News Articles for Future Health Research and Innovation Fund

This week's business appointments include Sue Ellery, John Van Der Wielen, Jeanette Fenske, Neale Fong, and Michael Tamlin.

After a brief hiatus where Rebecca Tomkinson took over, John Van Der Wielen is back in his role as chair of the state government's Future Health Research and Innovation Fund Advisory Council.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Angus Turner, Vicki Robinson, Marie Smyth, Hayley Cormann, Darren Renton, David Cain and Burke Maslen.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Greg Raaff, Jennifer Lawrence, Fiona Wood, Andrea Hall, Andy Scade, Rhys Lopez, Sophie Coffin and Victor Rajasooriar.

Mining industry executive Rebecca Tomkinson has taken on a new role as chair of the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund, replacing John Van Der Wielen.

Health tech has taken a front seat in recent months thanks to the combined funding from government and private sectors.

A skin cancer test has entered the clinical trial phase in Karratha as part of a global search for innovations to fix acute health issues in the Pilbara.

The state government has committed an additional $84 million into a $1.6 billion fund to support health and medical research over the next four years.

VeinTech, and researchers at Telethon Kids Institute, are among the medical researchers who will tomorrow win $2.2 million of grants through the state's health future fund.

The state government has announced a challenge with a $5 million reward to solve the critical issue of healthcare delivery in the Pilbara.

Arovella Therapeutics' announcement to close its local R&D facility is unfortunate timing given major conference AusBiotech opens in Perth today.

The number of international drug companies undertaking clinical trials in Perth is set to expand after local success story Linear Clinical Research opened a $6 million facility.

A $250 million venture capital initiative launched by the Forrest family seeks to leverage the millions of dollars of health-related R&D funding by governments and bridge the commercialisation 'valley of death' faced by many startups.

WA has many advantages in terms of hosting a thriving medical research and innovation ecosystem.

The state government has appointed the advisory council of the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund, including HBF chief executive John Van Der Wielen as chair.