The NSW Government will accelerate the translation of local RNA research into new products, services and jobs through an historic $119 million investment over 10 years in the 2022-23 NSW Budget.
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Treasurer Matt Kean said the funding would support R&D initiatives to be undertaken, including at the recently announced $96 million RNA Pilot Manufacturing Facility, ensuring the establishment of a globally significant RNA R&D ecosystem in NSW.
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\u201cThis funding provides strategic support to strengthen NSW\u2019s sovereign capability in designing and manufacturing RNA therapeutics to combat everything from pandemics to cancer and genetic diseases,\u201d Mr Kean said.
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\u201cIt will continue to build NSW\u2019s globally-competitive innovation ecosystem by attracting global investment and international businesses, and creating a stronger and more skilled workforce.\u201d
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Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology Alister Henskens said that the NSW Government was working in partnership with the NSW RNA Bioscience Alliance, an unprecedented collaboration between all 14 NSW and ACT universities.
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\u201cWe want to create a brighter future for the people of NSW and turbocharging R&D opportunities is an essential mechanism to achieve that goal,\u201d Mr Henskens said.
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\u201cThe value of RNA technology has been proven throughout the pandemic through the use of mRNA vaccines, but we know that vaccines are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to RNA.
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\u201cBy bringing together our world-leading universities and industry leaders, we can deliver innovative solutions to some of the most the important and complex challenges facing the world.\u201d
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Head of the NSW RNA Bioscience Alliance Professor Pall Thordarson from UNSW Sydney welcomed the announcement.
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\u201cThis investment is crucial to our shared vision to advance NSW as a global leader in the RNA ecosystem,\u201d Professor Thordarson said.
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\u201cWith the State government\u2019s investment, the NSW research community will be able to address a range of current health challenges and attract a number of national and international industry collaborators and jobs to the state.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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