Clinical trials
Clinical trials play a vital role in discovering new treatments, as well as new ways to detect, diagnose, and reduce the risk of disease. These trials can involve both patients and healthy individuals, and participating in clinical trials is an opportunity to try new and potentially life-saving treatments before they’re widely available.
Western Australia combines regulatory efficiency, strong healthcare infrastructure, participant diversity, and unique environmental factors – making it an ideal destination for cutting-edge clinical trials. WA’s robust public and private health systems actively embrace new technologies and innovations, fostering a supportive environment for conducting trials, with access to state-of-the-art facilities and expert healthcare professionals.
The state’s population is culturally diverse and geographically central. This diversity provides a rich pool of potential trial participants, enhancing the generalisability of research findings. The state’s demographics, combined with distinct environmental conditions for research, means that WA offers a unique opportunity to conduct effective and efficient clinical trial studies.
Clinical trial and contract research organisations
Linear Clinical Research
Linear Clinical Research is an early phase clinical trials facility; the only one in Western Australia and the most advanced facility of its kind in Australia. Linear was founded by the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in 2010 and built through funds provided by the Western Australian Government.
Linear has completed more than 500 studies in diverse therapeutic areas from Healthy Volunteer studies to complex cancer trials, partnering with over 300 sponsors from 19 countries since its inception. Comprising three state-of-the-art clinical facilities, Linear can support the execution of all trial phases with a key focus on speed of delivery while maintaining commitment to safety, quality, and data integrity.
Affinity clinical research services
Affinity Clinical Research Services runs 2 stand-alone clinics in Perth that conduct research studies in a variety of therapeutic areas, including Phase 1, 2 and 3 trials. It also collaborates with other research unites to provide nursing and regulatory support on a regular and ad-hoc basis.
Alzheimer’s Research Australia
Together with Edith Cowan University, the Alzheimer's Research Australia conducts observations studies, whereby participants undergo memory and thinking tests as well as brain imaging scans over a long period of time.
Clinical Research Australia
Clinical Research Australia is a contract research organisation located in Perth, Western Australia that specialise in conducting clinical trials on natural treatments to enhance mental and physical wellbeing.
Clinitrials
Clinitrials is an organisation that conducts clinical research in Western Australia. It partners with sponsors, investigators, sites and participants to facilitate the successful delivery of clinical trains with the goal of improving healthcare outcomes for patients.
Institute for Respiratory Health – Clinical Trials Unit
The Institute for Respiratory Health’s Clinical Trials Unit undertakes clinical trials for a variety of respiratory conditions including asthma, cystic fibrosis, COPD, alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, bronchiectasis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) as well as vaccine trials.
The institute conducts around 20 clinical trials each year for chronic respiratory conditions which are sponsored by a range of Australian and international pharmaceutical and biotech companies.
Proteomics International
Proteomics International is a pioneering medical technology company operating at the forefront of predictive diagnostics and bio-analytical services. The company specialises in the area of proteomics – the industrial scale study of the structure and function of proteins.
Proteomics International’s aim is to use its expertise in proteins to develop and commercialise diagnostic tests for chronic diseases where there is unmet medical need.
TrialsWest
Established in 2012 and located in Perth, Western Australia, TrialsWest partners with the world’s leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to help bring new medicines and vaccines to the world.
Clinical Trials Enabling Platform of WA
The Western Australian Health Translation Network (WAHTN) manages the Clinical Trials Enabling Platform of Western Australia (CTEP-WA), which aims to enhance clinical trials and related data management in Western Australia.
CTEP-WA facilitates the pursuit of large-scale clinical trials and translational healthcare research in WA. It also offers an auditing and monitoring service for Investigator-Initiated clinical trials.