of Western Australia.
The RIS program will inject $100 million into the sector over four years to support the costs of research.
Since the Fund's inception in 2020, the FHRI Fund has awarded $251 million to 745 grant recipientsaccelerating medical research and innovation in WA.
To learn more about the RIS program visit fhrifund.health.wa.gov.au/News-and-Events
As stated by Medical Research Minister Stephen Dawson:
"I'm excited to announce that 20 health and medical research organisations will share $25 million in funding through the second round of the RIS program.
"We've expanded the previous program as part of the Cook Government's FHRI Fund to include universities and hospitals to ensure they are also receiving support to assist with indirect research costs.
"The RIS program is all about backing our home-grown research teams so they can crack on with translating their innovative research into practice and commercialisation, leading to improved health outcomes and local jobs for the WA community."
