University Of Sydney Gets $6 Million Boost For Industry Research Projects

Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) program has granted this new funding to the University of Sydney to advance medicine discovery and hydrogen storage projects.

Study in Australia: The Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) program has granted funding of $6 million to the University of Sydney for medicine discovery and hydrogen storage projects with industry partners.

While commenting on this, Professor Emma Johnston Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) said, "These projects reflect the University’s commitment to research partnerships that deliver positive outcomes for industry, communities, and the world."

“Mental health and transitioning energy systems away from carbon represent key areas where the University of Sydney’s research expertise can make a difference in the world. It’s fantastic to see this recognised by our business partners and through the government’s CRC-P program,” Professor Johnston added.

University Of Sydney's $6 Million Funding Details

The university's projects have received funding of $3 million each on the Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grants. The projects are created to support collaborations and bring together research, science, and business to improve the productivity, competitiveness and sustainability of Australian industries.

Projects Details

The hydrogen storage and export project is being led by the University of Sydney Nano Institute and Professor Cameron Kepert, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science. The industry leads include WRG, Vireo Energy, Rux Energy, South Australian Hydrogen Hubs Incorporated, and ANL Container Line.

"This project will develop Rux Energy’s patented advanced nanoporous materials with the University of Sydney, to enable hydrogen storage at conditions specific to export and in-situ storage at a scale which has not previously been achieved," reads the official statement.

Regarding Medicine discovery for mental health project, the leads from the university include the Brain and Mind Centre, Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, and Dr Nicholas Everett. Industry leads include Psylo and Tessara Therapeutics.

"This project will address the key barrier facing the development of new and effective therapeutics for mental health; expensive, time-consuming, and ineffective preclinical models," added the official statement.

The project aims to create a new, low-cost, high-throughput, drug discovery technology for substance abuse disorders and a highly predictive human cell-based research platform.

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