SVI - St Vincent's Institute Medical Research

St Vincent's Institute Medical Research (SVI) is an independent medical research institute conducting research into the cause, prevention and treatment of diseases that are common and have serious effects on health. We strive through our research to help alleviate the enormous financial, emotional and physical impacts of these diseases on individuals their families and the community. Our mission is to carry out the highest quality laboratory-based biomedical research in order to make discoveries that will improve the health of the community.

Diseases studied:
- Cancer and its spread
- Leukaemia
- Heart Disease
- Type 1 diabetes
- Obesity and type 2 diabetes
- Alzheimer's disease
- Bone diseases such as arthritis and osteoporosis
- Infectious diseases