“The future looks bright and I feel optimistic about our research resulting in a treatment for spinal cord injury.” We are thrilled to share the Foundations 2023-2024 Annual report. It is an extraordinary feeling to reflect on yet another record breaking fundraising year. Together we have raised millions for research, and we are now ready […]
READ MORE2024 Annual Thank YOU Celebration
On Wednesday the 6th of November, the Foundation’s generous supporters came together at HOTA, Home of the Arts, on the Gold Coast for the ‘Everything Is Possible’ end of year thank you celebration. It was a wonderful night shared with donors, volunteers, suppliers, partners, ambassadors and stakeholders. We gathered to celebrate a remarkable year of […]
READ MORESpinal Injury Project Research Open Day 2024
On Wednesday 30th October we hosted our 2024 Research Open Day at Griffith University Gold Coast Campus. Over 100 guests came along to hear about the plans for the upcoming human clinical trial. Professor James St John presented an update on the trial followed by a Q & A session with panelists, Perry Cross (PCSRF), […]
READ MOREImportant Update – Nerve Bridge Transplantation and Rehabilitation Human Clinical Trial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAehedJ8IRs We are thrilled to announce our Nerve Bridge Transplantation and Rehabilitation Human Clinical Trial, at Griffith University, is fully funded. Because of our generous fundraising community and partners, together we have raised the $8.5M required for the trial. Incredibly the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund has also contributed an additional $6.8 million in […]
READ MOREWalking With Ava – inspiring a global community one post at a time
In a digital age where social media often gets painted as the villain, 16-year-old Ava Costa is flipping the script—one Instagram post at a time. The young gymnast, who suffered a life-altering spinal injury in 2023, has found solace, strength and connection in the unlikeliest of places: her Instagram feed. Her handle, @walkingwithava, is more […]
READ MORE2024 Tax Appeal – Thankyou for your support!
Joanna is a mother of two and a wife to husband Michael. They followed her dream and migrated from the UK to Australia in 2007. The day Joanna fell and injured her spinal cord her life was changed forever. When Joanna came home from hospital many months later, the family had to adapt to new […]
READ MOREHuman Trial Update from Prof. James St John
We are very pleased to share an update on the upcoming cell transplantation and rehabilitation human clinical trial, for any questions please reach out to us at team@pcsrf.org.au
READ MORE2022/2023 Annual Report
It is hard to put into words the gratitude I feel after the year the Foundation has experienced. An extraordinary year where the community have rallied around our mission to cure paralysis for all and we are now on the cusp of a Cell Transplantation and Rehabilitation Human Clinical Trial happening. There have been so […]
READ MORESIP Week Success 2023!
THANK YOU to every single person who sipped, donated, shared and supported SIP Week 2023! Because of your generosity and the matching donations from Nicola and Andrew Forrest we have had the biggest SIP Week to date! A special thanks to Lisa Peine for her incredibly generous donation of SIP Week, in support of the […]
READ MORE3D Replica Model of Spinal Cord
The Spinal Injury Project team are always looking for new innovations and with the upcoming human clinical trials the team needed an approach that enabled the surgeons to develop personalised surgical plans for participants with a spinal cord injury. We know that every spinal cord injury is different, which means that every surgery has to […]
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