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Fellows to further preventative health for priority populations 05 November 2025 A total of $1.6 million in Fellowships has been awarded to four Western Australian early-to-mid-career researchers. The 2025 EMCR Fellowships in Preventive Health for Priority Populations are co-funded by the Western Australian Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund and The Hospital Research Foundation Group. The Fellowships provide funding for up to 3-years to support high-calibre Western Australian early-to-mid-career health and medical researchers seeking to improve health outcomes for select priority population(s) in WA through co-design, trialling, and evaluation of innovative preventive health interventions. Recipients were assessed based on merit by The Hospital Research Foundation Groups’ Grant Selection Advisory Committee. Further information is available on The Hospital Research Foundation Group website. The 2025 EMCR Fellowships in Preventive Health for ... -
FHRI funding to improve the lives of people living with Cystic Fibrosis 05 November 2025 A total of $1.91 million has been awarded to 9 Western Australian Cystic Fibrosis researchers across 4 streams: Postgraduate Top-up Scholarships Research Innovation Grants Fellowships Collaborative Grant The 2025 WA Cystic Fibrosis Research Collaborative Program is co-funded by the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund and Cystic Fibrosis WA, in collaboration with Conquer Cystic Fibrosis. The co-funding partnership supports researchers to explore innovative solutions to improve the lives of people affected by cystic fibrosis. Further information is available on the Cystic Fibrosis Western Australia website. Recipients were assessed on merit by the Australian Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust and administered by Cystic Fibrosis Australia. 2025 WA Cystic Fibrosis Research Collaborative Program recipients are shown below: Recipient ... -
Grants in key priority areas of cancer research awarded 05 November 2025 Close to $1.8 million has been awarded to 14 Western Australian early-mid career cancer researchers to further their early-stage research projects. The Cancer Research Project Grants are co-funded by the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund and the Cancer Council WA. The co-funding partnership has enabled Cancer Council WA to increase the number of grants and funding amounts provided and to offer grants in key priority areas of Aboriginal health, rural and remote health, clinical and public health. The Cancer Research Project Grants provides funding for up to 1 year for early-stage research projects. Further information is available on the Cancer Council WA website. Recipients were assessed on merit by the Cancer Council WA Research Grants Advisory Committee. The 2026 Cancer Research Project Grant recipients are shown below: Recipient R... -
Innovation Seed Fund supports 12 exciting WA innovations and start-ups 05 November 2025 A total of $4,937,824 has been awarded to twelve Western Australian innovators to support the development of health and medical innovation projects in WA through the Innovation Seed Fund 2024-25 Program. The Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund Innovation Seed Fund 2024-25 provides the opportunity for WA innovators to develop and commercialise their innovations that could improve the health of West Australians, create high-level health sector jobs and enhance the production/manufacturing capacity of the State. The Innovation Seed Fund 2024-25 recipients are shown below: Recipient Responsible entity Activity title Funding awarded Ms Natalie Barber DermR Health Research WA Pty Ltd Translating Insights from the Pilbara Challenge: Advancing The DermR® Patc... -
Innovative solutions in precision health to drive health sector solutions 05 November 2025 A total of $4,021,188 has been awarded to ten Western Australian innovators to promote the development of innovative precision health solutions to address unmet health and medical needs in WA through the Innovative Solutions - Precision Health 2024-25 program. The purpose of the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund Innovative Solutions – Precision Health 2024-25 program is to build the capability and capacity of the WA innovation sector to leverage the potential for precision health to improve the health and/or wellbeing of the WA community. The Innovative Solutions – Precision Health 2024-25 recipients are shown below: Recipient Responsible entity Activity title Funding awarded Dr Qi Fang University of Western Australia Developing Low-Cost Opt...
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