University of Melbourne researchers win award in Australian Museum Eureka Prize 2019

Congratulations to Professors Tony Burkitt, David Grayden, Dr Sam John and the rest of the Synchron and Endovascular Bionics Laboratory on being awarded the 2019 UNSW Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research as part of this year's Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes are the country’s most comprehensive national science awards, honouring excellence across the areas of research & innovation, leadership, science engagement, and school science.

Presented annually in partnership with some of the nation's leading scientific institutions, government organisations, universities and corporations, the Eureka Prizes raise the profile of science and science engagement in the community by celebrating outstanding achievement.

The winning team have developed a technology with the potential to restore mobility to people with paralysis. The innovation enables control of external equipment via a Stentrode – a safe and efficacious way to access the brain via blood vessels.