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The University of Melbourne, Burnet Institute and Doherty Institute today welcomed an additional $245 million investment from the Victorian Government to build the new Australian Institute for Infectious Disease (AIID) in Parkville.
Headquartered in the prestigious Melbourne Biomedical Precinct, the AIID will bring together an exceptional network of leading researchers, public health experts and clinicians from the University of Melbourne, Burnet Institute and Doherty Institute.
The AIID is a critical part of Victoria’s investment in future-proofing the national effort to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and be fully prepared for any future pandemics.
This high-level preparedness includes:
Faster development of new drug candidates and tools to combat new infectious diseases