New Research Facility to Boost Medical Innovation

6 Oct 08

A new one-stop $11 million medical engineering research facility, unique in Australia for combining surgical skills training with biological and biomechanical research was opened recently.

The facility at the Prince Charles Hospital, jointly funded between the Smart State Facilities Fund, QUT and industry partners Medtronic and Stryker is a satellite of the Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation.

Queensland Health Minister Stephen Robertson said the new facility was designed to meet emerging clinical needs in orthopaedic artificial organs research and surgical skills training.

"This is the first purpose-built facility to support the full cycle of research, validation, commercialisation, and training activities necessary to ensure widespread adoption of new medical devices and techniques in Queensland", he said.

"This collaboration between QUT and The Prince Charles Hospital has produced a one-stop site that provides a comprehensive suite of research and training facilities."

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