Our Strategy

Taking healthy further

Our Strategy

Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) was founded in 1998 with a mission to advance medical research and improve healthcare outcomes for our community.

From the very beginning, we’ve been committed to enhancing the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through groundbreaking research, collaboration, and the practical application of scientific discoveries in real-world healthcare settings.

With our 2023+ Strategy, we’re actively preparing for a future that is mindful and responsive to emerging trends, advances, and shifts in the environment.

Our partnership with the community is vital to strategic success. We’re listening, learning and connecting to the one million people in our region so we can embed real-world insights throughout the entire research translation journey. With community support, involvement, and engagement, HMRI can collaborate and drive relevant research and impact.

HMRI is pushing boundaries, fostering innovation, and transforming health and wellbeing for both our local communities, and communities all around the world. We’re discovering local, and curing global.

Our vision

Discover local. Cure global.

Our purpose

To transform the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Strategic priorities

Our strategic priorities guide our activities and our fiercely collaborative approach to transforming the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Drive a research agenda that creates the healthiest people

HMRI drives research that anticipates emerging health trends, issues, and challenges impacting our million people.

Be global leaders in the rapid discovery and translation of research

HMRI’s research ecosystem will enrich and accelerate research and translation.

Grow and sustain partnerships and networks to enhance impact

HMRI’s ecosystem is optimised to deliver research excellence and impact through strong, strategic partnerships.

Pursue excellence through our one team approach

We collaborate as one team to deliver value-based models of prevention, diagnosis and care for real world health impact.

Priority projects

Our six priority projects are the catalysts that will shape a holistic health and medical ecosystem for the future, tackling current gaps and propelling the successful delivery of our strategy.

Together, they will foster a comprehensive and forward-thinking medical research institute that not only addresses today’s challenges but also sets a new standard for the future.

Clinical trials

We are setting the stage to become the destination of choice for clinical trials, offering an integrated service that supports every phase of the clinical trial process. Our end-to-end clinical trial solutions will facilitate connection across our region, ensuring everybody has access to a clinical trial that improves treatment and care.

Consumer and community involvement

We place our community at the heart of all our strategic and research endeavors. We will foster ongoing dialogue and continuous, meaningful engagement with our communities. Embedding real-world perspectives and community aspirations into our research will enhance research relevance and impact.

Future-focused research institute

As a future-focused organisation, HMRI will prioritise key research themes across all stages of the translation pipeline. We will mobilise knowledge across our research programs to address current and emerging key health challenges, always aligning to the needs of our communities.

Government and industry engagement for rapid translation

Rapid knowledge mobilisation activates research into actionable and impactful uptake. Strong partnerships with government and industry will ensure that our discoveries are rapidly developed into policies, products, and services that fulfill our shared goals of enhancing health and wellbeing.

Information and digital technology

We will enable a living and learning health system across our region that uses data to deliver high-precision analytics to enhance research outcomes and improve all aspects of patient care. Our robust infrastructure will elevate educational and research activities and foster an environment where innovation thrives.

Funding for growth

Sustainable impact in research will be enabled by our evergreen funding strategy, which will secure continuous investment in innovation. This financial foundation allows us to pursue ambitious projects, develop state-of-the-art facilities, and continue to invest in research that will transform the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Latest News

17 Dec 2024

Our Strategy

Taking healthy further

Our Strategy

Our vision

Discover local. Cure global.

Our purpose

To transform the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Strategic priorities

Drive a research agenda that creates the healthiest people

Be global leaders in the rapid discovery and translation of research

Grow and sustain partnerships and networks to enhance impact

Pursue excellence through our one team approach

Priority projects

Clinical trials

Consumer and community involvement

Future-focused research institute

Government and industry engagement for rapid translation

Information and digital technology

Funding for growth

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