QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Strategic Plan 2019-2023

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QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute aims to improve health by developing prevention strategies, new diagnostics and better health treatments.

OUR objectives

1) FOSTER SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE

Key strategies:

• Recognise and reward scientific excellence.
• Continue to prioritise employment security for faculty.
• Fund early-stage research to leverage external grants.
• Continue to ensure research authenticity.
• Identify opportunities and change the emphasis of research to maximise the chances to be leaders.
• Stress a strong multi-disciplinary commitment to address key health challenges or further develop new inter-disciplinary clusters.

2) Build scientific, institutional and international connectivity

Key strategies:

• Maintain strong relationships with the universities and the Herston campus and take an active involvement in the redevelopment of the Herston campus.
• Actively participate in the Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners Health Research and Translational Medicine Centre concept, which brings together eight
  of Queensland’s leading hospitals, universities and research institutes.
• Maintain and strengthen the Institute’s Asia Strategy that seeks to identify opportunities for collaboration, partnerships and fundraising in Asia.
• Develop greater links with European and US laboratories, building on ongoing collaborations.
• Continue to identify opportunities and support the delivery of international research conferences in Brisbane.

3) Undertake research with economic, clinical and community consequence

Key strategies:

• Consolidate ‘bench to business to bedside (B2B2B)’ into the philosophy and functioning of the Institute.
• Continue to operate the ‘SEED Box’ (Scientific Exploitation and Entrepreneurial Development) fund to support projects that have advanced beyond the proof-of-concept stage to help them grow toward commercialisation.
• Maintain the focus on translational research.
• Strengthen collaborations with clinical partners, especially those on the Herston campus.
• Undertake research of relevance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
• Engage with our community of supporters relevant to our growing programs in cancer, infectious diseases, mental health and chronic disorders.

4) Strengthen enabling mechanisms

Key strategies:

• Diversify and expand income sources.
• Expand external stakeholder and consumer reference groups.
• Continue to plan and roll out a major philanthropy campaign.
• Maintain expenditure on required cutting-edge, large-scale equipment.
• Ensure efficiency across all operations.
• Maintain a high level of internal communication and input into decision making.