For more than 22 years Research Australia has been successfully advocating for effective, long term and sustainable outcomes for Australian health and medical research and innovation. Research Australia has a unique position as the only peak organisation to represent all stages of Australian health and medical research. Some of our achievements include: • Securing bipartisan support for the National Strategy for Health and Medical Research • Representing the health and medical research community on the Government’s Women’s Health Advisory Council, an initiative announced by Minister Kearney at the 2022 Research Australia Awards • Creating the $700m MRFF Frontiers Fund • Securing the inclusion of research in the 5th National Mental Health Plan • Representing health and medical research in a successful sector-wide push to improve the R&D Tax Incentive • Launched Parliamentary Friends of Health and Medical Research as a significant platform for our sector to engage with our policy makers
RESEARCH AUSTRALIA'S BOARD & PATRONS Collaborative Strategy Research Australia focuses on three key strategic areas to enable us to influence the health and medical research sector’s future. We have widely consulted the entire pipeline to develop a vision, mission and goals to help shape the Australian health and medical research landscape for the next three years. STRATEGY
OBJECTIVE
ACTIONS
OUTCOMES
Advancing digital health technology and health data
Harness the power of data and digital health technologies to accelerate advances in health
• Promote the fundamental importance of health data and the digitisation of healthcare in enabling better health outcomes and advances in health innovation
The way data is stored, linked and access for research is significantly improved
• Encourage policy, investment and infrastructure • Facilitate research partnerships for digital health initiatives Embedding research in the health system
Research Australia’s consulting team supports members, governments and the broader health and medical research sector to navigate complex policy and funding environments; develop unique reform approaches and strategic pathways to high impact opportunities. The organisation’s decades of structural knowledge and strength of relationships with governments enable tailored projects to drive significant outcomes.
Build stronger collaboration and data sharing between researchers, consumers, industry, health practitioners and health systems
Nadia Levin Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
• Promote adoption of emerging technologies e.g., AI, in healthcare settings • Advocate for a national strategy for health and medical research and innovation
Research supporting new opportunities for digital health to enable healthcare equity and healthcare efficiency Seek and showcase evidence of how healthcare is increasingly based on the latest and best evidence.
Martin Bowles AO PSM Chair Research Australia National Chief Executive Officer, Calvary Healthcare Australia
Professor Dawn Freshwater Deputy Chair Research Australia Vice-Chancellor, University of Auckland
Nadia Levin Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Assoc. Prof Annette Schmiede Chief Executive Officer, Digital Health CRC
Peter Wills AC Director, Wills Advisory Pty Ltd Founder and Director since 2000
Assoc. Prof Greg Kaplan Chief Operating Officer Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Elizabeth Koff AM Managing Director Telstra Health
Professor Nicholas Fisk AM Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise) UNSW
More research partnerships to address priorities identified by the health system, patients and the public
• Showcase research that improves healthcare
We invite you to join us as we continue to maximise the impact of all stages of health and medical research and innovation.
Martin Bowles AO PSM Chair since December 2023
• Promote faster implementation and adoption of evidence into routine care
Research Australia has a more active role in publicly promoting the use of health data for research
Research Australia’s board and patrons are comprised of a group of prominent, talented and passionate individuals. These senior leaders have been selected for their expertise and experience across medical research institutes, universities, philanthropic foundations and companies.
• Broker relationships that support a culture of research and advance the adoption of research into practice, including by supporting collaboration points e.g. AHRTCs, precincts and networks Smarter investment in health and medical research and innovation
Balance resources with need, capacity and opportunity
• Advocate for nationally coordinated strategic investment with a sharper focus on outcomes, impact and domestic manufacturing • Campaign for the investment needed in the workforce at all stages to support sovereign capability, from basic research through to its application • Champion commercialisation
The health and medical research ecosystem better serves the Australian community and researchers through more effective participation by public, private and not-for-profit funders and industry partners
Professor Russell L. Gruen MBBS PhD FRACS Dean of the College of Health and Medicine Australian National University
Professor Patricia M. Davidson Vice-Chancellor and President University of Wollongong
Dr Michael Wilson Vice President CSL Research Bio21
Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE Patron
Emeritus Professor Christine Bennett AO Patron
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Championing Australian Health & Medical Research Collaborative Strategy 2023 to 2026