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Ramaciotti Awards2009 Ramaciotti Award recipients Ramaciotti Establishment and Major Equipment GrantsSince 1971, the Ramaciotti Grants (General Awards) have honoured groups or individuals in universities, public hospitals or institutes undertaking biomedical research. Grants of up to $75,000 are awarded each year in two divisions – establishment and equipment. Establishment grants provide financial support for emerging researchers, while equipment grants go towards the purchase of a major piece of equipment. Grants are awarded by Perpetual, Trustee of the Foundations, on the recommendation of a dedicated Scientific Advisory Committee. Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical ResearchThe Ramaciotti Medal is an annual award of $50,000. The Medal honours an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to clinical or biomedical research, or the way in which healthcare is delivered. To be eligible for the Ramaciotti Medal, the individual must have previously received support from the Ramaciotti Foundations. The greater part of their work leading to the discovery must have been conducted in Australia and they must still be actively engaged in research. The applicant must be peer nominated and the final recipient is selected based on a recommendation by the Ramaciotti Foundations Scientific Advisory Committee to Perpetual. Many past winners are highly regarded individuals in the top echelon of the biomedical research industry. Previous Ramaciotti Medal winners Ramaciotti Biomedical Research AwardThis award is a $1 million grant presented every two years to a group or individual undertaking biomedical research within universities, public hospitals, medical research institutes or other similar organisations. The award funds projects including personnel, equipment, major infrastructure improvements or new laboratories that help an existing, well-funded program of research or enable a major new program to begin. Traditionally, it funds a need that would not attract funding elsewhere. The Ramaciotti Foundations Scientific Advisory Committee helps Perpetual select the winner from nominations received. The Ramaciotti Biomedical Research Award will next be presented in November 2011. A call for expressions of interest will be made in early 2011. Previous Ramaciotti Biomedical Research Award winners
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