Aus$9m allocated for equipment in Australia's medical R&D programme:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Australia has allocated Aus$9m (US$6.6m) for new equipment as part of an Aus$102m medical research programme. In addition to the Aus$80m awarded last week to research into areas such as leukaemia, kidney disease, HIV/AIDS, cancer, maternal health, arthritis and melanoma, the government is providing Aus$2.5m to help commercialise the resulting products. Aus$10m will go to existing projects. So far, over 60 universities and research institutes have received funds or equipment upgrades. The government has earmarked almost Aus$500m for medical research in 2005.