$5 Million grant funding received from the Federal Government
12 May 2006

The Gallipoli Research Foundation has received a $5Million grant as part of the Federal Government’s increased commitment to medical research as outlined in the Budget 2006-07 released earlier this week.

In a media release from Tony Abbott MHR, Minister for Health and Ageing (click here), the Foundation is listed as one of only three Queensland research centres to receive part of a total funding pool of $163Million. The funds will be given to “contribute to the establishment of a research laboratory at Greenslopes Private Teaching Hospital to conduct research in hypertension, cardiovascular disease, endocrinology and cancer”.

The Foundation is sincerely appreciative of the Government’s outstanding support and confident that the funds will enable significant further development in research activities on the Greenslopes Private Hospital site.