New cutting-edge research infrastructure capacity for WA
The Future Health Research and Innovation Fund has invested just over $2.7 million to leverage an additional $7.45 million in Commonwealth National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) grants and partner funding to support world class, state of the art, health and medical research equipment and expertise in WA for use by the health and medical research and innovation sector.
The funding is offered over 3 years to support the ongoing operations of 3 national research infrastructure initiatives based in WA.
- GenomicsWA offers genomic sequencing and analysis services for research using state-of-the-art instrumentation and DNA sequencers.
- The National Imaging Facility provides researchers with access to a suite of advanced imaging capability including preclinical and human imaging, radiochemistry, and analysis of imaging data to tackle health challenges and accelerate innovation.
- The WA Proteomics Facility houses some of the most powerful instruments available for delivering quantitative proteomics and flux proteomics services. Its services are offered for the analysis.
Funding was offered as a targeted call to existing NCRIS facilities. Recipients were required to leverage combined WA partner and Commonwealth NCRIS funding that was at least equal to the FHRI Fund offer.
The NCRIS Partner Program 2023-24 recipients are shown below:
| Recipient | Responsible entity | Activity | Co-investors | FHRI Funds awarded |
| GenomicsWA | The University of Western Australia | Provision of new sequencing technology platforms | • Commonwealth NCRIS through BioPlatforms Australia • Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation • Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research • The Kids Research Institute of Australia • University of Western Australia |
$650,928 |
| The National Imaging Facility | The University of Western Australia | New Molecular Imaging Data Infrastructure capability | • Commonwealth NCRIS through The National Imaging Facility • University of Western Australia |
$1,119,992 |
| WA Proteomics Facility | The University of Western Australia | Provision of a Medical Precision Diagnostics Platform | • Commonwealth NCRIS through BioPlatforms Australia • University of Western Australia • Proteomics International |
$945,000 |