Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0557989

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0557989

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Development of non-iodinated, non ionic, water-soluble metal based compounds for clinical administration as radiographic contrast media. Every year Australia spends more than $50 million on importing radiographic contrast media, in an international market worth more than $1 billion pa. Existing iodine based agents, which currently cause major adverse reactions in 1% of the population, could be replaced by new metal based imaging media which provide both enhanced contrast and greater patient safety and comfort. Even a small fraction of the international market would generate millions of dollars in overseas income from a range of potential sources, including licensing/royalties to export by a local start-up company, and expansion of rare earth mining in Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-04-2005

End Date: 31-07-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $300,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Bioinorganic Chemistry | Main Group Metal Chemistry | Inorganic Chemistry | F-Block Chemistry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Preventive medicine | Diagnostic methods | Chemical sciences |

Other Keywords

Bioinorganic Chemistry | Chemical sciences | Diagnostic methods | F-Block Chemistry | Inorganic Chemistry | Main Group Metal Chemistry | Preventive medicine

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