CSIRO Clinical Research
CSIRO is Australia’s national science agency and a world-leading clinical research provider.
Located across both South Australia and New South Wales, each with high quality bespoke clinical trial facilities, our partners benefit from our dedicated ICH-GCP trained clinical trial delivery team of Clinical Trial Coordinators, Nurses, Medical Doctors and Quality and Data Management, including access to specialised Principal Investigator Research Scientists, in house Human Research Ethics Committee and Governance processes. We can provide specialised expertise from trial concept and design and clinical study protocol development, through to multi-site clinical trial implementation across all areas of health and wellbeing and any community based, out-patient trials.
Working with the CSIRO Nutrition and Health Research Clinic allows a number of benefits to all stakeholders including access to research scientists across a wide range of disciplines to design and develop study protocols, access CSIRO’s dedicated ethics committee, multi-centre study site management capabilities, as well as a standalone clinical site.
The clinic team includes access to clinical trial coordinators, medical doctors, psychologists, dietitians, research nurses and a dedicated data management team. All key clinic and scientific staff are ICH-GCP accredited.
We have the capabilities to determine & maximise the value of food ingredients, food products, dietary & lifestyle patterns and complementary medicines.
Clinic Capabilities
Open allClose all| SAHMRI Clinic (SA) | Westmead Clinic (NSW) | |
| Anthropometric Measurements | X | X |
| Vital Signs | X | X |
| General Physical Examination | X | X |
| SAHMRI Clinic (SA) | Westmead Clinic (NSW) | |
| Dual Energy X-Ray Absorbiometry (Lunar iDXA) | X | |
| Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (InBody 770 devices) | X | X |
| SAHMRI Clinic (SA) | Westmead Clinic (NSW) | |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) Computed Tomography (CT) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) X-Ray |
X (SAHMRI research partnership) |
| SAHMRI Clinic (SA) | Westmead Clinic (NSW) | |
| Blood (Whole, Plasma and Serum)
Faeces Urine Saliva Buccal Cells Other Biological Samples on request |
X |
X |
| SAHMRI Clinic (SA) | Westmead Clinic (NSW) | |
| Afinion 2 Analyser | X | X |
| SAHMRI Clinic (SA) | Westmead Clinic (NSW) | |
| Dietary Intake Assessment
Dietary Intervention and Protocol Design Development of Investigational Product Dietary Consultation and Intervention Delivery |
X |
X |
| SAHMRI Clinic (SA) | Westmead Clinic (NSW) | |
| Cognitive Assessment and Questionnaires | X | X |
| Physical Activity Assessment | X | X |
CSIRO Research Clinic Facilities
SAHMRI, South Australia
Our purpose-built clinical research facility at SAHMRI, within the Adelaide BioMed City is comprised of:
- 6 multi-purpose treatment rooms and 3 telehealth enabled consult offices suitable for a wide range of clinical, physiological and specialist assessments and consultations
- Dedicated PC2 laboratory facility
- Biological sample secure onsite storage (-80°C, -20°C, 4°C, ambient)
- Secure back to base temperature controlled Investigational Product onsite storage (-20°C, 4°C, ambient)
- Fully functional Kitchen
- A large comfortable extended stay lounge for extended stay visits
See the virtual tour here.
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Westmead, Sydney
Our brand-new research clinic within the Westmead Health and Innovation Precinct in Sydney, opened in September 2022.
- 4 multi-purpose private telehealth enabled treatment rooms suitable for a wide range of clinical, physiological and specialist assessments and consultations
- Dedicated PC2 laboratory facility
- Biological sample secure onsite storage (-80°C, -20°C, 4°C, ambient)
- Secure back to base temperature controlled Investigational Product onsite storage (-20°C, 4°C, ambient)
- Fully functional Kitchen
- A large comfortable extended stay lounge for extended stay visits
Westmead Virtual Tour arriving soon.
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Dr Bianca Benassi-Evans