State-of-the-art technology that will provide rapid, relatively low-cost and accurate genome information previously unavailable in WA will be launched at Royal Perth Hospital on Monday 31 January.

Purchased as a result of a generous donation by Perth businessman Charles Morgan, the high performance equipment with applications in health, agriculture and ecology will be launched at 10.00am.

The equipment is at the Lotterywest State Biomedical Facility: Genomics (LSBFG), a facility supported by The University of Western Australia through the School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, PathWest and the WA Department of Health.

LAUNCH 

WHAT:           Launch of new genome technology 

WHEN:           10.00am -10.40am, Monday January 31 

WHERE:        Bruce Hunt Lecture Theatre, South Block Level 2, Royal Perth Hospital.  Enter from Wellington Street or hospital entrance.

Media references

Associate Professor Richard Allcock (Lead LSBFG Scientist)  (+61 8)  9224 1175
Janine MacDonald (UWA Public Affairs)  (+61 8)  6488 5563  /  (+61 4) 32 637 716