Australia's first purpose-built facility to deliver human challenge trials officially launches in Melbourne

Today marks the official launch of Doherty Clinical Trials Ltd by Deputy Premier, The Honourable Ben Carroll MP Minister for Medical Research and Professor Sharon Lewin AO, Director of the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute).

‍As a not-for-profit registered charity and subsidiary of the University of Melbourne, Doherty Clinical Trials has been established by the Doherty Institute to accelerate the development of novel medicines and vaccines through bespoke early phase clinical trials solutions, including human challenge trials.