TIA 2020 Forum

Therapeutic Innovation Australia is the lead agent for the Translating Health Discoveries project under the Australian Department of Education and Training’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).

On July 1st 2019, TIA put in place a new organisational structure composed of three Therapeutic Areas including networks of facilities that assist in development of new Small Molecule, Biologic and Cell & Gene therapeutics. TIA is holding a forum to:

• Communicate TIA’s Strategic Plan and initiatives

• Present a showcase of the translational capabilities available to researchers from academia and industry to assist therapeutic development projects.

• Enable discussions on how therapeutic development research infrastructure can support the sector

Date:

Tuesday 4th February 2020 – Invited stakeholders, TIA-supported facilities, TIA Board and staff

Wednesday 5th February 2020 – TIA-supported facilities, TIA Board and staff only

Venue:

The Edge Auditorium, State Library of Queensland is located in Brisbane’s South Bank cultural precinct

More info: https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/plan-my-visit/spaces-visit/edge

Program:

Day 1 will be composed of showcase presentations from TIA-supported facilities, as well as two invited speakers on the current and future landscape for therapeutic development. The program will include facilitated discussions on what TIA could look like in 2025, in order to fulfil its mission to enable and accelerating the translation of research discoveries by investing in world class research infrastructure facilities.

Day 2 will be open only to TIA-supported Facilities and will focus on operational planning, education and workforce development, discussions of the TIA Annual Business Plan planning, reporting requirements and preparing for future NCRIS investment plans.

The program for Day 1 is available for download from the TIA website.