The extraordinary power of research
The Fiona Wood Foundation aims to be at the forefront of global research and discovery in the area of burns and scarring.
By continually growing the body of knowledge in the field, our work will save lives and make a significant difference to the recovery of people who have sustained burn injuries, both locally and worldwide.
Why do we need a Research Innovation Fund?
Burn research needs to be reliably funded from bench to bedside.
Yet breakthroughs often stall when researchers pause their vital work to apply for grants. Every lapse in funding delays life-changing discoveries—delays that burn survivors and their families cannot afford.
By establishing the Research Innovation Fund
With a starting base of $15M, we can provide a stable foundation for progress. Researchers will have the freedom to focus on what truly matters: pushing the boundaries of science, accelerating discoveries, and delivering faster impact to those who need it most.
The Research Innovation Fund will empower our brightest minds
To direct their own paths, set the pace of progress, and transform lives without interruption.
Our Stories
What will the Research
Innovation Fund be used for?
Endowed Chair
Centre of Excellence in Burn Research & Translation
Brilliant Minds
The Fund will fund salaries and scholarships, ensuring researchers have the guaranteed support to pursue promising discoveries and act on breakthroughs.
It will enhance the Foundation’s reputation on a global level to be able to attract top-tier researchers as well as support the talent of young researchers and clinicians.
Technology & Consumables
Technology facilitates research, and research can uncover new technology-based ways to improve patient care and treatment.
The Fund will make the latest technology, including equipment, data analytics, data platforms and AI, continuously available to researchers, supporting product development and innovation.
Collaboration
The Fund will enable greater collaboration
between researchers, clinicians, industry partners, and patients worldwide.
Multidisciplinary collaboration improves efficiency and shortens the distance between research discoveries and improved patient outcomes. It will also invest in ongoing research and education to drive the critical integration of clinical and basic research.