At Sam’s request, the funds will support a clinical trial which aims to improve hand, arm and respiratory function for quadriplegics.
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The 2022 LAGS Golf Day raises $19,000 for research
A stunning day in Sydney for the annual LAGS Golf Day in support of SpinalCure Members of the Lloyd’s Australia insurance and underwriting community enjoyed a glorious morning on the greens at Concord Golf Club, followed by lunch in the…
Media Release: Tommy Little hands over $103,520 cheque for world-leading experimental therapy for spinal cord injury
Sydney, 6 December 2022 Today, Comedian and Presenter Tommy Little handed over a cheque for $103,520 to Project Spark, a partnership between Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), SpinalCure and Spinal Cord Injuries Australia that has the potential to improve the lives…
Central Coast market stall raises $1,172 for spinal cord injury research!
Carrol Stubbs had the idea to raise money for SpinalCure after she was given a number of plant pots from her daughter and son-in-law who had been landscaping their garden. She decided to put them to good use and enlisted…
Minister Hunt accepts 30,000-strong petition & creates history-making $10m neurostimulation grant
Video by @cambloom Join us on the Project Spark journey and support our campaign to transform the lives of people with spinal cord injury. Read the full story: On Wednesday 30 March, Minister Greg Hunt accepted SpinalCure Australia’s 30,000-strong petition…
Camila Quel de Oliveira wins Spinal Cord Injury Research Writing Prize 2021
We are excited to announce that Dr Camila Quel de Oliveira has won the Spinal Research Institute’s Spinal Cord Injury Research Writing Prize 2021. Her article discusses her SpinalCure-funded research on the use of robotics to improve arm and hand…
June 2021: Spinal cord injury research update
We are at an exciting point with cure-related spinal cord injury research in Australia, with our landmark gold standard eWalk trial beginning. Great progress is also being made in other areas. Dollars are the major hurdle in expanding trials and access…
NSW Minister Hazzard and Treasurer Perrottet announce the successful applications for the NSW Government’s $15m investment in SCI research.
SpinalCure was pleased to initiate and work with the NSW Government to establish this $15million grant round. Fifteen applications were received by the NSW Office of Health and Medical Research and assessed by an international panel of SCI researchers. The…
SpinalCure supporter Headlands Distilling Co, steps up to help fight COVID-19
Towards the end of last year we posted a story about Headlands Distilling Co. and the support they have given SpinalCure Australia to fund spinal cord injury research. One of Headlands’ founders, Dean Martelozzo, is a paraplegic so our quest…
A message from SpinalCure on COVID-19
As global concern about the current COVID-19 outbreak grows, we are concerned by the escalation in the number of cases of the virus in Australia. This highly contagious virus affects our respiratory systems and is therefore extremely concerning for those…