Australian Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Innovation (ACAMI)

The world’s first university innovation centre specialising in the application of artificial intelligence to accelerate the discovery and development of immunotherapies, vaccines and medical innovation

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OUR KEY AREAS

Collaborating to innovate

Collaborating to innovate

We’re applying AI with industry partners across the spectrum of medical discovery, development and manufacturing

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Clinical Trials Platform

Clinical Trials Platform

Transforming high-quality clinical trial design and implementation with AI integration

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Developing the future workforce

Developing the future workforce

The co-development and delivery of workforce development in AI for medical research and biotechnology

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The intersection of AI and medical innovation

BioNTech calls La Trobe home

La Trobe University is home to global biotechnology company BioNTech’s state-of-the-art mRNA clinical-scale manufacturing facility at the Melbourne campus in Bundoora, in an agreement facilitated by the Victorian Government. The facility will support researchers to develop investigational mRNA-based treatment options, as well as manufacture investigational candidates for clinical trials in the Asia-Pacific region.

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La Trobe is already a world leader in AI and digital innovation. The Australian Centre for AI in Medical Innovation will greatly accelerate the process of translating medical breakthroughs into cost-effective and widely-accessible, personalised cancer vaccines and treatments.

Professor Wei Xiang
ACAMI Director & Chief Scientist,
La Trobe University
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The planned BioNTech facility will establish La Trobe as a centre of a new mRNA technology, providing access not only to its own researchers but also access to collaborators from across Australia and the world.

Professor Uğur Şahin
Chief Executive Officer,
BioNTech Co-Founder

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ACAMI was established through the support of the Victorian Government through mRNA Victoria.

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