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Health & Medical Research News

24 OCT 2021

New $96 million RNA pilot manufacturing facility for NSW

NSW is set to lead Australia with a first-of-its-kind pilot facility to develop mRNA and RNA drugs and vaccines...

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24 SEP 2021

Labs, researchers and academics across Sydney are joining forces to create a better COVID test

Science is collaborative; it can be also be highly competitive. But the common global goal to manage...

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16 SEP 2021

Building confidence and trust in Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out

While vaccination is a vital tool in helping Australia end the COVID-19 pandemic, actually understanding...

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30 AUG 2021

What is translational research?

Translational research does what it says on the tin: it takes findings from controlled clinical studies...

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23 AUG 2021

Action on mRNA primes NSW to lead in combating global disease

The NSW Government has moved ahead in the race to become Australia’s mRNA vaccine manufacturing hub and a global...

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29 JUL 2021

A deep dive into the human genome opens the way for targeted schizophrenia treatments

Schizophrenia is a complex, heritable brain disorder that affects about one in 100 Australians. It produces...

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15 JUL 2021

How whole genome sequencing is revealing life-saving detail about inherited heart disease

When patients visit Professor Chris Semsarian’s clinic with questions about their heart health, he hopes...

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25 JUN 2021

Melanoma breakthroughs

Through world-leading genetic work, NSW researchers are discovering why about 50% of melanomas don’t...

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16 JUN 2021

Bone-shaking research

Thanks to detailed genetic research, clinical expertise, and the Garvan Institute’s world-leading technology,...

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06 JUN 2021

NSW spearheads key COVID-19 vaccine research

A leading group of NSW experts will pioneer Australia-first research to inform vaccine policy in the state...

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