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Welcome to Critical Care Research Group, one of Australia’s leading critical care research facilities.

We are dedicated to improving patient outcomes through a better understanding of the disease process, of the technology and of treatments - always with the patient at the centre.

We are driven to improving our clinical understanding of the many issues that face critically ill patients and finding new and revolutionised treatment methods for hard-to-treat diseases.

Through our research, we aim to improve survival rates and the quality of life for patients with heart disease, lung disease, sepsis and other critical conditions.

Latest News

  • HIRING: Post-Doc Research Officer

    Help lead the next phase of CCRG’s Living Heart Project, a gamechanger improving outcomes for HTx patients. Applications close 11 June.

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  • Stigler's Law of Eponymy and why statisticians have the best sense of humour

    Professor Adrian Barnett delivers the inaugural CRIKEY TEDTalk at the 2025 Summit.

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  • Tiny Particles, Big Problems — Micro-nanoplastics and the Human Heart

    A new study by CCRG had shown the problem of micro-nanoplastics is more far-reaching than originally thought.

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  • CCRG Fellowships Programme - EOIs now open

    Learn more about joining the largest multidiscipenary research group in Australia.

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Research Focus and Facilities

  • ICETLab

    The Innovative Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology Laboratory (ICETLab) aids the transition of novel technologies from idea to clinical implementation, whilst investigating the clinical challenges facing existing technology.

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  • PRIMELab

    The Preclinical Innovative Medical & Engineering Laboratory (PRIMELab) is the largest preclinical research facility in the southern hemisphere and aims to test the efficacy of ground breaking medical and surgical interventions.

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  • STARLab

    The Scientific and Translational Research Laboratory (STARLab) focuses on heart, lungs and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) research.

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  • ICU of the Future

    Discovery CCRG’s world-first ICU of the Future revolutionising intensive care for patients who develop complications upon returning home.

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  • Publications

    From collaborations with world-leading medical professionals to our own homegrown research discoveries, our publications are many and varied.

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  • Latest updates

    Read more about CCRG latest events, publications and research findings.

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  • COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium

    A global collaboration born from a global crisis, the COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium has created the world’s most in-depth database of COVID-19 ICU patient information to support clinicians in moments that matter.

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  • The Living Heart Project

    Hypothermic Ex Vivo Perfusion: Protecting the Donor Heart and the Recipient

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