7 July 2025
Six things I'd wish I'd known as a young medical researcher
General
Belinda Wade is the new manager of AusHealth Ventures, the division responsible for funding and administering more than a dozen medical research projects. She started her career as a medical researcher, before moving into roles more focussed on the commercialisation of scientific innovation.
Here are six pieces of advice she’d like to give to young Belinda, hard at work in a busy research lab…
Here are six pieces of advice she’d like to give to young Belinda, hard at work in a busy research lab…

2 July 2025
Saliva, hair or urine: which type of workplace drug testing is right for you?
General
Saliva, hair or urine: which type of workplace drug testing is right for you? Read more to help you make the right choice.
Choosing the right drug testing method is a critical decision for any workplace. It affects not only the accuracy and relevance of the results but also how the process aligns with your safety policies, operational needs, and workforce expectations.
Choosing the right drug testing method is a critical decision for any workplace. It affects not only the accuracy and relevance of the results but also how the process aligns with your safety policies, operational needs, and workforce expectations.

17 June 2025
"A remarkable discovery that could change the way we treat one of the deadliest conditions in hospitals"
General
ABC interview explores groundbreaking South Australian discovery in the fight against septic shock
University of Adelaide's Professor David Torpy and AusHealth CEO Dr Justin Coombs joined Rory McClaren on ABC Radio Adelaide to share exciting progress from the Adelaide research team.
University of Adelaide's Professor David Torpy and AusHealth CEO Dr Justin Coombs joined Rory McClaren on ABC Radio Adelaide to share exciting progress from the Adelaide research team.

13 June 2025
Introducing the hi-tech guinea pig that’s streamlining cancer treatment and lessening our reliance on lab rats
Achievements
General
Research
AusHealth is supporting the development of a drug-testing technology that’s more efficient, more usable and more ethical
Australian start-up OminiWell has developed a drug-screening ‘chip’ to make it easier to test an individual patient’s cancer cells for treatment.
Australian start-up OminiWell has developed a drug-screening ‘chip’ to make it easier to test an individual patient’s cancer cells for treatment.

2 June 2025
2025 AusHealth CureCell Awards are now open!
Achievements
General
Research
Five awards of $10,000 are available to PhD students doing a cell or biological therapy related project. Apply before July 31!

7 May 2025
Partnership to help chronically sick 'butterfly children'
Achievements
General
Research
AusHealth’s collaboration with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Research Partnership is advancing the use of phage therapy to treat children with life-threatening genetic disorders
