About Us Supporting people in hospitals across South Australia through vital health and medical research and improved patient care.
Financial Information THRF adopts extremely high transparency standards when reporting our financials.
Australian Breast Cancer Research Supports research into the detection, management and treatment of breast cancer.
Australian Prostate Cancer Funds vital medical research into the detection and treatment of prostate cancer, as well as preventing the metastatic spread of the disease.
Australian Heart Research We are passionate and determined to improve heart health and beat heart disease through advances in knowledge and research.
Kidney, Transplant & Diabetes Research Australia Our aim is to reduce and ultimately eliminate the high incidence of chronic kidney disease and diabetes in Australia and around the world.
The Repat Foundation – The Road Home Supports health and wellbeing research for veterans, emergency service personnel and their families.
Centre for Creative Health Driving collaboration, innovation and research to develop best-practice arts, design and health programs.
Volunteers We are so grateful to those who donate their time and skills to support life-changing medical research. Find out more…
Jul 24 Helping Your Community Age Healthily The proud recipient of The Hospital Research Foundation’s Mid-Career Fellowship for 2017, geographer and researcher Dr Danielle Taylor is kick-starting a three year project aimed at ensuring our community can live longer, healthier and more fulfilling lives in the comfort of their own homes. read more
Jul 20 New 3D Imaging Machine to Beat Prostate Cancer The Hospital Research Foundation (THRF) is proud to provide $250,000 to enable the purchase of a 3D scanner set to revolutionise the way prostate cancer is diagnosed and treated. read more
Jul 19 Living in Hope for a Better Life Tim Lamming’s life was turned upside down after he was diagnosed with MINOCA. He’s been experiencing severe daily chest pain ever since, but lives in hope that Professor John Beltrame will bring an end to his pain with his world-first life-changing research supported by THRF. read more
Jul 17 Australian-First Research to Develop Metastatic Bowel Cancer Therapy Did you know bowel cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer for both men and women in Australia? This is why lifesaving research into this heartbreaking disease is so important, and we are so proud to support work in this area. read more
Jul 13 Innovative Gel to Treat Chronic Back Pain With the support of our Development Grant of $200,000 Professor Peter-John Wormald and his team are translating a gel now used to treat inflammation after sinus infection to a new treatment for people living with chronic pain after back surgery. read more
Jun 21 A New Pathway to Stopping the Spread of Prostate Cancer An exciting project set to explore a newly discovered pathway that could lead to new treatments for metastatic prostate cancer is now underway at the Centre for Cancer Biology. Supported by The Hospital Research Foundation, with partner Australian Prostate Cancer, this incredible, innovative research is set to save lives. read more