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Category: Media releases

Category: Media releases

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SpinalCure to secure over $400,000 as Hearts & Minds Investments beneficiary partner

Posted on: April 15, 2024 Categorized in: News, Media releases
Media release: April 2024       ‘Impact investment’ for the future: SpinalCure Australia to secure over $400,000 as Hearts & Minds Investments beneficiary partner Generous philanthropic funding to be injected into cure-focused SCI research, representing a solid investment for…
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Prof Marc Ruitenberg and his team with Duncan Wallace

New study unlocks vital clues about the immune system’s response to spinal cord injury

Posted on: April 11, 2024 Categorized in: News, Research, Media releases
 A new study published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation, by Professor Marc Ruitenberg and his research team at The University of Queensland, has yielded important insights about the effect of a spinal cord injury (SCI) on the body’s immune system,…
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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…
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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…
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Tommy Little presents over $100,000 to Project Spark

Media Release: Tommy Little hands over $103,520 cheque for world-leading experimental therapy for spinal cord injury

Posted on: December 06, 2022 Categorized in: News, Supporters, Media releases
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…
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A Prof Marc Ruitenberg (centre) with Dr John and Mrs Joy Yeo

A Prof Marc Ruitenberg receives prestigious Churchill Fellowship

Posted on: December 02, 2022 Categorized in: News, Research, Media releases
Our heartfelt congratulations to Associate Professor Marc Ruitenberg from the University of Queensland’s School of Biomedical Sciences on being awarded a prestigious Churchill Fellowship. Dr Ruitenberg and his team are using the latest advances in single-cell and spatial sequencing technologies…
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Victorian Jockeys’ Association backs spinal injury research

Posted on: June 07, 2022 Categorized in: News, Media releases
Media release 1 June 2022 Download this media release here. The Victorian Jockeys’ Association (VJA) is backing research for a cure for spinal cord injury, with a generous donation this week to SpinalCure, Australia’s leading funder of cure-related research for…
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End the ‘do nothing’ decade for seniors with disabilities

Posted on: May 31, 2022 Categorized in: News, Media releases
JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT AUSTRALIAN DISABILITY & AGED CARE ORGANISATIONS It’s time to end a decade of inaction over support for seniors with disabilities. Right now, people over 65 with significant disabilities are denied the same care, support and services delivered…
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Minister Hunt accepts 30,000-strong petition & creates history-making $10m neurostimulation grant

Posted on: April 05, 2022 Categorized in: News, Research, Media releases
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…
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