Health Translation SA Catalyst Grant Scheme Impact Showcase | 24 November 2026

What happens when promising ideas are given the support to create real-world impact?

Join us for an inspiring showcase celebrating the projects funded through the Health Translation SA Catalyst Grant Scheme during its first three years.

Meet the researchers behind Catalyst-funded projects and hear how this grant scheme has helped accelerate research translation, foster meaningful collaborations, and deliver tangible benefits for patients, consumers, and communities.

Whether you're a researcher, clinician, consumer partner, health leader, funding organisation or stakeholder with an interest in health innovation, this event offers a unique opportunity to see how targeted investments can drive collaboration, advance research translation, and generate benefits that extend far beyond the life of a single grant.

Join us as we celebrate three years of innovation, collaboration and impact. Drinks and nibbles will be provided, along with opportunities to connect with colleagues, reflect on the achievements of Catalyst-funded projects, and look ahead to the next chapter of the program.

The Catalyst Grant Scheme provides targeted funding to support South Australian-led collaborative research projects that address local health system needs, are delivered in collaboration across institutions, and prioritise effective health consumer involvement.

Funding for the Catalyst Scheme has been provided through generous support from The Hospital Research Foundation Group (2023 - 2026), the Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation (2023 - 2025), and Cancer Council SA (2024 - 2025).

Over the past three years, Catalyst has established itself as a trusted collaborative funding scheme and has resulted in a portfolio of funded projects, all of which demonstrate:

• Strong alignment with an identified need of a health service(s);

• Cross-sector and multi-organisational collaboration;

• Genuine consumer and community involvement; and

• A focus on implementation.

Learn more about the Health Translation Catalyst Grant Scheme here: https://healthtranslationsa.org.au/health-professionals-researchers/funding/catalyst-grant-scheme/

About Health Translation SA

Strengthening collaboration and capability to support the translation of research into real-world impact for the health and wellbeing of South Australians.

Health Translation SA is a whole-of-state collaborative network. We help translate high-quality research into real-world impact, improving the health and lives of South Australians.

Working with health and research partners across the state, Health Translation SA is a trusted independent body that bridges the gap between research and health services, facilitating the timely and effective implementation of evidence into policy and practice across the South Australian health system.

About The Hospital Research Foundation Group

The Health Translation SA Catalyst Grant Scheme 2026 is delivered in partnership with The Hospital Research Foundation (THRF) Group.

THRF is a profit-for-purpose organisation which raises funds through community donations, corporate support and proceeds from The Hospital Research Foundation Home Lottery program. These proceeds enable it to fund and facilitate medical research and patient care services across more than 60 areas of disease and illness, from birth to end of life across South Australia and Western Australia.

THRF consists of 6 charities which work together to maximise health and wellbeing and allow supporters to choose an area of healthcare that matters most to them. Through its Group structure, it is committed to delivering a progressive research and grants program that is sustainable, promotes collaboration and delivers impact for the community.

THRF also offers a range of healthcare services for people living with disease and illness in areas such a Parkinson’s Disease, Arthritis and Stroke.