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A new RNA Innovation Foundry at The University of Western Australia will boost the State\u2019s role in next-generation medicine, biotech innovation and RNA-based solutions, connecting academic teaching and learning with real-world industry practice.<\/p>\n
Speaking at yesterday\u2019s launch of the facility, Minister for Science and Innovation and Medical Research Stephen Dawson MLA, said the foundry would help position WA as a nationally and internationally competitive hub in health and medical research.<\/p>\n
UWA Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Anna Nowak said the RNA Innovation Foundry exemplified the University\u2019s commitment to bridging academic theory with real-world impact in areas that matter most, including health, prosperity and the well-being of all West Australians.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy investing in cutting-edge infrastructure, the Foundry gives students and researchers wonderful opportunities to work directly with transformative RNA science,\u201d Professor Nowak said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Foundry will connect academic learning with real-world industry practice.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt operates to the same standards as advanced biotech environments, using digital notebooks and laboratory management systems that replicate modern industry workflows.\u201d<\/p>\n
Professor Nowak said UWA had also established the Australian Centre for RNA Therapeutics in Cancer as a research entity, under the leadership of Professor Archa Fox.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis new Centre complements the activity of the RNA Innovation Foundry, creating a direct pathway to translate mRNA technologies into treatments for cancer patients,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTogether, the Foundry and the Centre show UWA\u2019s commitment to turning discovery into real-world health impact.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a funding partner supporting the new facility, Therapeutic Innovation Australia CEO Stuart Newman said the Foundry\u2019s focus on RNA manufacturing addressed a rapidly growing and strategically important area in modern medicine.<\/p>\n
\u201cFacilities such as this break down barriers to translation,\u201d Dr Newman said. \u201cThey deliver real outcomes, benefiting patients, energising industry, and boosting Australia\u2019s global competitiveness.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy enabling faster development and scalable manufacturing, we are not just supporting scientific breakthroughs, we are driving workforce growth, new collaborations, and export-ready innovations that strengthen our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Professor Fox, Director of the RNA Innovation Foundry, also announced a strategic partnership with Belgium-based biotech company Quantoom Biosciences, establishing the Foundry as Quantoom\u2019s reference site in Australia, a first for the Oceania region. As part of the partnership, the Foundry and Quantoom will also conduct joint research on mRNA process development relating to the use of Quantoom\u2019s platform.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis partnership will significantly enhance our manufacturing capabilities and translational research potential,\u201d Professor Fox said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 A new RNA Innovation Foundry at The University of Western Australia will boost the State\u2019s role in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326236,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[64,63,183181,137,183184,183183,14262,183182,183180,49280,183185],"class_list":{"0":"post-326235","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-biotech-manufacturing","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-health-impact","13":"tag-industry-partnerships","14":"tag-medical-research","15":"tag-mrna-technologies","16":"tag-rna-innovation","17":"tag-uwa","18":"tag-wa-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}