Celebrating International Clinical Trials Day (20 May)
29 May 2026. Teams across the state raise awareness of clinical trials through local events, presentations, and yarning circles on International Clinical Trials Day.
New robotic heart device aims to improve heart failure treatment
22 May 2026. By mimicking the movement of heart muscle, a soft robotic medical device being developed in NSW could help stabilise patients with heart failure and improve their quality of life.
$7.4 million investment in ground-breaking medical devices
5 May 2026. The entrepreneurs behind four ground-breaking medical technology devices have received a share of just over $7.4 million from the NSW Government, to accelerate the use of their devices to improve patient care within the NSW Health system.
Could a different approach help to cure life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms?
30 Apr 2026. A treatment called catheter ablation has shown promising results for patients with a serious heart rhythm disorder caused by abnormal electrical activity in the heart.
Regenerating new heart muscle using stem cells
9 Apr 2026. A pioneering treatment that stimulates growth of new heart muscle, could help save the lives of people living with heart failure.
Mentor program builds clinical trial capacity across regional NSW and the ACT
26 Mar 2026. Late last year NSW Health launched a mentor program to strengthen clinical trial capability across rural, regional and remote areas of NSW and the ACT. Learn about the first cohort.
Minns Labor Government boosts Aboriginal-led heart research to drive improved health outcomes
23 Mar 2026. The Minns Labor Government is investing more than $4 million in Aboriginal-led research projects which aim to reduce heart disease and improve heart health outcomes for Aboriginal communities across NSW.
10 Mar 2026. The Non-Animal Technologies Network has welcomed its first independent Executive Chair in January Erica Bremner Kneipp, Research Director for Human Health at CSIRO.
27 Feb 2026. The NSW Cardiovascular Research Network has hosted its annual Showcase and Ministerial Awards Ceremony, with four researchers awarded for their contributions to cardiovascular research.
New Aboriginal artwork strengthens cultural connection in clinical trials program
18 Feb 2026. The Rural, Regional and Remote Clinical Trial Enabling Program is proud to unveil its new Aboriginal artwork, Flowing Pathways, created by Wiradjuri artist Amy Kilby.
Introducing the updated NSW Health Research Handbook
13 Feb 2026. After 18 months of sector-wide implementation of version 1, the Office for Health and Medical Research has released version 2.0 of the NSW Health Research Handbook.
Power through partnership at St Vincent’s Sydney Health Innovation Precinct
3 Feb 2026. How collaboration and co-location at NSW Health Innovation Precincts are driving pioneering research and treatments to benefit patient outcomes.