NSW Medical Research

All areas of government not involved in the delivery of front line services closedown over the Christmas/New Year period. The Office for Health and Medical Research will be closed during this period. Information about our programs and work are available on our website: medicalresearch.nsw.gov.au If you need to contact us directly, email MOH-OHMR@health.nsw.gov.au and we will respond upon our return to the office.

Do you have experience working in the clinical trials sector with excellent communication skills and strong stakeholder engagement, teamwork and interpersonal skills? Join our team in the Rural, Regional and Remote Clinical Trial Enabling Program at NSW Ministry of Health for an exciting temporary, full time employment opportunity. This role will support financial management, data analysis and project management, as well as administration, and implementation of the Rural, Regional and Remote Clinical Trial Enabling Program within the Office for Health and Medical Research. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant contribution to the clinical trials infrastructure in rural areas. Learn more about the role: https://lnkd.in/gafrUtdb

The Office for Health and Medical Research joined the Australian Clinical Trials Alliance 2024 Clinical Trials and Registries Symposium earlier this month to share some key programs and their successes. Team members representing our Research Ethics and Governance team, Rural, Regional and Remote Clinical Trial Enabling Program, and clinicaltrialsnsw were invited to present posters about how their work is advancing the design and conduct of clinical trials. Learn more about these projects on our website: medicalresearch.nsw.gov.au Learn more about the Symposium: https://lnkd.in/gfVGT6Gu Ranira Ambrose Ambika Murthy Clare Gardiner Deborah Aldridge

The NSW Government is investing $1.4 million into a ground-breaking Aboriginal-led research project on precision medicine that will aim to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal people in the state. The Precision Medicine for Public Health project, led by Professor Alex Brown, will work with Aboriginal communities across NSW to design and implement a platform which will deliver the benefits of precision medicine to Aboriginal people and communities. To learn more, visit: https://lnkd.in/gDgaJnDi Australian Alliance for Indigenous Genomics AH&MRC of NSW The Kids Research Institute Australia Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

🚀 Exciting Opportunity: CEO Role at RNA Australia 🚀 Are you a visionary leader with a passion for innovation in #RNA technology? RNA Australia is on the hunt for a dynamic, world-leading CEO to drive the development of a robust RNA research and development ecosystem in NSW and beyond. 🌏💡 This pivotal role will lead the implementation of the RNA Research and Pilot Manufacturing Facility, an open-source GMP facility (operational from 2025) designed to scale and produce RNA therapeutics for clinical trials. Key responsibilities include: ✨ Developing and executing the Company’s long-term strategy ✨ Driving commercialisation, innovation, and collaboration across our founding university partners ✨ Advancing applications in healthcare, biosecurity, and agriculture ✨ Overseeing agreements with the facility operator and fundraising efforts We’re looking for an accomplished leader with expertise in RNA technology, tech transfer, or manufacturing, and a proven track record in life sciences or high-growth technology sectors. 📢 Apply now or share this post with someone who’s ready to shape the future of RNA in Australia! 🗓️ Applications close 5 pm Monday, 23rd December 👉 View the Position Profile and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gRt_RPp4 #LeadershipOpportunity #RNATechnology #Innovation #Healthcare #Biosecurity #Agriculture #LifeSciences #NSW #CEOOpportunity #TechTransfer #Biotechnology Macquarie University University of Sydney University of Technology Sydney UNSW The Australian National University NSW Government Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer

Expressions of interest are now open to be a part of the NSW Clinical Trials Quality Recognition Scheme. The Scheme is an opportunity for all trial units, new or established, to improve site quality management practices with the support of the Office for Health and Medical Research. Submit your expression of interest by 9 January to participate in Round 1, 2025: https://lnkd.in/gJwaiD24

Wow, what another incredible year, working with NSW Government on the NSW Health Commercialisation Training Program (HCTP)! We couldn’t be more thrilled to share the tremendous amount of growth HCTP has created during its almost 4 year run with Cicada Innovations in the current iteration. The NSW Health Commercialisation Training Program, from NSW Health, presented by Cicada Innovations, offers researchers, scientists, clinicians, and entrepreneurs working on medtech and biotech innovations a flexible, stage-specific approach that allows participants to join at any point. This year, we had the honour of celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the NSW Health Commercialisation Training Program through the NSW Health Showcase! And witnessed in those 10 years: - $134 million generated in funding through grants or private investment  - 350+ medical entrepreneurs enrol in  HCTP - 40 companies launched, taking 67 technologies to market  - 3,400+ participants join our HCTP cohort - 31 initiated clinical trials  - And over 23,000 patients have benefitted from the cutting-edge technology nutured in these programs! This year, we delivered 10 seminars and courses across the HCTP, that’s 26 days spent thinking of innovation… literally…. enough hours to fly to London 26 times! We also had over 400 people join our cohort this year. The equivalent of an Airbus A380! We would also like to extend our congratulations to our NSW Health Commercialisation Training Program alumni John Shanks 🦑, Luca Modenese and Martina Barzan on winning the 2024 Innovation Catalyst Awards from UNSW Tyree Foundation Institute of Health Engineering! 🎉 Congrats to Desiree D. for winning the national pitch competition in the area of ‘Women's Economic Empowerment. Shoutout to ShanShan Wang, from Roam Technologies (roamtech.ai) who was a Tech 23 Alumni this year and won the Future Leader Award at the 2024 HCTP Showcase awards. We would also like to congratulate the other HCTP Showcase award recipients, Veysel Kayser, who won the Emerging Innovator Award and Danielle Fisher GAICD from BIENCO, who won the Best Innovation Award. We would also like to mention Outcomes Nutrition (Tummily), who joined us through the HCTP program and has gone on to become a Cicada Innovations Health Tech Hub resident!  Thank you to the NSW Government, NSW Medical Research,  Jean-Frederic Levesque, Anne O'Neill FTSE and the OHMR HCTP team. None of this would have been possible without the hard work of the Cicada Innovation team Dr Katja Beitat, Alex Vellere, Beatrice Carmen, Archie Dell.  We are grateful to our partners for their support, and a huge thank you to all our mentors, speakers, and facilitators for helping platform healthcare entrepreneurs at every stage of their commercialisation journey. Learn more about the HCTP program here: https://lnkd.in/gB7feiBz #health #healthcare #deeptech #innovationtech #HCTP #NSWHealth #australianstartups #NSWGovernment

Kim Sutherland, Executive Director of the Office for Health and Medical Research, reflects on the accomplishments of the Office over the past 12 months, and acknowledges the contributions of partners and those organisations we collaborated with. NSW is recognised as having one of the best health systems in the world, and the Office is proud to contribute to that consistently high standard with its support for healthcare innovation, advancement and delivery through its wide range of programs and initiatives. Read Kim’s end of year message which highlights the achievements of the NSW medical research sector in 2024: https://lnkd.in/g43WzvbJ

Last month, the Office for Health and Medical Research invited representatives from health and innovation precincts across NSW to come together to share and understand the strengths of each precinct and to discover opportunities for collaboration. Already there is a phenomenal breadth and depth of possibility and opportunity across the state in areas including oncology, cardiovascular disease, precision medicine, digital health, regional innovation and more. The Office looks forward to supporting the precincts in their work of progressing more research and health innovation through the pipeline and providing the outcomes to patients. Email the team to learn more: MOH-CIR-Precincts@health.nsw.gov.au Hunter New England Local Health District, Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD), Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct, Sydney Local Health District, Westmead Health Precinct

Expressions of Interest for the NSW Health Aboriginal Heart Health Grants are closing soon. This targeted funding will support high impact Aboriginal-led research to improve cardiovascular health outcomes for Aboriginal peoples and build the capacity of Aboriginal communities and researchers in cardiovascular focused research within NSW. Learn more about the Aboriginal Heart Health Grants and how to apply https://lnkd.in/g5Z3BG3E