Category: Parliamentary Secretary for Medical Research

Grant Fast Tracks Wearable Technology Firm

A biotechnology company will create new jobs, transition existing staff and increase its exports by over $2 million  thanks to funding from the Andrews Labor Government. Visiting dorsaVi Limited in East Melbourne, Parliamentary Secretary for Medical Research Frank McGuire announced a $350,000 boost for the company to establish a new manufacturing facility and purchase and […]

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New Look Hub Boosts Access To Genetic Services

Parliamentary Secretary for Medical Research, Frank McGuire, today launched a new look service providing public genetic services for patients and families across north-east Victoria. Genetics in the North East (GENE) is the new name for Victoria’s clinical genetic service hub encompassing Austin Health and Mercy Health campuses in Heidelberg and Northern Health in Epping. The […]

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Funding To Support Victoria’s Medical Research Institutes

The Andrews Labor Government is providing ten of Victoria’s independent medical research institutes with more than $26 million this financial year, to support them in continuing their cutting edge work. The Government is investing significantly in health and medical research to grow Victoria’s pre-eminence as a hub for world-class research. This funding will support laboratories […]

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Victoria’s Health And Medical Researchers Honoured

Some of Victoria’s sharpest research minds have been honoured at the prestigious 2015 Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research held last night at Government House. Now in its 21st year, the Premier’s Health and Medical Research Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Victoria’s early-career health and medical researchers. The recipient of the […]

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Strategy To Drive Victoria’s Health And Medical Research

The Minister for Health has today released a Discussion Paper to guide the development of a Victorian Health and Medical Research Strategy. The Strategy will identify Victoria’s priorities in health and medical research, promote innovation, and prepare our State for the economic and healthcare opportunities on offer both nationally and internationally. This work complements the […]

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