VICTOR CHANG CARDIAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE

INNOVATION CENTRE

The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Innovation Centre

Giving researchers access to state-of-the-art equipment and cutting-edge technologies.

Proudly supported by the NSW Government, the Innovation Centre features innovative technology, including high-throughput technologies, uniquely suited to translational medical research. Each facility has dedicated staff with outstanding technological and biological expertise.

The Innovation Centre is dedicated to facilitating and expediting research outcomes across all aspects of human health including cardiovascular disease, neurological, metabolic and immune disorders, and cancer.

The Innovation Centre Services

Services to both academic and commercial users
Training and access for researchers
Full-service provision by Facility staff
On-demand human iPSC lines services partnering with Phenomics Australia

Learn more about funding opportunities to access Innovation Centre services.

The Innovation Centre Facilities

The technologies available within the Innovation Centre are detailed for each of the Facilities below, along with contact details for relevant staff. Please contact us to discuss your needs, and to enquire about our competitive pricing.

Stem Cell Production Facility

The Stem Cell Production Facility utilises the most advanced robotic technologies for the generation and maintenance of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) that have been reprogrammed from human skin or blood cells.

Cell Function & Screening Facility

This facility is a high-throughput Phenotyping hub for disease modelling and drug screening with platforms that enable population-level phenotyping or drug responses across hundreds of samples, under different conditions/environments simultaneously.

Micro Imaging Facility

Specialising in the three-dimensional imaging and analysis, the Micro Imaging Facility features cutting-edge microscopes enabling non-destructive scanning of small samples up to five times faster, revolutionizing the field by cutting imaging time from hours to minutes.

Cryo-electron Microscopy Facility

The Facility houses a biological electron microscopy platform with 240,000-times magnification. With highly sensitive cameras, it offers 3D insights into frozen macromolecular structures, cellular components, cells, and tissues with never-seen-before clarity.

Metabolomics Facility

State-of-the-art liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry systems in the Metabolomics Facility are capable of measuring between one and several thousand metabolites simultaneously in a single sample, and up to hundreds of samples per day.

Preclinical Imaging Facility

The Preclinical Imaging Facility houses a cutting-edge 7T PET-MRI. By merging positron emission tomography (PET) with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), assessment of physiological and metabolic response are combined with functional and structural measures.

Clinical Imaging Facility

The purpose-built Facility inside Australia’s first dedicated cardiac imaging hub is equipped with the most advanced CT technology with a state-of-the-art MRI enabling advanced applications for the diagnosis and characterisation of heart function and disease.

Meet the Team

Meet the brains of the Innovation Centre.

Read the biographies of the experts behind the most advanced microscopy platforms, high-throughput, revolutionary tools, CT and robotic technologies.

Innovation Centre Grants and Special Services

Teaming up with innovative and visionary partners across Australia, the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute is able to offer some unique services and access to latest start-of-the-art technology and instruments. Take a look at some of the funding opportunities and special services that we provide.

Scientist in the Innovation Centre - CVRN Grants

CVRN - Innovation Centre Grants

Partnering with CVRN, we offer an exciting opportunity, which provides early to mid-career researchers (EMCRs) access to the Innovation Centre to support short-term projects focussed on cardiovascular research.

The 2022 NSW CVRN-VCCRI Research Innovation Grant Application has now closed.

2022 Grant Winners

Pipeline Accelerator Program

The Innovation Centre is an official service provider for Therapeutic Innovation Australia under their Small Molecules - High throughput screening capability.

Through their Pipeline Accelerator Program, vouchers are available to academic and commercial researchers across Australia to access Innovation Centre Facilities.

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Phoenix pluripotent stem cells Science Art

Stem Cell Production Facility iPSC Reprograming Service

In partnership with Phenomics Australia, the Innovation Centre provides human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) reprogramming services.

Learn how the Stem Cell Production Facility can deliver patient specific iPSC disease models to aid research from both academic and industry partners.

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Acknowledgement of Country

The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Gadigal of the Eora nation, on which we meet, work, and discover.
Our Western Australian laboratories pay their respect to the Whadjuk Noongar who remain as the spiritual and cultural custodians of their land.