AusHealth - Working Today For A Healthier Tomorrow

AusHealth

For a healthier tomorrow

Welcome to AusHealth

AusHealth is Australia’s largest self-funded medical research charity.

In 2024, we donated $4.5 million to scientists developing new disease therapies, AI-powered clinical solutions and novel healthcare technologies.

We also run and finance The Accelerator, a research translation hub in Adelaide where entrepreneurs and innovators collaborate on the health tech of tomorrow.

AusHealth’s charitable works are supported by our three commercial operations:

Healthcare Revenue Management Services
Drug & Alcohol Testing Services
Clinical Coding Services

Research to Reality

All proceeds from AusHealth's commercial operations support medical research and the development of valuable health tech.

2025 AusHealth CureCell Awards are now open!

Five awards of $10,000 are available to PhD students doing a cell or biological therapy related project. Apply before July 31!

AI-powered clinical coding software ‘live and in the lab’

“It’s amazing! It’s taking us just five minutes to code a case instead of 20 minutes…”

AusHealth partners with new $238 million cooperative research centre

AusHealth is one of the architects of a new cooperative research centre, designed to grow Australia’s biomanufacturing industry.

The AusHealth Phage Therapy Centre: taking the fight to antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance is predicted to cause 10 million deaths by 2050. Could phage therapy be the solution?

Looking for research funding? Here are six golden rules for making the perfect pitch...

AusHealth's Business Development Manager, Dr Tina Lavranos, knows the difference between 'pitch perfect' and 'pitch poor'.

Meet Ardant, the health tech 'venturer' empowering occupational therapists

AusHealth Ventures welcomes Ardant, a health tech company working to transform the occupational therapy (OT) sector.

New partnership to help chronically sick 'butterfly children'

AusHealth’s collaboration with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Research Partnership Australia is advancing the use of phage therapy to treat children with life-threatening genetic disorders.

Platypus venom and chubby mice – the keys to an Australian Ozempic?

The Platypep project has taken another important step towards creating an Australian-made version of Ozempic.

Scientist, attorney and biotech entrepreneur Dr Justin Coombs made AusHealth CEO

Dr Justin Coombs' appointment comes in the wake of outstanding growth enjoyed by the Adelaide-based charity.

Venture forth! The nation's newest innovation hub is growing Australian health tech

AusHealth Ventures is a new ‘translator’ dedicated to supporting medical research and spinning out fledgling health tech companies.

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