The Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute’s overarching vision is to identify, understand and solve real-world health challenges across the human lifespan. Providing an evidence base for innovation in personalised healthcare, our Institute strategically cultivates connections both within Australia and across the globe, drawing on existing partnerships and forging new ones from research, industry and government.
Our key capabilities
Bioengineering
Digital Healthcare
Personalised Healthcare
Our research
We exploit Swinburne’s expertise in mental health, neuroscience, ageing, disability, bioengineering, data science, digital technologies, design and social science to pursue our core research programs.
Securing embedded AI systems in AR/VR for health care
This collaborative research project aims to address the complex and crucial need for developing secure AI systems used in health care.
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Mysterious 'compound X' clears toxic Parkinson’s proteins from brain
A drug known only as compound X helped to remove the problematic proteins associated with Parkinson's disease from the brains of mice, and improved their balance and mobility
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How bioengineering tools could help treat severe depressive disorders
For the millions of patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression, new bioengineering research is pointing the way to personalised breakthroughs.
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Bridging the Dementia Care Gap
e-DiVA - the empowering Dementia Carers with an iSupport Virtual Assistant is a culturally adapted digital support platform designed with and for dementia carers across the Asia-Pacific region.
Our people
Our Institute is named after Professor Don Iverson, the Inaugural Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health, Arts and Design at Swinburne and an internationally acclaimed academic leader and researcher in health and medical sciences.
Our latest news
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Driving meaningful progress in assisted living tech
- Technology
- Social Affairs
- Health
- Science
Swinburne’s MedTechVic hub annual showcase brings together research, lived experience and practical innovation in assisted living technologies. This year's theme was ‘Real innovation, real lives’, highlighting the hub’s ongoing commitment to driving inclusive innovation.
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Swinburne helps accelerate medical innovations through ACMD partnership
- Technology
- Education
- Science
- University
Swinburne is a partner in the new hospital-based engineering research centre, the Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD).
Thursday 11 June 2026 -
Epilepsy and high blood pressure in the sights of Swinburne’s $2.7 million in NHMRC funding
- Technology
- Health
Swinburne has successfully secured $2.7 million in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Project Grants to address two major health concerns for millions of Australians: high blood pressure and epilepsy.
Wednesday 18 December 2024 -
Swinburne researchers are training robots to relieve chronic pain
- Health
Swinburne researchers have developed a collaborative robot system to automatically treat back, neck and head pain caused by soft tissue injury.Friday 07 June 2019 -
Medical cannabis mysteries to be unlocked by new five-year NHMRC project
- Health
- Science
A new Swinburne-led medical cannabis investigation aims to help close the knowledge gap surrounding the drug and its potential in society.
Wednesday 26 February 2025
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Are you interested in joining our team?
Get in touch if you are interested in doing a PhD or a post-doctoral role looking at real-world heath challenges and innovations across the lifespan.
Email ihi@swinburne.edu.au
Our collaborating research centres and hubs
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Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
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Centre for Design Innovation
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Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science
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Centre for Mental Health and Brain Sciences
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Centre for Transformative Media Technologies
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Data for Social Good Cloud Innovation Centre
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Swinburne Design Factory Melbourne
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Digital Innovation Lab
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Digital Capability Research Platform
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Factory of the Future
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Swinburne Innovation Studio
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