Growth and Partnerships
QIMR Berghofer is one of Australia’s most successful medical research institutes, translating discoveries from bench to bedside for a future of better health.
Meet The Team
QIMR Berghofer’s Growth and Partnerships team specialises in building an innovative model for strategic priorities, engaged partnership strategies and oversees the development of institution-wide collaborative programs and international partnership agreements. With a deep understanding of the Institute’s research, innovation and translation capability, we work with external partners to identify mutually beneficial partnership opportunities to achieve impactful outcomes together. Working across the Institute, Growth & Partnerships collaborates with researchers and professional teams to connect ideas, align opportunities and build partnerships that support QIMR Berghofer’s shared goals. Together, we help turn research strengths into meaningful opportunities with lasting impact.
Tamanna Monem
Head of Growth and Partnerships
Tamanna Monem focuses on the growth strategy and strategic partnerships, working with key economic stakeholders including public sectors and institutes in Australia and overseas, to support expansion of programs and cell therapy manufacturing and innovation capabilities.
Tamanna is an award-winning, strategic and commercially focused senior executive, and worked within corporate, research and public sectors over two decades.
Kathryn Collinge
Growth and Partnerships Support Officer
Kathryn brings more than a decade of operational experience and extensive institutional knowledge to her role at QIMR Berghofer. With a Diploma of Business and a professional background spanning finance, administration and operational support, she has developed a strong understanding of the Institute’s people, systems and strategic priorities.
Connecting Ideas, People and Possibilities
The Growth and Partnerships Team facilitates strategic partnerships with leading institutions and government stakeholders around the world, which foster collaborations that enhance innovation, and contribute to global impact. Our focus is to build QIMR Berghofer’s global profile and reach through strategic engagements with government agencies, education and research institutions, and industry.
As an outward facing function, the Growth and Partnerships team supports the Institute to:
- Derive and deliver maximum value from and to national and global partners;
- Develop innovative strategy for transformational initiatives and implementation plan;
- Enhance partnership and stakeholder collaboration across the Institute;
- Allow measurement of the impact of partnership initiatives;
- Leverage partnerships to continue to strengthen our global impact and brand;
- Improve external awareness of the value of partnering with the Institute and the impact and outcomes of collaboration.
Our strategic initiatives
Connecting research, industry, government and investment to advance discovery and improve health outcomes.
QPAF
QIMR Partnerships
Accelerator Fund
Build partnerships
Seed funding to help researchers engage new partners and develop collaborative projects.
Opportunity
Create pathways to future research, investment and translation.
QIIP
Innovation and Industry
Partnership Forum
Connect networks
A forum bringing industry, government, investors and researchers together to share expertise.
Opportunity
Showcase capabilities and spark new collaborations.
Horizon Europe
International research
and innovation collaboration
Explore global links
Exploring European partnerships that bring complementary research strengths together.
Opportunity
Develop joint projects addressing shared health challenges.
Services the Growth and Partnerships Team provides:
Connect
- Provide input and advice on connecting with government stakeholders;
- Facilitate capability showcasing to external stakeholders;
- Facilitate strategic, bilateral, international, and national government engagement, consultation, and investment discussions;
- Leverage government and industry platforms to showcase our expertise and connect our researchers to build networks and seize funding opportunities.
Collaborate
- Development of innovative strategies and collaboration pathways with national and global partners;
- Management of MoUs and Strategic Partnership agreements;
- Establish and maintain a global collaborative ecosystem – the QIMR Berghofer International Scientific Ambassador Network (QISAN).
Innovate
- Provide innovative strategies for government engagement;
- Support building innovative ways to attract government and international stakeholders into our initiatives;
- Support joint programs of research and innovation through providing market insights, government policy updates, and upcoming funding opportunities.
Impact
- Contribute to institutional impact through global partnerships;
- Support growth in funding through new collaborations;
- Support solving our greatest health challenges in collaboration with global partners.
Partnering with QIMR Berghofer can support the creation of opportunities and impact through fostering innovation. With a strong track record of partnering with the public and private sector, we have established a reputation as a trusted and engaged partner.
A strategic partnership with QIMR Berghofer provides coordinated access to world-class science, innovation, and translation capability and capacity within the Institute, and across our regional, national, and international networks – through the QIMR Berghofer International Scientific Ambassador Network (QISAN).
This includes access to:
- joint research, innovation, and translation programs that leverage the extensive infrastructure and resources across the global network
- global training opportunities through staff/student placements and thematic masterclasses
- world-leading interdisciplinary expertise to co-design innovative solutions to industry and societal problems
- cross-sector Round Tables with Thought Leaders
- showcase talent and solutions through inbound and outbound trade, diplomatic, and investment delegations.
QIMR Berghofer’s global partnership engagement strategy focuses on building and maintaining Institute-level strategic collaborations and partnerships across the following three sectors:
- Public Sector – includes governments, government agencies, and the public health sector
- Industry – across the health, pharmaceutical, biotech and biomanufacturing industries, as well as industry peak bodies
- Academia – includes research and educational institutions.
QIMR Berghofer recognises the importance of project-specific collaborations between our scientists and valued partners, which will continue to be supported at the research program level.
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Why partner with us?
Together, we can translate innovative lab discoveries into successful commercial ventures, making a significant impact on patient lives, driving medical innovations, and creating a healthier future for people around the world.
International Scientific Ambassadors Network
QIMR Berghofer’s National and Global Partnerships focus is to expand the Institute’s reach through collaborative networks that span national and international markets.