About Us
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Vision
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Mission
The ARC Training Centre for Development of Advanced Radiochemical Technologies (DART) aims to:
- Train the next generation of highly skilled scientists that will drive continued innovation in radiochemistry and provide the transformative technologies that are essential to Australia’s manufacture of high-value biologically active radiochemical agents and radiopharmaceuticals; and
- Train new scientific leaders through a dynamic symbiotic combination of mentorship and training from leading academics and eight government/industry partners.
Research Focus
Governance
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is the key decision-making body of the Centre and advises the Centre Director. The committee (9 people) consists of the Director (1), Deputy Directors (3), Partner Organisation representatives (2) serving 2-year rotations, an Australia’s major nuclear science agency (ANSTO) (1) and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) Research Institute (1) representative, and the Centre Manager as the secretary. The final decision relating to Centre Activities and Projects reside with the Centre Director.
The Executive Committee will advise on budget usage, maintain the focus of the Centre to the agreed scope, foster collaborations and build a research culture consistent with Centre values, coordinating research programs, and assist with developing external relationships and network building, among other responsibilities.
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board consists of 5-8 individuals comprised of representatives from (or recently retired from) industry, government, clinical and/or academia sectors (e.g. Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM) and Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)). The participants will not have a close association with the Centre’s activities. The Advisory Board is not a decision-making body.
The Advisory Board will provide strategic direction, advice on outreach, stakeholder and network development, and critical evaluation of the Centre, among other responsibilities.
Partners
Research Centres
ANSTO leverages great science to deliver big outcomes. We partner with scientists and engineers and apply new technologies to provide real-world benefits. Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries and protects the environment. ANSTO is a leading player in the development and translation of radiopharmaceuticals to improve the detection and diagnosis of disease. ANSTO has the expertise and capabilities to supply radioisotopes and undertake radiochemistry, radiation biology and preclinical imaging studies to develop and evaluate radiopharmaceuticals. This includes the use of new radioisotopes from the OPAL multipurpose reactor.
The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf is a modern large-scale research centre located at the northeastern outskirts of Dresden, Germany. Almost 700 scientists from more than 70 nations conduct cutting-edge research with a
long-term focus in the fields of energy, health and matter, which is funded by the German Federal Government as well as the Free State of Saxony. As a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, HZDR has the
mission to deliver solutions to the great challenges of our time including a substantial contribution to a healthy society with novel diagnostic and therapeutic methods in cancer research.
Industry Partners
GlyTherix Ltd is a targeted radiotherapy company with a clinical stage product showing an excellent safety profile in high unmet need cancers. Our antibody, Miltuximab® specifically targets GPC-1, a protein found on solid tumours such as prostate, bladder, pancreatic, glioblastoma, oesophageal and ovarian cancers, and is not present in healthy tissue.
iPHASE technologies is a world class designer and manufacturer of automated instrumentation for P.E.T. radiochemistry. By using the latest automation technologies coupled together with intelligent design and class leading software interfaces, our instrumentation is built by users for users.
Nodes
Our Centre spans across three universities in two states to allow our students a breadth of researchers to work with.
