- a collaborative initiative proudly supported by the NSW Office for Science and Medical Research

The NSW Minister for Science and Medical Research, the Hon. Verity Firth MP, provided an address on the NSW Government's support for spinal cord injury research and related conditions at the launch of ANZSCIN on 1st Nov 2007.

ABOUT ANZSCIN

Supported by the NSW Government, the Australia New Zealand Spinal Cord Injury Network (ANZSCIN) will coordinate research efforts in Australia and New Zealand and increase participation in multi-centred clinical trials in spinal cord injury and related conditions.

ANZSCIN seeks to make a difference by providing a way for spinal cord injury researchers, clinicians and advocates to communicate and collaborate more effectively. Its establishment builds on the early work championed by the late Christopher Reeve during his visit to the Premier’s Making Connections Forum, held in Sydney in 2003.

The NSW Government is proud to have supported the development of ANZSCIN through its Office for Science and Medical Research, which has worked closely with a Steering Committee of researchers and clinicians from across Australia and New Zealand. State support has included a substantial assistance package to facilitate establishment of the Network.

Support for this initiative forms part of the NSW Government’s strategic support for research in spinal cord injury and related conditions. The NSW Government first dedicated funds for research in this area in 2003. In the 2007/08 Budget, a further $11 million was committed over the next four years, bringing the NSW Government’s total commitment to spinal cord injury research to $22 million.