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With a new purpose, direction and name, the Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery’s vision to be a world-leading hub targeting the most devastating global diseases with outstanding people and resources is on its way.
Officially unveiled by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, who has generously visited the Institute twice in two months, the new name positions the GRIDD to be a highly networked facility dedicated to developing innovative solutions that lead to translational outcomes and saving lives.
Ms Palaszczuk said for more than 20 years the Institute had been at the forefront of drug research, leading new discoveries and making inroads in the global biotechnology sector.
“Now as GRIDD it will continue to grow Queensland’s reputation as a science and innovation hub, with researchers advancing major scientific discovery such as treatments with stem cells for spinal cord injury,” she said.
“The new name positions the institute for the opportunities ahead and clearly
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