A world-leading medical research institute where great ideas are transformed into lifesaving health and wellbeing outcomes.

Why work with us

QIMR Berghofer is one of Australia’s largest and most successful institutes. Our mission is to provide patients with better health through impactful medical research, with a focus on translating scientific discoveries into novel therapeutics and diagnostics for oncology, infectious, immunological, and neurological diseases. To deliver upon on this mission, we partner with companies and investors to develop and bring our innovative clinical solutions to market. As an example of our successful partnerships, Atara Biotherapeutics’ phase II treatment for Multiple Sclerosis, ATA188, is an allogeneic T-cell therapy developed by QIMR Berghofer scientists and out-licensed to Atara in 2015. Situated in the Herston Health Precinct, Queensland’s largest hospital campus, we provide partners with access to our world leading scientists, cutting edge research infrastructure, clinicians, clinical trial sites, and our on-site GMP cell therapy contract manufacturing facility Q Gen Cell Therapeutics. If you are interested in partnering with QIMR Berghofer, please contact us at [email protected].