{"id":10181,"date":"2025-02-05T22:38:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T12:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/?page_id=10181"},"modified":"2026-06-14T23:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T13:21:27","slug":"front-page-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/","title":{"rendered":"wimr home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n \n Sep 03, 2026<\/span>\n \n Ainsworth 4 Foundation invests $5 million in WIMR\u2019s AI Enabled Precision Medicine platform <\/span>\n <\/h3>\n

A $5 million gift from the Ainsworth 4 Foundation will help WIMR launch one of the most advanced AI computing...<\/p>\n

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\n \n Aug 20, 2026<\/span>\n \n WIMR researchers secure more than $10 million in NHMRC Investigator Grant funding <\/span>\n <\/h3>\n

Four researchers from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research have secured more than $10.3 million in National Health and Medical...<\/p>\n

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\n \n Aug 11, 2026<\/span>\n \n International funding to advance safer, more effective vaccines <\/span>\n <\/h3>\n

Australian researchers will investigate how key vaccine ingredients activate the immune system, with potential applications across infectious diseases, cancer and...<\/p>\n

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WIMR pioneers personalised treatments and cures to solve some of the greatest disease challenges of our time. Through our multidisciplinary and translational approach we positively improve the health of all Australians and people throughout the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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