Melbourne Academic Centre for Health

What Melbourne Academic Centre for Health does

Melbourne Academic Centre for Health (MACH) is an NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centre operating as a not-for-profit joint venture partnership. It was designated by the National Health and Medical Research Council in 2015 as one of the first four such centres in Australia and was successfully reaccredited in 2022. MACH brings together 18 full partner organisations — 10 Victorian healthcare providers (including Austin Health, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, The Royal Children's Hospital, and Western Health), 7 independent medical research institutes (including WEHI, MCRI, The Florey Institute, and St Vincent's Institute), and the University of Melbourne — with La Trobe University and North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network as affiliate members. Across this partnership, approximately 40,000 staff are employed and around $8 billion is invested annually in healthcare, research and education. MACH's central team of fewer than 10 staff coordinates a portfolio of fellowship programs (MacHSR Future Leaders Fellowship, MACH-Track, Victorian Future Leader Fellows for Clinical Trials), translational platforms (MACH Omics, Cell and Gene Therapies, Molecular Imaging, Clinical Trials Facilitation), and thematic committees and networks spanning Aboriginal health, ageing, infection, primary care, women's and newborn health, and sustainability of healthcare. The organisation pursues aligned funding through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and Victorian Government channels, including the Victorian Research Translation Centre Collaborative (VRTCC) alongside Monash Partners and Western Alliance, and participates in the national Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA). The central coordination body is headquartered at Level 2, 21 Bedford Street, North Melbourne, and is led by Executive Director Professor Sir John Savill (since July 2019).

Name

Melbourne Academic Centre for Health

Legal name

Melbourne Academic Centre for Health

Website

https://machaustralia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MACH is an NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centre coordinating a joint venture of 18 full partners — 10 Victorian healthcare providers, 7 medical research institutes and the University of Melbourne — to translate interdisciplinary research into improved patient care across Victoria.

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Product category

Academic Health Research Translation

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Clinical Trial Informatics (EDC/CTMS/eCOA/eTMF) (HLAGAJAM)

Keywords

• Clinical research translation
• Health services research
• Clinical trials education
• Academic health partnerships
• Clinician scientist training

Headquarters

HQ city

North Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

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B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government and philanthropic funding: MACH operates as a not-for-profit joint venture. Funding is pursued collaboratively through aligned opportunities including the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and Victorian Government grants. Until 2021, MACH received MRFF Rapid Applied Research Translation (RART) grant scheme funding. The Victorian Government has also funded shared initiatives through the Victorian Research Translation Centre Collaborative (VRTCC).

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Core offering

MACH coordinates research translation across its 18 full partner organisations by delivering clinician-scientist and health services research fellowship programs, convening clinical networks and committees in priority health areas (ageing, infection, women's and newborn health, primary care, Aboriginal health), and providing shared infrastructure resources (biobank registry, dataset catalogue, HeSANDA, clinical trials toolkits, A-CTEC education centre). The organisation operates as a convening and coordination layer rather than a direct clinical care provider or commercial vendor.

Product overview

Melbourne Academic Centre for Health (MACH) is an NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centre operating as a joint venture between 18 full partners including 10 Victorian healthcare providers, 7 independent medical research institutes, and the University of Melbourne. Rather than offering a unified product, MACH functions as a research translation partnership that coordinates multiple programs, platforms, committees, networks, and resources. The core offerings include three fellowship programs: MacHSR Future Leaders Fellowship (health services research training), MACH-Track (clinician-scientist career development pathway integrating PhD training with vocational training), and Victorian Future Leader Fellows for Clinical Trials. These are supported by translational platforms covering Cell and Gene Therapies, Clinical Trials Facilitation, MACH Omics, and Molecular Imaging. MACH also provides infrastructure resources including the Biobank Registry, Clinical and Research Dataset Catalogue, HeSANDA program, Investigator-Initiated Trials Toolkit, and Teletrials Toolkit. Additionally, the organisation convenes various committees and networks addressing specific health areas including Aboriginal Health, Care of the Ageing, Infection, Primary Care, Women's and Newborn Health, and Sustainability of Healthcare.

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Products and services

• MacHSR Future Leaders Fellowship program Health Services Research training fellowships designed for front-line clinicians to address problems pertinent to their health services through formal HSR training, protected research time, expert supervision, and networking opportunities.
• MACH-Track A structured, mentored and fully funded career development pathway for exceptional research-minded health practitioners pursuing post-registration clinical training or career development, integrating pre-PhD, PhD and initial post-PhD research training with completion of vocational training.
• Victorian Future Leader Fellows for Clinical Trials Fellowship Program An initiative designed to accelerate growth in clinical trial activity across Victoria by building capability and leadership in clinical trials among frontline health staff, increasing participation and recruitment in clinical trials, and supporting both investigator-initiated and commercially sponsored trials.
• Australian Clinical Trials Education Centre (A-CTEC) A not-for-profit, member-based education centre with a Learning Management System hosting evidence-based, interactive clinical trials education opportunities.
• MacCS (Melbourne Academic Centre Clinician Scientists) Network A network supporting early to mid-career clinician-scientists in their pursuit of excellence in both research and clinical practice, offering peer mentorship, grant proposal reviewing, collaboration opportunities, and strategies to secure grant funding.
• MACH Omics A multi-omics leader and precision medicine hub covering epigenomics, genomics, metabolomics, microbiomics, lipidomics, proteomics and transcriptomics, now refocusing towards omics to diagnostics.
• HeSANDA (Health Studies Australian National Data Asset) A national infrastructure initiative to support sharing and reuse of health research data, with MACH node implementation across member institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• MACH partners won numerous research awards as a result of groups that first came together under the MACH umbrella

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Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMACH is part of AHRA, a national group comprising Australia's 14 NHMRC-recognised Research Translation Centres. AHRA's goal is to accelerate the pace and scale of research translation into healthcare by supporting and connecting all phases of the research journey. MACH participates in AHRA initiatives including the Transformational Data Collaboration.
• Victorian Research Translation Centre Collaborative (VRTCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMACH is one of three NHMRC-accredited Victorian translation centres (alongside Monash Partners and Western Alliance) that link across metro, regional, and rural Victoria. Over 95% of health and medical research in Victoria occurs within these centres. The VRTCC has received Victorian Government funding for shared initiatives including statewide research governance streamlining, Australian Clinical Trials Education Centre (A-CTEC), and the Victorian Collaborative Healthcare Recovery Initiative.
• Victorian GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Victorian Government provides funding to VRTCC for shared initiatives and has invited the centres to collectively inform the Victorian Research Strategy. The government also funds the Victorian Future Leader Fellows for Clinical Trials Fellowship Program through the VRTCC.
• University of MelbournecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Melbourne is a full partner in the MACH joint venture, providing academic leadership, research education integration, and hosting MACH's headquarters. The University works with 10 healthcare providers and 7 medical research institutes through MACH.
• Austin HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustin Health is one of 10 Victorian healthcare providers that are full partners in the MACH joint venture. Austin Health provides clinical settings and participates in MACH fellowship programs, clinical trials facilitation, and research networks.
• Mercy HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMercy Health is one of 10 Victorian healthcare providers that are full partners in the MACH joint venture. Mercy Health contributes to MACH programs including MacHSR, MACH-Track, and clinical networks in women's and newborn health.
• Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCRI is one of 7 independent medical research institutes that are full partners in the MACH joint venture, contributing expertise in child health research and hosting MACH-Track and MacHSR fellows.
• Peter MacCallum Cancer CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre is one of 10 Victorian healthcare providers that are full partners in the MACH joint venture, providing cancer research expertise and hosting MACH-Track and MacHSR fellows.
• The Royal Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Royal Children's Hospital is one of 10 Victorian healthcare providers that are full partners in the MACH joint venture, contributing to MACH's child health networks and research programs.
• The Royal Melbourne HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of 10 Victorian healthcare providers that are full partners in the MACH joint venture, participating in MACH programs across clinical trials, infection research, and health services improvement.
• The Royal Women's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Royal Women's Hospital is one of 10 Victorian healthcare providers that are full partners in the MACH joint venture, leading MACH's Women's and Newborn Health Network.
• Western HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWestern Health is one of 10 Victorian healthcare providers that are full partners in the MACH joint venture, participating in MACH-Track, MacHSR, and sustainability of healthcare research initiatives.
• Northern HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthern Health is one of 10 Victorian healthcare providers that are full partners in the MACH joint venture, hosting MacHSR fellows and participating in clinical trials facilitation.
• St Vincent's Hospital MelbournecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt Vincent's Hospital Melbourne is one of 10 Victorian healthcare providers that are full partners in the MACH joint venture, contributing to clinical research and MACH-Track fellowship programs.
• The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital is one of 10 Victorian healthcare providers that are full partners in the MACH joint venture, contributing to eye health research networks.
• St Vincent's Institute (SVI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt Vincent's Institute is one of 7 independent medical research institutes that are full partners in the MACH joint venture, contributing to medical research translation.
• The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Florey Institute is one of 7 independent medical research institutes that are full partners in the MACH joint venture, contributing neuroscience and mental health research expertise.
• Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWEHI is one of 7 independent medical research institutes that are full partners in the MACH joint venture, contributing to cell and gene therapies, omics, and molecular imaging platforms.
• Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentre for Eye Research Australia is one of 7 independent medical research institutes that are full partners in the MACH joint venture, contributing eye health research expertise and hosting MACH-Track fellows.
• Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (ONJCRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerONJCRI is one of 7 independent medical research institutes that are full partners in the MACH joint venture, contributing to cancer research and molecular imaging platforms.
• National Ageing Research Institute (NARI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNARI is one of 7 independent medical research institutes that are full partners in the MACH joint venture, contributing to MACH's Care of the Ageing network and research programs.
• La Trobe UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Trobe University is an affiliate member of the MACH partnership, contributing to nursing and midwifery research expertise, with its Dean of Nursing and Midwifery represented on the MACH Council.
• North Western Melbourne Primary Health NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorth Western Melbourne Primary Health Network is an affiliate member of the MACH partnership, contributing primary care integration and community health perspectives.
• Monash Partners Health Translation NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonash Partners is one of the three Victorian NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centres in the VRTCC collaboration with MACH and Western Alliance, working jointly on statewide clinical trials education and research governance initiatives.
• Western AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWestern Alliance is one of the three Victorian NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centres in the VRTCC collaboration with MACH and Monash Partners, jointly delivering statewide initiatives including the Victorian Falls Prevention Alliance.
• Melbourne Centre for Clinical Trials (MCCT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMACH applications for the Victorian Future Leader Fellows for Clinical Trials Fellowship Program are processed through the Melbourne Centre for Clinical Trials (MCCT). MCCT provides oversight of MACH's clinical trials node of the HeSANDA program and supports investigator-initiated trial resources.

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