Australia

The medical biotech research industry was virtually nonexistent in Australia ten years ago. Today, the country is advancing to a position as a world leader in tropical and other health research, thanks in part to the foresight of Atlantic’s Founding Chairman. Atlantic grants have helped to develop state-of-the-art facilities for biomedical research in the states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia.

The hope is that the ongoing delivery of clinical and translational programmes may lead to vibrant and cutting-edge research across a range of medical specialties. When medical researchers and university leaders collaborate, there is the potential for biomedical breakthroughs faster than one institution could develop alone.

A partnership of Atlantic, the government and a number of universities has resulted in building, expanding or planning for construction at 19 state-of-the-art universities and medical research institutes.

Grantmaking in Australia

The Founding Chairman Grants seek to elevate Australia’s research bioscience capability by stimulating interest in bioscience, expanding the training of Ph.D. students, and attracting world-class researchers and internationally sponsored work.

In addition, for the first time ever, Mr. Feeney is helping to establish Giving While Living Networks in Tasmania and New South Wales in an effort to raise the level of philanthropy in the country.