Congratulations to our 2024 Ignite Innovation winner!
Congratulations to Dr Ralph Patrick, 2024 Ignite Innovation Award winner for his research in bridging the 10-year healthspan and lifespan gap.
Our risk of disease increases during ageing, frequently compromising health in later life. However, current treatments only alleviate disease symptoms, not addressing the cause. We discovered that the AP-1 protein family underpins a progressive, age-related shutdown of youthful genes in our bodies and have developed therapeutic interventions to directly target this ageing mechanism. We are now accelerating our therapy into the clinic by generating pre-clinical evidence critical for unlocking investment and industry partnerships. We are initially focusing on the muscle-wasting disease sarcopenia, given its high unmet need and faster route to market, followed by treatments for other diseases of ageing.
Congratulations to our 2024 Ignite Innovation Finalists
It starts with a spark
IMB is dedicated to delivering research outcomes that make a big impact, but we know that all great inventions and breakthroughs start with a single idea.
Imagine…. A curious medical researcher testing deadly spider venom discovers a way to fast-track recovery in stroke patients. Then a second scientist takes that idea and tests it further, discovering a promising treatment for heart attack victims.
Imagine… Funding ground-breaking treatment for blood diseases, a new way to manage Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease or a pill that negates the need for costly surgeries.
IMB’s talented scientists dared to imagine and are igniting ideas that spark change across the globe and you can all play a pivotal role in turning big ideas into big breakthroughs.
Join us for the Ignite Innovation Showcase to hear from three inspiring finalists, as they passionately pitch their cutting-edge ideas to an audience of philanthropists, investors, fellow researchers and more. Experience the thrill of the annual “Shark Tank-style” live event where researchers pitch their impact projects for seed funding.
Help turn their research into world-leading breakthroughs that will benefit generations to come. Your support could be the catalyst to help our scientists gain wider investment in lifesaving ideas and new treatments.
2021 Ignite Innovation winner goes from strength to strength
Imagine a $10 bandage replacing a $100,000 oxygen therapy
A spark of inspiration can come at any time and anywhere - even underwater. Dr Melanie Oey, a researcher and keen SCUBA diver, was on a dive one day when she saw a sea slug, which breathes underwater using oxygen produced by microalgae on its skin. It sparked an idea in Dr Oey, a microalgae researcher herself: a translucent bandage containing microalgae that generate oxygen, which is essential for all stages of wound healing and can be available immediately. Dr Oey's spark of inspiration won her the 2021 Ignite Innovation Showcase, and she is now partnering with doctors and industry to progress her idea into reality.
Ignite Innovation seed funding frees the next generation of scientists to look at problems with fresh eyes, explore out-of-the-box solutions and create genuine, lasting impact.
Help spark the next innovative idea by donating to the Ignite Innovation Fund.
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