NFMRI’s sixth conference, “Research with Purpose 2024”, will take place on the 26th- 28th of November 2024 at the Tangalooma Island Resort, Moreton Island, Queensland. The three-day event also includes our 2024 Awards Dinner, set to take place on the evening of the 27th November 2024 at the same venue. At our Awards Dinner, we will announce successful applicants with funding commencing in 2025 and share some of our success stories.

For a limited time, we are offering grant-making charities who offer competitive grants to external organisations, two registrations for the price of one full registration (only available with early bird registrations). Simply register one individual under a grant-making charity registration and email the details of the second individual to: conference@nfmri.org.au

About the Conference

The Conference will explore strategies and solutions to help build, support and grow the biomedical innovation sector in Australia by attracting investments and creating collaborations that help establish new companies – ultimately leading to increased job opportunities, diversification of the workforce and new sovereign capability.

The unique networking, educational and thought leadership event brings together experts and key decision makers from various relevant sectors to help up-skill delegates and explore how financial and social investments in medical research, together with different strategies and bold actions, can lead to the advancement of innovations.

The program focuses on building a culture, support and funding ecosystem where industry, government, academia, venture capital and philanthropy intersect to support biomedical innovations from beginning to end.

Who Should Attend?

Management and executives from the following groups will benefit from attending the conference:

• Philanthropists
• Private and Social Investors
• Government
• Business and Industry Leaders
• Researchers and Knowledge Commercialisation Specialists
• Financial and Investment Services
• Universities and Medical Research Institutes
• Trusts & Foundations

Conference Program

Our draft 2024 conference program will be released on our website in early 2024.

The speakers listed are accurate at the time of publishing, but as always are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances or last minute changes in availability.

The profiles of our speakers will also be listed on our website in early 2024.

Conference Objectives

1. Provide an overview of the current medical research ecosystem and funding strategies used by various key players. We seek to share perspectives of different stakeholders, each with different needs and objectives, but essential to bringing biomedical innovations to market;

2. By understanding the needs and objectives of partners, we help delegates better understand why things aren’t working, where areas of opportunity lie and where partners should intersect so they can best achieve a successful collaboration or partnership. We seek to better equip key stakeholders to understand and facilitate research translation;

3. Explore opportunities and strategies to help build and grow the biomedical innovation sector in Australia to help increase sovereign capability;

4. Showcase examples of innovators who have successfully commercialised their research to better understand the nuances before, during and after partnerships are formed;

5. Foster a culture of learning and continuous improvement by showcasing leading examples of collaborations and partnerships;

6. Set out approaches on how to ‘think outside the box’ and lead change via bold actions; and

7. Build a strategy for the future that seeks to address current and forthcoming challenges that will not only help advance the biomedical innovation sector through the establishment of new companies and investments, but also upskill and diversify the local workforce through new employment opportunities and growth.

Registrations & Accomodation

Getting to the resort is simple: catch the Moreton Island ferry departing Brisbane (220 Holt Street, Pinkenba – a short drive from Brisbane Airport), which takes you directly to the Tangalooma Island Resort. To view the ferry departure times, please click here. Please note that pre-bookings are required and check-in at Holt Street Wharf is at least 1 hour prior to departure time. You will be able to add any required ferry transfers via the venue’s discounted online booking system for this event.

All bookings are to be made directly with Tangalooma Island Resort by delegates. NFMRI is not arranging accommodation on behalf of delegates or handling payments for this. We have secured discounted accomodation, starting at $239 per night, which can be booked here. Please make sure to select your required return ferry and breakfast if desired. The weblink and discount offering will expire on 11 October 2024. After this date, all rooms will be released and no discounts will apply.

Please refer to the guest accommodation terms and conditions. It’s worth noting that there is a minimum 2-night stay required for all accomodation bookings. The resort has also kindly provided discounted rates from the 25-29 November 2024 for those wishing to arrive before the event or leaving the day after the event has concluded.

Book now: www.tangalooma.com/nfmri

This year, to simplify registrations we are offering full registrations only. These include complimentary access to the welcome networking function on the 26th of November and the Awards Dinner on the 27th of November.

Early Bird Registrations (close 6pm, 11 Oct 2024)

Full conference registration (26-28 November 2024), including awards night dinner and networking functions = $890 ($979 incl. GST)

Two registrations for the price of one for grant-making charities.

Non-Early Bird Registrations

Full conference registration (26-28 November 2024), including awards night dinner and networking functions = $1,150 ($1,265 incl. GST)

Delegate Etiquette Policy

As this conference is as much about education and learning as it is about strategy and impact, a strict non-solicitation policy is in place. Under no circumstances are individuals to be approached for funding or support of any kind. Attendees soliciting for support may be asked to leave.

Conference Refund and Cancellation Policy

All refund requests must be made in writing to conference@nfmri.org.au. Refund requests will be granted as follows:

In the event that COVID-19 restrictions require NFMRI to cancel or postpone the event, or if a delegate is unable to travel to and from Port Stephens, NSW to attend NFMRI’s conference due to state government border closures, a full refund of the conference registration fee will be offered. NFMRI is not liable for any transaction fees charged by your bank or credit card company.

Accommodation and travel cancellations are not the responsibility of NFMRI. Guests should refer to the terms and conditions of their individual travel providers. The Anchorage Hotel & Spa’s terms and conditions can be found here.

For general cancellations the following will apply:

Requests received by close of business on Friday, 11 October 2024: a full refund is applicable less an administration fee representing 20% of the original registration fee

Requests received after Friday, 11 October 2024: refunds are not permitted, substitution only.

Substitutions

Sharing a registration is not permitted.

All requests for registration transfers must be received in writing by NFMRI to conference@nfmri.org.au

Substitutions are only permitted with prior agreement from NFMRI.

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