Sneak preview of new research centre Posted on May 12, 2010February 25, 2018 by Carly du Toit ACRF staff visit amazing new Lowy Cancer Research Centre Excited ACRF staff, accompanied by CEO David Brettell, were given a sneak preview of the new state-of-the-art children’s cancer research facility set to open soon at the Lowy Cancer Research Centre at the UNSW. The new facility, opening on the 19th August 2010, is the first centre in Australia to bring together childhood and adult cancer research at the one site and was built with the help of a $3.1 million grant from the ACRF. Shown the new complex by Dr Moira Clay, from Children’s Cancer Institute Australia, ACRF staff toured three floors of the $100 million-plus facility which will house up to 400 researchers from UNSW and which is set to be one of the largest dedicated cancer research centres in the Southern Hemisphere. The first impression was that the innovative designers of the building had been more successful in creating “a very green building”. Designed by Lahz Nimmo Architects in association with Wilson Architects, the building boasts lime green-cladding, precast concrete panels and a five-star environmental rating in accordance with the new Green Building Council of Australia method of evaluation. Dr Clay was most welcoming of ACRF staff and full of praise for the Foundation. “The ACRF does very important work and we are pleased to sing your praises and promote the work that you do,” she said. Continue reading “Sneak preview of new research centre”
ACRF Drug Discovery Laboratory operational Posted on April 15, 2005February 25, 2018 by Carly du Toit The new ACRF Drug Discovery Laboratory was officially opened at a ceremony on Wednesday 27 April. Representatives of ACRF including Board Chairman Tom Dery and Children’s Cancer Institute Australia (CCIA) toured the lab formally following official proceedings. The laboratory is now fully operational at CCIA for Medical Research in Randwick. An announcement that a chemistry lab would be established at 64 High Street under the direction of highly accomplished cancer researcher Prof Philip Hogg was made in late 2003. The establishment of the lab and the drug discovery program was made possible by a $500,000 grant from the ACRF. Continue reading “ACRF Drug Discovery Laboratory operational”
