Telethon Kids Institute

The Telethon Kids Institute is the largest research institute in Western Australia, with a bold vision to improve the health and development of children through excellence in research. Focused on translation, the Institute's researchers and clinicians work closely together to maximise research impact. We have extensive experience in coordinating technology and pharmaceutical interventions - including industry-sponsored trials - across a variety of diseases affecting children. Telethon Kids supports commercialisation as one path to translation of its research to reach patients. It is open to licensing its IP, to contract research, clinical trials or collaborations within our Research Focus Areas, covering cancer, diabetes, respiratory health, inflammation, immunity, vaccines, mental health and more. The Institute is headed by leading paediatrician and infectious diseases expert Professor Jonathan Carapetis, with Founding Director Professor Fiona Stanley now Patron. Telethon Kids is independent and not-for-profit. The majority of funding comes from our success in winning national and international competitive research grants. We also receive significant philanthropic support from corporate Australia and the community.