Source : BUSINESS NEWS
The state government has committed more than $70 million towards medical research, including allocating $25 million among 20 Western Australian institutions.
In its announcements today, the state government said it has invested $47 million in its Future Health Research and Innovation Fund in the past six months.
As part of the $47 million investment in FHRI fund, 108 recipients have received grants through 13 funding opportunities in the past six months, the state government said.
Through the FHRI fund, the state government has also awarded a further $25 million to 20 medical research bodies through the Research Infrastructure Support program.
Among the recipients are the Kids Research Institute with $9.6 million, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research with $2.4 million, the University of Western Australia with $3.3 million and Murdoch University with $1.3 million.
Medical Research Minister Stephen Dawson said the state government has expanded the previous RIS program to include universities and hospitals.
“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,” he said.
The state government claimed the FHRI fund has awarded $251 million to 745 recipients since its launch in 2020.
