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Call for Expressions of Interest
Expressions of Interest are invited from paediatric precision medicine researchers and clinicians interested in using the resources of the THerapeutic INnovations for Kids (THINK), which focuses on discovering and developing novel therapeutics for childhood cancers, genetic diseases, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
THINK was formed within Children’s Cancer Institute to accelerate the development and delivery of new treatments for children with cancer. This program is a disease-agnostic integrated pipeline of technologies, capabilities, and expertise that spans all stages of the drug discovery and development pathway. The overarching aim of the THINK program within the Luminesce Alliance Advanced Therapeutics Pipeline is to extend the THINK project portfolio to include not only cancer, but also new projects in rare genetic diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders.
THINK is one of two project streams within the Precision Therapy Enabling Platform, designed to provide a pipeline that bridges the gap between scientific discovery and the development of new drugs for patients.
For more information, fill in our contact form and include ‘THINK EOI’ in the subject line.
About the Platform
Precision Therapy has the potential to transform the lives of children suffering from rare genetic diseases, cancer and neurodevelopment diseases by offering potential cures.
NSW is the national leader in paediatric disease research and coordinated clinical trials networks. We enhance these capabilities by bringing together a uniquely skilled workforce to create a pipeline platform that bridges the gap between disease biology and the development for new drug candidates for paediatric diseases.
The Precision Therapy Platform focuses on two program streams:
- The THerapeutic INnovations for Kids (THINK) program focuses on drug discovery by identifying novel and re-purposed therapeutics for childhood cancers, genetic diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders.
- The Kids Advanced Therapeutics (KAT) clinical trials program centres upon the development and delivery of early phase and advanced therapeutics clinical trials, the assessment of regulatory and sponsor risk for investigator-initiated trials, and the development of assessable frameworks and procedures to facilitate translation of clinical trials into clinical care. The program will initiate transformative Phase I/II clinical program trials to target diseases including liver diseases, blinding eye diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Collaborations
- Children’s Cancer Institute (CCI)
- Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN)
- University of NSW
- University of Sydney
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