The event brings together Australia’s medical research institutes, parliamentarians and other stakeholders for two jam-packed days of presentations, networking and information sharing, while celebrating the achievements of the medical research sector over the last year, including the presentation of the 2024 AAMRI Rising Star Award.

Alongside the two-day convention program held at Hotel Realm, the event will also include the 2024 AAMRI Dinner to be held in The Great Hall, Parliament House on the evening of 27 November. A major highlight of the evening is the announcement of the 2024 AAMRI Rising Star Award to a leading early-career medical researcher, presented by the Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care.

Agenda sessions include:
Progressing a national health and medical research strategy
Positioning our institutes at the forefront of sex and gender research policy
Why the examination of Australia’s R&D system is important for our sector
The future and impact of AI in health and medical research
What to do if you experience a cyberattack
Fundraising and Philanthropy benchmarking: Where does your Institute stand?
Taking control of the full costs of research
Retaining and attracting staff amid rising research and institute costs
Respect in Research: How our sector is tracking towards positive culture change
How to build a commercialisation workforce for success

Due to a high-level of interest from the sector to attend this premier event, AAMRI has introduced a limited number of tickets for non-AAMRI members. Prior to registering, please email events@aamri.org.au to express your interest in attending.