O'Brien FoundationRegistered

The principal activity of the O'Brien Foundation is the promotion of research into the development of microsurgery and microsurgical research within Australia through its financial support and direction of the strategic development and operation of the O'Brien Institute (a department of St Vincents Institute). The O'Brien Foundation works to raise funds to support groundbreaking research by the O'Brien Institute, a Department of St Vincents Institute, into treatments to restore form and function to people with injuries from trauma, cancer (including the after effects of cancer treatment), and congenital deformity. Funds raised support the research work that is carried out by the O'Brien institute primarily by way of grants for research scientists and projects.