Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

The Malaghan Institute specialises in the immune system, and how it can be harnessed to improve human health.

At that time, relatively little medical research was carried out in New Zealand due to a lack of facilities and support by hospital boards.

[3] The institute is a registered charity, relying on support from the community, the corporate sector and contestable grants.

The current director is Professor Kjesten Wiig, a neuroscientist whose career has spanned senior leadership roles in academia, industry and government, all with a focus on advancing science and innovation.

The institute won the supreme The Dominion Post Gold Award for 2014,[4] recognising its 30-year history of finding better treatments for cancer, asthma and allergies.