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LINEAR CLINICAL RESEARCH

Linear Clinical Research Limited is an early phase clinical trials facility; the only one in Western Australia and the most advanced facility of its kind in Australia. Linear was founded by the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in 2010 and built through funds provided by the Western Australian Government.

WHAT ARE CLINICAL TRIALS?

Clinical trials are a vital step in the path to bring new potentially lifesaving medicines to patients. Trials ensure that new treatments are both safe and effective.

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ABOUT LINEAR

Linear provides the Perkins with a critical base for clinical trials of new medicines and is an illustration of our commitment to hasten the translation of our basic discoveries at the bench to the bedside.

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RESEARCH NEWS & EVENTS

Predicting immunotherapy effectiveness in late-stage liver cancer

Blood test could hold key to identifying who will respond to immunotherapy after researchers discover biomarkers in liver cancer tissue. Liver cancer researchers at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical…

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World melanoma expert exposes sailor’s skin cancer risk

Perth based cancer researcher Professor Jonas Nilsson regularly sees in his laboratory just how damaging sun exposure is to our skin as he investigates ways to treat melanoma, the most…

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New biomarker predicts liver cancer recurrence and immunotherapy response

Analysis of the environment that surrounds liver cancer tumours has revealed that patients with a high concentration of a certain cell type have early return of aggressive cancer but do…

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