The core aim of the Centre for Translational and Interdisciplinary Research (CTIR) is to create a new building that will bring experimentalists into juxtaposition with mathematical, biophysical and computational biology. The CTIR will break down the barriers between the scientific disciplines to facilitate innovative translation of biological and drug discovery research into new therapeutics. The first (ground) floor will house a brand new High Throughput robotics facility to augment the Drug Discovery Unit and to translate basic science into commercial and therapeutic opportunities. The second floor will house Mathematical Biology and Biophysics, Bioinformatics, Data Analysis and Software Development. The capital project will provide the exciting opportunity to bring these disciplines together, allowing contributions of scientists from a number of different fields, each bringing their expertise to bear on aspects of the larger, systems-level problems relating to biology and drug discovery and drug design.
Translating Innovative Research into Solutions for Unmet Medical Need