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The Spine Tingling Ride

Posted on: September 21, 2023 Categorized in: News, Supporters, Personal stories, Events

From Tragedy to Triumph: Epic 6,850km Ride Across Australia Shatters Records and Raises $200,000 After an extraordinary 6,850km solo mountain bike odyssey, christened “The Spine Tingling Ride,” spanning the width of Australia from its westernmost to easternmost points and finishing…

Victorian Jockeys’ Association backs spinal injury research

Posted on: August 21, 2023 Categorized in: News, Supporters, Media releases

The Victorian Jockeys’ Association (VJA) is backing research for a cure for spinal cord injury and have given a generous donation for the past 2 years to SpinalCure, Australia’s leading funder of cure-related research for spinal cord injury. “Spinal cord…

New drug for spinal cord injury found to be safe in healthy participants

Posted on: August 11, 2023 Categorized in: Research

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has demonstrated the safety and tolerability of a new drug treatment designed as a therapeutic intervention for spinal cord injury (SCI). The research, published in…

Announcing the I. Peter Farrell SpinalCure Fellowship

Posted on: June 06, 2023 Categorized in: News, Research

SpinalCure Australia is proud to announce the inaugural I. Peter Farrell SpinalCure Fellowship. This prestigious award provides AUD$1.5million over five years to support an outstanding early/mid-career researcher undertaking innovative research which takes steps towards the goal of a cure for…

MRFF grants $6m to fund two new Project Spark clinical trials

Posted on: April 21, 2023 Categorized in: News, Research

The Australian Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) has announced $6m in funding to Project Spark. This is a significant milestone for spinal cord injury research in Australia, as it represents the largest-ever financial commitment specifically towards cure-focussed SCI…

Duncan Wallace discusses Project Spark on Vision Australia Radio

Posted on: April 21, 2023 Categorized in: News

We are very grateful for all the media interest regarding the MRFF funding for two of Project Spark’s clinical trials. SpinalCure Executive Director Duncan Wallace recently enjoyed chatting with Peter Greco on Vision Australia Radio. Our thanks to Peter for…

Funding Injection for Medical Research Offers New Hope for Spinal Cord Injury Patients

Posted on: April 10, 2023 Categorized in: Media releases

MEDIA RELEASE Funding Injection for Medical Research Offers New Hope for Spinal Cord Injury Patients The Australian Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) has announced $6M in funding for Project Spark, an Australian medical research collaboration that is developing…

BREATHE: The Spinal cord injury, Mind and HeART (SMART) Study

Posted on: March 29, 2023 Categorized in: News, Research, Current clinical trials

A clinical trial, funded through the $15m NSW Government grants offered as a result of SpinalCure’s call for funding of spinal cord injury research, is now looking for volunteers. How we breathe influences many aspects of health and wellbeing. Ancient…