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FHRI funding to amplify consumer voices 15 May 2025 Twelve research and innovation projects have been awarded $273,000 to support consumer and community involvement (CCI) in their activities. The Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund recognises the value of consumer engagement in medical research and innovation and its direct link to patient-centred research that leads to improved experiences and health outcomes. The FHRI Fund Consumer and Community Involvement Support program provides up to 12 months’ worth of funding to researchers and innovators to incorporate meaningful consumer and community involvement in research and innovation programs at all stages – including ideation, priority setting, grant writing, and CCI activities to support existing research. The program aims to: improve the quality of research and innovation activities funded by the FHRI Fund and their translatable outcomes by inclusion ... -
Celebrating NHMRC success for WA researcher 15 May 2025 University of Western Australia researcher and Chair in Public Health, Professor David Preen has been awarded $3.7 million to investigate health service pathways and outcomes of people seeking urgent care for mental illness, deliberate self-harm, and suicidal behaviour. Professor Preen will work with key mental health agencies ensuring the results from this study will inform targeted, evidence-based strategies to improve mental health outcomes for all. Co-contributions of $1 million from the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund’s Major Research Application Support (MRAS) program led to Professor Preen and his team securing an NHMRC 2024 Partnership Projects grant and additional funding with combined total value of $2 million Activity Lead Responsible entity ... -
FHRI Fund builds strong research foundation in WA 15 May 2025 The FHRI Fund has awarded $25 million to 20 Western Australian health and medical research entities to support the indirect and operational costs associated with research. Through the Research Infrastructure Support (RIS) program Medical Research Institutes, universities and hospitals have received a share of: Stream 1 funding that is proportionate to their eligible research grant income, to fund the indirect costs of research that are not usually covered through research grant funding Stream 2 funding that reflects the costs associated with operating shared research equipment, facilities and services. RIS funding aims to provide a sustainable research environment and to promote excellence in health and medical research in Western Australia. The RIS 2025 program recipients are shown below: Responsible entity ... -
Investing in research capability for WA 15 May 2025 The State Government's Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund has awarded $568,500 through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) Partner Program 2023/24 to the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research (the Perkins) for their Phenomics Australia WA node. The FHRI Fund investment will leverage approximately $1.5 million in additional funding from the Commonwealth and the Perkins to develop patient derived organoids (PDOs) for use in discovery research and pre-clinical evaluation. The PDOs are being derived from tumour tissue from consented participants stored in the Perkins Cancer Biobank. The Perkins WA in-vitro node is co-ordinated through Phenomics Australia. As part of a multi-nodal platform the WA node will be able to leverage significant expertise and capability from Phenomics Australia partner institutes across Australia. The capability ... -
National grant success for WA researcher 15 May 2025 The University of Western Australia researcher Dr Amy Page has been awarded $1.98 million from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Early to Mid-Career Researchers grant opportunity made possible by a $1 million grant provided by the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund. Dr Page and her team’s research vision is for a healthcare system where reducing medicines burden becomes routine care for older adults. The team will investigate a pathway to empower consumers to improve their quality of life through better management of their medications and ensuring the best possible outcomes. The in-principle support of $1 million from the FHRI Fund Major Research Application Support program helped Dr Page secure the MRFF grant. Dr Page has also secured further funding of over $4.5 million cash and almost $3 million of in-kind support for the project. ...
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22/05/2025