Garvan St Vincent’s Campus Cancer Centre
Translating research into breakthrough treatments
MEDIA RELEASE
Garvan St Vincent’s Campus Cancer Centre Welcomes
$70 million from Federal Government
13 May, 2009
The Federal Government has announced a $70m funding package to enable
the development of the Garvan St Vincent’s Campus Cancer Centre
(GSVCCC). The Centre will integrate the Garvan Institute’s internationally
acclaimed cancer research with the best practice clinical care of St Vincent’s.
In jointly welcoming the funding announced in last night’s Federal budget,
Professor John Shine AO, Executive Director of the Garvan Institute, and
Steven Rubic, Chief Executive of St Vincents & Mater Health said this much
needed support by the Commonwealth Government would enable
construction of the new $100 million state-of-the-art facility to commence
within the year.
“We are delighted that in these tough economic times the Government has
exhibited the foresight to focus on increasing our capacity to better diagnose
and treat this increasingly prevalent disease that devastates the lives of
around one in three Australians,” said Professor Shine. “Coupled with the
funds we have already raised from generous private donors and the
Australian Cancer Research Foundation as well as the land that has been
granted by the Trustees of St Vincent’s Hospital; this support will enable us to
forge ahead to achieve better outcomes for people with cancer.”
Steven Rubic added that the Project would “build on the existing strengths
and long history of collaboration between St Vincent’s and the Garvan, to
ensure cancer research findings move quickly into clinical care and clinical
challenges drive laboratory research.”
Housing over 350 researchers and clinicians within the St Vincent’s Research
Precinct in Darlinghurst, the purpose-built Centre will have a major focus on
translational research and the development of innovative, personalised
medicine approaches to patient care. The GSVCCC will be complementary to
other cancer initiatives being developed in Australia. By enabling researchers
and clinicians to work side by side in an integrated and collaborative
environment, the Centre will facilitate a multidisciplinary effort in the fight
against cancer.
Media contacts: Dianne Lavender, Media Relations Manager, Garvan
Research Foundation, (02) 9295 8116 or David Faktor, Manager Public
Affairs & Communications, St Vincent’s & Mater Health Sydney, 0405 497
510.
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