Our Precinct is on the ancestral land of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.

We acknowledge the many different traditional countries and language groups of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples that work and visit us here.

We also acknowledge that our partnerships and engagements happen across many different lands.

OUR STRENGTHS

Delivering medical research and healthcare - together

Through our partnerships, St Vincent’s Sydney Health Innovation Precinct has delivered numerous nationally and internationally recognised research initiatives

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Our flagships -
areas of excellence in medical research and healthcare

Cancer

  • We established The Kinghorn Cancer Centre to deliver personalised medicine for cancer patients and access to clinical trials as a standard of care
  • Collective strengths between St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in prostate, breast, blood and bone, as well as rare cancer treatment and research, including innovative clinical trials
  • Strengthened by enabling infrastructure including Biobanks to facilitate future research and innovations
  • Delivery of clinical trials through Omico/Australian Genomic Cancer Medicine Centre
  • Landmark study accelerating the study of primary and metastatic breast cancers
  • ACRF INCITe Centre to investigate and manipulate cancer–immune cell interactions in vivo in real-time
  • Leading private hospital for surgical oncology

Heart Health

  • 5th busiest heart transplant facility in the world
  • Site of Australia’s first successful heart transplant
  • One of the Country's largest and longest running heart-lung transplant centres
  • World’s first heart transplant after circulatory death
  • Pioneering bridge-to-transplant and mechanical heart technology
  • Leading site for minimally invasive valve surgery
  • Home of Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute's Innovation Centre to foster global collaboration and training in emerging technologies
  • Home of Advanced Cardiac Imaging Centre
  • World-leading Cardiogenomics Program

Genomic
Medicine

  • Genome sequencing and cellular genomics are key capabilities underpinning basic research through to personalised treatments.
  • Three dedicated genomics centres for the acceleration of clinical, cellular and population genomics.
  • St Vincent’s Clinical Genomics Unit integrates public genomic services within mainstream healthcare.
  • Development of the most rapid COVID-19 genome sequencing method in Australia.
  • Capability for diagnosing difficult and rare genetic disorders.

Immunodeficiencies
- Aquired and Innate

Equity In
Health and Research

  • We are actively increasing diversity in genomic population studies
  • Landmark online cognitive behavioural tool, This Way Up, developed by CRUfAD, a collaboration with UNSW
  • HIV blood spot testing enabling fast diagnoses in correctional health facilities and for other marginalised communities in Australia and overseas
  • NSW’s only dedicated multidisciplinary hospital-based homeless health service
  • National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs in partnership with UNSW, Curtin and Flinders
  • State-first Alcohol and Drug Telehealth Service to support regional and rural communities
  • MRFF-funded pharmacogenomic trial  for mental illness
  • First private mental health facility for young adults - ‘U-Space’ established in Australia
  • Australian-first psychogeriatric outreach service (SOS) for rural and regional NSW

Equity In
Health And Research

  • State-first Alcohol and Drug Telehealth Service to support regional and rural communities.
  • Landmark online cognitive behavioural tool, This Way Up, developed by CRUfAD, a collaboration with UNSW.
  • First private adolescent mental health facility ‘U-Space’ established in Australia.
  • Australian-first psychogeriatric outreach service (SOS) for rural and regional NSW.
  • MRFF-funded pharmacogenomic trial  for mental illness.
  • National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs in partnership with UNSW, Curtin and Flinders.
  • NSW’s only dedicated hospital-based homeless health service. 

World-leading research on

Australian shores

Our extensive collaborations and applied research have seen real-world impact in communities across NSW and beyond. Together we have proudly delivered a diverse range of healthcare innovations, world-firsts and breakthrough research.

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Our Precinct is on the ancestral land of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We acknowledge the many different traditional countries and language groups of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples that work and visit us here. We also acknowledge that our partnerships and engagements happen across many different lands.

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